Job Description

Summary:
  
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following however, other duties may be assigned.  To perform in this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Maintains and oversees the execution of the SafeRing program
• Maintains and oversees the execution of the Environmental program
• Develops and implements project-specific safety programs
• Manages the comprehensive Return to Work (RTW) program
• Meets and establishes relationships with clients. Reviews their safety and environmental programs and procedures to ensure program compliance.
• Oversees the execution of subcontractor health and safety programs. Maintain subcontractor accountability to relevant legislation as well as the business and client expectations.
• Respond to site-specific risk management/health, safety or environmental-related concerns
• Develops and facilitates execution of company health, safety and environmental training programs
• Thoroughly investigates incidents/accidents and supports project management teams through the investigation process, including implementation of follow-up action plans
• Tracks and monitors trends in incident/accident reports and develops strategies for prevention
• Interfaces with regulatory agencies and audits project site compliance with environmental protection requirements
• Ensures safety documentation/reports are accurate, complete and filed with the appropriate regulatory agency and/or appropriate insurance provider
• Chairs committees and meetings in the organization on safety issues

Required Skills
Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) Competencies

• Read and interpret relevant occupational health and safety legislation, company policy and procedures.
• Establish clear safety expectations for all on the project site, including subcontractors and visitors and assign safety responsibility to site personnel
• Write and/or delegate responsibility for drafting project-specific safety plans and technical safety memos consistent with company or project policies or procedures.
• Generate summary reports of health and safety trending and communicate findings (verbally and/or in writing) of reports to Senior Management.
• Accurately interpret complex safety observation data to determine project trending (positive or negative). Take appropriate action to reinforce or combat trending.
• Host project safety meetings with clients, subcontractors and self-perform workers to communicate expectations and current status of the HSMS implementation.
• Understand the technical training requirements for operations specific to the project and ensure workers are provided instruction prior to executing tasks.
• Interpret client health and safety requirements and incorporate into drafted project-specific health and safety plans
• Organize and coordinate the execution of company and project-level training programs to ensure compliance with legislative and company requirements.
• Perform compliance audits and COR audits in accordance with published guidelines and generate action plans. Communicate in public settings the findings of such audits.
• Communicate subcontractor safety conformance expectations to project management and hold subcontractors accountable to expectations.
• Speak in public settings to conduct training or communicate key safety messages.

Education and Experience: 

• Post-secondary degree/diploma in Health & Safety, Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent plus 5 - 8 years related experience.  
• CRSP preferred

Salary - $115,000 - $145,000 + package