Safety & Health Director

Job Summary

The Safety and Health Director is an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team and is responsible for ensuring implementation of industry leading safety and health management systems, development of key initiatives, and increasing the local ES&H culture / performance. #LI-JL1

Major Responsibilities :

• Development and implementation of strategic, sustainable safety and health programs, tools, and initiatives in compliance with client, provincial and federal requirements.
• Collaborate with the various Department Leads (i.e., Project Director, Commercial, Supply Chain, Engineering, etc.) to ensure safety and health programs and initiatives are proactive, effective, and aligned with project goals.
• Foster working relationship with Supply Chain members to ensure proactive engagement, initiatives, and appropriate risk mitigation techniques are deployed.
• Interpret, analyze, and trend safety and health performance data and provide bespoke, feasible solutions that aligns with this analysis and promotes positive safety and health performance.
• Development and implementation of strategic safety and health workshops, summits, and meetings with all levels of the Supply Chain.
• Assists in the development and implementation of KPI’s to support the short- and long-term strategies as well as meet the project goals and objectives.
• Participates in meetings, as required, with customers, project team members, and contractors / subcontractors to advise them of specialized safety and health requirements that may affect project design, construction schedule, and cost.
• Works with the Bechtel Project Director, GBU ES&H Manager and Legal on addressing and resolving pending agency non-compliances, notices of violations, potential fines, and other enforcement actions.

Education and Experience Requirements :

Extensive experience in managing large, complex infrastructure Projects in Canada

Level 1

Requires a Bachelor’s or Master's degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental, safety, health or science-related discipline and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

Level 2

Requires a Bachelor’s or Master's degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental, safety, health or science-related discipline and 15+ years of relevant experience or 19+ years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

• Demonstrated ability to provide repeatable and innovative solutions to safety and health related challenges.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with key members of the Project Management Team and the various Project Directors
• In-depth knowledge of Ontario and Canadian laws / regulations, extensive rail construction experience, and best management practices for minimizing potential safety and health impacts during project execution.
• Excellent leadership skills to act as a role model, promoting a positive influence on the work of others through demonstration of collaboration, technical expertise and effective interpersonal skills.

Additional Qualifications :

• Advanced knowledge of environmental, safety and health, or related disciplines and application methodologies in the engineering and construction industry.
• Ability to establish collaborative and effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Industry certification through an organization accredited for credentialing ES&H practitioners (e.g., CSP, CRSP, CMIOSH, etc.)

Total Rewards / Benefits :

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of engineers and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive.

Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth.

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This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably.

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