{"id":31481,"date":"2026-03-07T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/health-safety-environment-director-africa-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T00:24:25","slug":"health-safety-environment-director-africa-middle-east","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=31481","title":{"rendered":"Health, Safety, Environment Director &#8211; Africa, Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DESCRIPTION<\/p>\n<p>\tWe\u2019re looking for a collaborative and strategic Health, Safety &amp; Environment leader to work closely with our Distribution leadership team across Mining, Power Generation and additional markets. This Johannesburg\u2011based role gives you the opportunity to guide and influence HSE practices across Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.<br \/>\n\tYou will bring the\u00a0power to unite and inspire change\u00a0by leading a diverse regional HSE team with empathy, clarity, and accountability. Your ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and align the region to global priorities will drive forward performance and strengthen our culture.<\/p>\n<p>In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:<\/p>\n<p>\tLead the implementation of regional HSE programs while integrating 6\u20138 disparate management systems to create a more cohesive, efficient framework.<br \/>\n\tBuild strong, trust\u2011based relationships across the region to influence business leaders and senior managers to inspire meaningful change.<br \/>\n\tPartner with the Global HSE team to deliver core global objectives and be a key contributor to a global cross functional project focused on the mining sector.<br \/>\n\tDrive improvements in audits, reporting, and individual accountability to support the achievement of our HSE targets.<br \/>\n\tCoach and support a diverse team, fostering psychological safety, proactive behaviors, and a culture of continuous improvement.<br \/>\n\tProvides hands-on support to regional sites for the implementation of health, safety, environment, and sustainability programs.<br \/>\n\tSolves non-routine and or common HSE and sustainability problems across the region while driving standardization and best practice implementation.<\/p>\n<p>RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n<p>To be successful in this role, you will need the following:<\/p>\n<p>\tA people\u2011oriented leadership style that builds trust, strengthens team capability, and unites diverse perspectives.<br \/>\n\tProven ability to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and influence outcomes across functions and geographies.<br \/>\n\tStrong accountability mindset with the ability to drive performance, follow\u2011through, and measurable improvement.<br \/>\n\tStrategic thinking and business insight to align regional execution with global HSE priorities and long\u2011term goals.<br \/>\n\tDemonstrated proactivity, self\u2011drive, and comfort leading in fast\u2011paced, high\u2011risk environments.<br \/>\n\tCommitment to fostering psychological safety and modelling behaviors that inspire openness, learning, and change.<\/p>\n<p>QUALIFICATIONS<\/p>\n<p>Education &amp; Experience:<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor\u2019s degree in Health &amp; Safety, Engineering, Technical, Scientific, or related field required; Master\u2019s degree preferred.<br \/>\n\tProfessional certification in an HSE\u2011related discipline strongly preferred.<br \/>\n\tSignificant HSE leadership experience in a complex organisation, ideally with exposure to mining, power generation, or similarly high\u2011risk sectors.<br \/>\n\tExperience leading teams through cultural change, system integration, and performance improvement.<br \/>\n\tAuditing capability and experience improving audit quality, reporting standards, and compliance behaviours.<br \/>\n\tDemonstrated success in coaching diverse teams, building capability, and driving accountability at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website (  ) or<\/p>\n<p>cummins.jobs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/cummins.jobs","_company_name":"Cummins Inc.","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[12],"class_list":["post-31481","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry","job_listing_region-gauteng","job-type-full-time"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/31481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=31481"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=31481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}