Head HSE

Department

IOO Mines

Job posted on

Oct 27, 2025

Employment type

Executive

Head HSE – Iron Ore Odisha

• Transformational leadership opportunity
• Location: Barbil, Odisha
• Grade: M4/M5

Vedanta, a future-focused and growth-oriented company is a fully integrated producer of Oil & Gas, Zinc – Lead - Silver, Aluminium, Power, Iron Ore & Steel, Copper, Nickel, Cobalt, Ferro-chrome and Manganese, with a fast growing metal recycling capacity, and a broad range of critical minerals. We are a dominant player in power generation, transmission, renewable energy solutions, optical fibre, display glass and soon semiconductors. With our world class, low-cost and long-life assets, Vedanta contributes 1.4% towards India's GDP.

Vedanta's Sesa Goa Business caters to the requirements of the Iron & Steel supply chain. We produce Iron Ore, Pig Iron and Coke. It comprises of Iron Ore Goa, Iron Ore Karnataka, Iron Ore Odisha, Value Added Business, Sesa Cement and Sesa Coke - Gujarat & Maharashtra. The Sector has a unique competitive advantage of having operations in 5 States.

Iron Ore Mines at Barbil, Odisha is a step poised towards ramping up of our Iron Ore mining business. The business has two mines (Fee Grade and BICO) with a joint capacity to operate at around 6 MTPA and provides both Raw Material security to ESL as well as being a significant Merchant Mining company in both Domestic and Export markets.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Strategize and drive HSE systems aligned with company goals, ensuring compliance with Vedanta Sustainability Assurance Program (VSAP) and ESG requirements.
• Lead site-level HSE campaigns, partnering with Business Partners to achieve zero harm among the Contractual workforce.
• Utilize advanced technologies for training, culture building, and reporting.
• Deploy learnings from safety incidents across Group Companies and ensure corrective actions.
• Collaborate with regulatory authorities to ensure compliance and provide industry leadership in HSE.

Qualification & Experience:

B.E./B.Tech in Safety/Mining (First class Mines Manager) with Post Diploma in Industrial Safety from RLI/ CLI/ approved institute from Govt of India & 10+ years of relevant experience.

What do we offer:

• Outstanding remuneration and best-in-class rewards.
• As an equal opportunity employer, Vedanta offers a truly global work culture. We are proud of our diverse workforce and global best-in-class people practices.

Vedanta is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We invite applications from all backgrounds to help us achieve our mission. Everything we do is shaped by the Vedanta Values of Trust, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity, Care, and Respect.

If this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now and be a part of our exciting growth journey.