Health, Safety, and Environmental Director | Life Sciences / Buildings | General Contractor

Health, Safety, and Environmental Director Life Sciences / Buildings General Contractor

Toronto

Posted 6 days ago

General Contractor

Leading general contractor focused on ICI, Healthcare and health sciences buildings projects across Canada

Large general contractor is seeking experienced Health, Safety, and Environmental Director in Toronto to focus on the construction of technical buildings such as laboratories, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities & data centers.

If you are interested in a key role and mentoring a team of professionals, join this exciting team across various projects in Canada.

Responsibilities :

• Work with the operations and preconstruction teams on prequalification’s and project agreements to provide guidance and direction on specific safety requirements
• Develop, mentor, and guide the safety and operations team on leading safety approaches
• Conduct worksite safety inspections / audits and oversee the investigation of all incidents
• Work with project and corporate teams to track all relevant KPI’s to ensure that our reporting is accurate and up to date
• Work with Area Manager and Operations teams on required quarterly reporting and other reporting as required
• Support, develop, and implement leading strategies and approaches that support a culture of care
• Mentor a team of site HSE Coordinators and Managers
• Monitor sites to ensure they are effectively completing and updating the documents as required under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations and company Safety Management System
• Develop and analyze safety plans for potential and current projects
• Provide leadership, guidance, and support through continuous coaching, feedback, professional development, and recognition
• Continuously drive strong safety leadership and culture practices across the business area
• Lead the implementation of global HSE strategies that promote Best In Class safety program
• Develop and implement systems and standards, in environmental and safety performance by continuously increasing and level of awareness to support the goal of eliminating all incidents and injuries
• Along with the operations team, support and represent the organization with the client on health and safety related matters
• Work with and collaborate with other business area HSE Directors on staffing needs.

Education & Experience :

• Demonstrated ability to delegate and influence others
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills
• Ability to remain objective and adapt to changes in the workplace from both a client and operational perspective
• Strong communication skills to engage, motivate and lead others
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills
• Business acumen to understand, interpret and implement leading and forwarding thinking KPIs related to an industrial safety approach
• Experience with Operational Performance, Lean, 5S and SIF
• Experience working within with an industrial safety approach to health and safety such as in pharmaceuticals and data centers in construction environments
• Must have excellent knowledge of federal, provincial, and local environmental and occupational health legislation and regulations as it relates to industrial safety
• Minimum 10 years of Health and Safety experience, preferably in an industrial safety, data center or similar field
• University degree or college diploma or certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Unique career opportunity within a progressive environment with continuous learning and opportunity for growth, as well as a competitive compensation package, employee ownership.

An equal opportunity employer. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.

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