Environment Health Safety Lead

This role is based in Toronto, Canada with time in office in Richmond Hill and regional travel.
Fleet's technology helps explorers find the critical minerals the world needs, and none of that happens without field teams who can do the work safely. As our operations across North America grow, we're looking for someone to make sure every deployment, facility and field program is run the right way, with everyone going home safe.
As HSE Lead, Americas, you'll lead the practical implementation and continuous improvement of Fleet's Health, Safety and Environment approach across our North American operations. You'll work closely with operational leaders, field teams, contractors and our global HSE function to make sure field deployments, facilities and operational activities run safely, consistently and in line with applicable federal, state and local requirements.
This is a hands‑on operational role. You'll spend much of your time with the teams closest to the work: identifying and controlling risk, strengthening field safety practices, supporting incident management and building HSE capability across the region. You'll bring Fleet's global HSE Management System to life in the Americas, making sure regional practices stay connected to our broader standards.

Key Responsibilities  1. Operational & Field Safety   Partner with Americas operational leaders and field teams to identify, assess and manage HSE risks across field deployments, warehousing, facilities and other operational activities.
Provide practical HSE advice during planning, mobilisation and execution of field programs.
Conduct field and workplace inspections, risk assessments and safety observations.
Ensure appropriate controls, Safe Work Procedures/JHAs and safety documentation are in place for higher‑risk activities.
Support operational leaders to build HSE accountability into day‑to‑day decision‑making.
2. US Regulatory Compliance   Maintain oversight of relevant federal, state and local occupational safety and environmental requirements applicable to Fleet's US operations.
Ensure Fleet's operations meet applicable OSHA and other regulatory requirements.
Monitor regulatory developments and translate changes into practical actions for operational teams.
Maintain appropriate HSE records and support regulatory reporting where required.
Work with Legal and global HSE where complex regulatory or compliance matters arise.
3. Global HSE System Implementation   Implement Fleet's global HSE Management System across the Americas, ensuring regional requirements are appropriately incorporated.
Support alignment with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 principles and Fleet's global standards.
Identify opportunities to improve HSE systems based on operational experience within the region.
Participate in internal and external HSE audits and ensure agreed corrective actions are implemented.
Lead or support investigations into incidents, near misses and significant safety events across the Americas.
Apply recognised investigation methodologies and ensure root causes and contributing factors are appropriately identified.
Partner with operational leaders to develop and close corrective and preventative actions.
Escalate significant incidents appropriately and support regulatory/client reporting where required.
Analyse incident and near‑miss trends to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities.
5. Contractor & Client HSE   Assess and monitor HSE capability and compliance of contractors supporting Fleet's North American operations.
Support contractor onboarding, pre‑mobilisation and ongoing safety management.
Partner with Commercial and Operations teams to respond to client HSE requirements, tenders, audits and prequalification processes.
Participate in client HSE…