Safety Engineer - Projects (Fixed-Term) | El Porvenir

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Job Summary: Nexa is seeking a Safety Engineer for the Projects area, responsible for leading incident investigations and ensuring compliance with OSH standards. Key Highlights: 1. Lead incident investigations using the ICAM methodology. 2. Audit contractors' Safety and Environmental Management Systems. 3. Promote a robust safety culture and sustainable development. At Nexa, we value and promote diversity in all its forms! In line with our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we are especially encouraged to receive applications from **women** for this position. However, we invite all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of gender, identity, or any other characteristic, and join our team as a **Safety Engineer** working in the **Projects** area at our El Porvenir unit. We are a company that connects and integrates its business with society’s needs. This is how we develop mining—always aligned with change, supported by committed, inspired, and continuously developing people. **Join Nexa and be part of mining that moves with the world!** **\#WomenTalentInMining** **Responsibilities and Duties** * Advise and lead investigations of incidents and occupational accidents using the ICAM methodology, promoting root cause identification and effective corrective actions. * Prepare monthly OSH management reports, consolidating key indicators, trend analysis, and improvement proposals for project senior management. * Audit the performance and compliance of Project Area contractors’ Safety and Environmental Management Systems, ensuring conformity with current regulations and corporate standards, and managing improvement actions. * Review and validate Safety Plans, Emergency Response Plans, and Baseline IPERC matrices, with emphasis on civil construction projects, structural erection, electromechanical installations, pre-commissioning and commissioning, and underground mine activities. * Monitor ongoing high-risk work and coordinate planning of controls for new critical activities. * Conduct periodic audits to assess strategic partners’ OSH management, identifying deviations and improvement opportunities. * Provide field operational support to project teams on safety matters, facilitating compliance with corporate and regulatory standards. * Implement, update, and disseminate OSH policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring proper understanding and application across all organizational levels. * Monitor compliance with the Annual Occupational Safety and Health Plan (PASSO), reporting progress and coordinating corrective actions based on results obtained. * Train and raise awareness among leaders, supervisors, and workers on safety, occupational health, critical controls, Golden Rules, and risk management. * Supervise implementation of critical controls, ensuring their operationality and effectiveness through field evaluations. * Ensure compliance with applicable national legislation across all operations, staying updated on sector-specific regulations. * Coordinate preventive and corrective actions arising from investigations, inspections, and audits, ensuring timely and effective responses. * Promote a robust safety culture through campaigns, visible leadership programs, and reflective spaces on lessons learned. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Degree in Mining, Metallurgical, Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, duly licensed and registered with the professional association. * Specialization in Occupational Safety and Health. * Three years of experience supervising construction and mining projects. * Experience supervising structural erection, pumping systems, work-at-height, hot work, and conducting audits. * Proficiency in safety platforms and/or personnel access systems. * Expertise in accident investigation using the ICAM methodology and in risk management methodologies. * Valid A2 driver’s license **Additional Information** * Work Location: Pasco * Work Schedule: 14 days on / 7 days off * **Contract: Fixed-term, for 12 months** At NEXA, we work in a diverse environment where people feel free to be themselves. Do you want to join our team? \#venparanexa We are a global mining and metallurgy company belonging to the Votorantim Group (Brazil). Over time, we have grown, reinvented ourselves, and consolidated our position as one of the world’s leading zinc producers. We are one of the largest global zinc mining companies. For over 65 years, we have operated mining and metallurgical assets, and currently have shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. We operate eight sites across Brazil and Peru (five mines and three refineries), including Peru’s largest underground zinc mine (Cerro Lindo) and the largest zinc refinery in the Americas (Cajamarquilla). We also produce copper, lead, silver, and gold as co-products. Guided by our values: **Safety, Integrity, Excellence and Innovation, Collaboration, and Positive Legacy**, our purpose is to integrate mining into an ever-changing world as an opportunity for sustainable development. To ensure transparent, trustworthy processes with real opportunities for everyone, we invite you to protect your security by consulting and applying exclusively through our official channels. **Nexa. Mining that moves with the world.**