Regional Marine HSE Manager

Job Summary

This pivotal leadership role is essential in fostering a robust safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing risk across vessel and shoreside activities within a dynamic maritime transportation environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong maritime operational expertise, proven HSE leadership, and familiarity with tug and barge, petroleum transportation, terminal, or marine operations settings.

Responsibilities

• Champion and reinforce a proactive safety culture across all regional marine operations.
• Promote safe execution of work to protect employees, vessels, cargo, and the environment.
• Support implementation and ongoing compliance with the ISM Code, Safety Management System (SMS) requirements, and operational procedures.
• Partner with Operations leadership and HSE teams to advance safety performance, compliance goals, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Track, interpret, and help ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal marine safety and environmental regulations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain HSE programs, policies, procedures, and management-of-change (MOC) processes.
• Coordinate regional emergency preparedness, including oil spill response planning and response activities.
• Lead incident reporting, investigations, and root cause analysis; drive corrective and preventive actions to closure.
• Facilitate regional risk assessments, including HAZID reviews, and implement mitigation strategies to reduce operational risk.
• Plan and perform audits/inspections of vessels, facilities, subcontractors, and operational activities; document findings and follow up on corrective actions.
• Support and deliver training initiatives; lead or facilitate safety meetings, toolbox talks, and other communication forums.
• Serve as a company representative during regulatory interactions, audits, and industry engagements as needed.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and day-to-day support to regional HSE staff and advisors.
• Assist with internal and external compliance audits, assessments, and documentation requirements.
• Contribute to the ongoing refinement and standardization of company HSE policies, procedures, and performance tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of regional and companywide HSE objectives.
  
  

Requirements

• Extensive experience in maritime transportation, tug & barge operations, petroleum transportation, terminals, refineries, or marine environments.
• Proven track record in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with ISM auditing, management systems, ISO standards, and occupational safety programs.
• Strong knowledge of maritime regulatory compliance and operational safety practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to frequently board vessels, barges, and marine facilities in varying weather conditions.
• Availability to respond to operational incidents and emergencies outside standard hours, including participation in emergency response and on-call rotations.
• Travel to operational locations as required.