Health Safety and Environment Lead

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Requirements:

• 5 years of recent, related experience including construction, oil and gas or mineral exploration, mining or related field experience, supplemented by a diploma in occupational health and safety or relevant university degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience implementing and supporting safety programs, workplace inspections, audits and incident investigations (using Taproot, ICAM, ICS or similar programs).
• Wilderness first aid certification
• Ability to guide supervisory staff on safety matters through active listening and transparent communication.
• Can facilitate in-house safety training. (WHIMIS, TDG, Bear Aware).
• Sound knowledge and ability to interpret and apply relevant regulations and legislation such as workers compensation, occupational health, emergency response, and environmental protection.

Responsibilities:

• Help design and cultivate a behavior-based HSE culture in the company.
• Design, implement and maintain the company HSE Management System.
• Ensure that incidents are reported, recorded, and translated into system or behavioral improvements.
• Ensure that all team members are adequately trained in HSE standards and requirements to properly complete work.
• Attend and lead safety/toolbox meetings and communicate expectations with a focus on continued improvement of the HSE Management System and to address team member concerns.
• Provide a high level of safety expertise, coaching and leadership to project leaders and contracted work force leaders.
• Lead HSE initiatives and continuous improvement plans, including transparent HSE KPIs and statistics in a dashboard or similar format.
• Develop reports on compliance, improvement, and workforce engagement.
• Participate in operational and major hazard risk assessments and audit activities.
• Lead incident investigation teams and ensure that reporting is completed.
• Travel to remote work sites as required.