
Senior Health & Safety Manager – Development & Construction
Innergex
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Vancouver • 🇨🇦 Canada
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💰 CA$105,000 - CA$130,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- The Senior Health & Safety (HS) Manager – Development and Construction will report to the Senior Director, HS and work closely with functional and regional teams to provide guidance and support through the prospective, development and construction phases of projects
- Conduct an initial Site-Specific Risk Assessment (SSRA) and use this to develop and assign training for staff visiting the site based on the limited hazards they will encounter
- Manage the contractor pre-qualification process for contractors bidding on service and supply contracts
- Provide guidance and support for HS strategy for it to align with the preferred contractual approach for the project (EPC vs multi-contract etc.)
- Ensure HS responsibility is clearly defined in any new equipment supply or service contracts
- Produce an initial Emergency Response Plan to satisfy stakeholders
- Update SSRA and assign additional training requirements as required
- Assist with site contractor management – specifically related to HS – monitoring, audit and escalation
- Develop audit protocols and undertake internal audits at agreed frequencies
- Oversee any external audits
- Produce weekly reports based on HS activity in development and construction phases and prepare summary content for monthly and quarterly reports
Requirements
- Excellent knowledge of HS laws and standards in both Canada and the USA
- Ability (and eligibility) to travel regularly throughout both Canada and the USA
- Excellent communication skills – written and spoken
- Experience in a variety of construction and operations type roles
- Bilingual in English and French would be an asset
- Minimum 5 years experience in HS supervisory roles related to large scale projects
- Minimum of 7 years in HS related roles
- Experience developing and delivering training programs
- Experience developing and conducting HS audits to ISO 45001 standards
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (or equivalent based on experience)
- Professional HS designation (for example CRSP)
- Professional auditor accreditation desirable (for example ISO, COR)
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office
- Experience using HS specific software for incident investigation, loss prevention, training management
Benefits
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- Three weeks vacation to start and paid vacations during the holiday season
- 100% Innergex-funded medical insurance from day one of employment, including primary care services through dialogue (or telemedicine) for permanent positions
- Group retirement plans with employer participation
- Electric vehicle (E-VIP) incentive program
- Hybrid work model
- Career development opportunities
- Offices accessible by public transportation
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Site-Specific Risk AssessmentEmergency Response PlanHS auditsISO 45001 standardstraining program developmentcontractor pre-qualificationaudit protocolsHS strategy alignmentHS monitoringHS escalation
Soft skills
communication skillsbilingual (English and French)team collaborationguidance and supportorganizational skillsreporting skillstraining deliveryproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementleadership
Certifications
CRSPISO auditor accreditationCOR accreditation