Health and Safety Manager

at  Surerus Murphy Joint Venture

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications

• Occupational Health & Safety Certificate or NCSO designation.
• Possess or actively pursue Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation.

Experience

• 8 – 10 years of experience in a safety related position in the oil & gas construction industry, including:
• 5 – 7 years of experience in a safety management role in a related industry (preferably with process facility construction).
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a managerial role.

Skills and Knowledge

• Understanding of the oil and gas construction industry.
• Understanding of Occupational Health & Safety Acts, Regulations and Codes (mostly Alberta and British Columbia) and how it pertains to daily field tasks.
• Ability to effectively lead teams.
• Ability to represent the Company in front of the Client in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ability to effectively communicate in large crowd settings.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude in high pressure settings.
• Ability to read and understand relevant documentation pertaining the successful and safe completion of each project (legislation and other industry specific standards/practices).
• Proven understanding of the effective management of incidents, and near hits.
• Familiarity with relevant construction codes, standards, and practices.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

ROLE:

The Health & Safety Manager is responsible for all aspects of the effective implementation of the Surerus Murphy Joint Venture (SMJV) Safety Management System, the development of key safety related plans pertinent to SMJV Infrastructure Group activities and projects, and for providing leadership in the continuous improvement of the Safety Management System, Infrastructure Group programs, procedures and client requirements while ensuring compliance with all provincial and federal legislation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure timely reporting and communiqués with Calgary Corporate HSE, Infrastructure Vice President of Operations and each Project Management Team (PMT).
• Liaise with the Client Representative(s) and provide support to, the Project Management Team(s).
• The Health and Safety Manager acts as a primary liaison between the on-site SMJV Safety Team and Client Representative(s).
• Prepare and/or review all project safety documentation required by each project in order to comply with SMJV Safety Management System, all contractual safety requirements (but not limited to), and provincial and federal legislation.
• Ensure implementation of all applicable SMJV Health and Safety policies, standards, procedures, plans, practices and rules.
• Supervise, mentor, train and develop safety personnel.
• Provide guidance to on-site safety team for all safety related issues.
• Support the projects in implementing the safety requirements identified in the Site-Specific Safety Plan (SSSP) and applicable legislation.
• Monitor, trend, and analyze project safety performance and recommend / assist in implementing mitigating measures for the project(s):
• Communications may include but not be limited to; site bulletins, newsletters, alerts and daily messaging through PMT, tailgate, or safety meetings.
• Ensure alignment with SMJV policies and procedures and client Health and Safety Management Plans.
• Work with the Project Manager(s) to rank risk concerns and arrange for investigations for the high-risk items.
• Provide support and guidance in the investigation of all related incidents including lost time, medical aid and vehicle accidents:
• Provide competent resourcing and support for foreperson / supervisors in incident investigations.
• Perform periodic inspections to SMJV Health and Safety team assigned to each project to identify gaps in all project requirements (internal and external) and their implementation, and to determine and resolve issues via teamwork.
• Assess and evaluate the performance of each SMJV Health and Safety team working on Infrastructure projects.
• Lead the required safety audits – internal and external – for all Infrastructure projects:
• Provide support for conduction of audits to ensure that all required reports (i.e. jobsite inspection reports, incident/accident reports, tailgate meeting minutes) are completed by workers and field supervisors.
• Ensure all identified concerns are resolved and signed off by the person responsible for action and supply supervisors with a copy so the information can be communicated at safety meetings.
• Facilitate the development CAPA / Action Plans for corrective measures implementation and any deficiencies found with assigned accountabilities and timelines for completion.
• Ensure regular inspections of all worksites are conducted to ensure compliance with all legislation and company policies, standards, procedures and rules.
• Ensure all the requirements of the Safety Management System are being followed:
• Provide support for Senior Management and field supervisors in their efforts to maintain and follow the system.
• Support operations and functional management in the achievement of corporate initiatives.
• Establish and maintain contacts with industry and government agency representatives for the purposes of continuous improvement and compliance.
• Assist with general, pre-job and weekly project safety meetings where practical; participate to all monthly project meetings:
• Supply information and provide guidance regarding meeting structure and content.
• Develop and maintain emergency response plans, standards, procedures, as well as site-specific and corporate work plans.
• Maintain all required industrial hygiene program requirements within the SMJV, as well as ensuring completion of baseline sound level and audiometric testing where required.
• Support each Project Manager and SMJV Commercial department in the review of subcontractor agreements in order to address Health and Safety requirements for the project.
• Oversight and supervision of sub-contractors which include medical personnel and specialty safety services.
• Participate in project related meetings that discuss safety performance / issues:
• Project kick-off Meetings
• Weekly and monthly progress meetings
• Safety meetings
• Joint inspections and Audits (Contractor & Owner)
• Safety Stand-downs
• Manage budgetary considerations for Health and Safety aspects of the Spruce Grove office, shops and yard of each project.
• Develop and maintain emergency response plans, standards, procedures, as well as site-specific and corporate work plans at our Spruce Grove office, shops and yard.
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• Ensure Spruce Grove office, shops and yard comply with all provincial and federal requirements and that the workforce - permanently or temporarily - assigned to this location work in accordance with all SMJV applicable policies, standards, standards, procedures, plans, practices and rules.

• Support Calgary Corporate HSE and SMJV Board of Directors for every legal dispute resolution.
  Note: In addition to these duties personnel are required to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required in order to support the objectives of the company.