Accountable for site contractor health and safety deliverables and developing a strong safety culture at a singe large construction project. Responsibilities include primary oversight of and leading effective safety activities such as coaching contractor and project staff on safe work practices, pre-job safety planning (i.e. co-leading pre-mobilization meetings, job safety analysis and working at heights planning), safety observations, site inspections/audits, data analysis and corrective action plans and contractor orientation.
Responsibilities also include ensuring the construction site is compliant with Federal, Provincial/State, Local EHS laws and regulations, as well as Cargill Construction Safety Guidelines and EHS policies and procedures. This role is in integral part of the project team and requires strong communication between other project team members and BU EHS Leader.
25% Safety Leadership
· Engage at all levels of the organization to lead achieving a strong zero injury safety culture
· Accountable to ensure all applicable laws, regulations and Cargill EHS requirements are communicated to project team members and contractors and plans in place to comply
· Ensure contractors and project team members are fully indoctrinated to the construction site and safety expectations, including necessary training and education
· Identify conditions that have the potential to create harm to people, work, environments or communities.
· Provide technical consulting for construction site safety related issues
· Serve as a liaison across the Operations, EHS and Build Project teams
25% Project Safety Planning
· Review construction methods as part of project team from early project planning through completion of project.
· Participate in Constructability Reviews
· Co-lead per-mobilization meetings with Build Project Manager
· Lead and set expectations on proper safety planning (effective JSAs and Pre-Job Hazard Assessments)
· Forecast and pre-plan high risk activities, which include tasks such as lift plans, elevated work, energizing/testing the plant, etc.
· Coordinates site safety activity plans with contractors
25% Project Execution
· Develop construction site specific health and safety programs, policies and training to eliminate or control risk and ensure compliance
· Perform behavior based safety observations of work being completed and provide feedback on safe and at-risk behaviors
· Conduct comprehensive on-site safety assessments/inspections and verify effective corrective actions are being completed
· Lead safety meetings and participate in contractor toolbox meetings
· Coordinate contractor safety recognition programs
25% Project Control
· Monitor contractor safety prequalification process and training verification
· Monitor contractor and Cargill activity to ensure compliance with Cargill policies and procedures, applicable regulatory requirements and ensure high hazard work permit processes are being followed (SWPP, Hot Work, Confined Space, etc) and use of PJHAs for all construction tasks.
· Coordinate hazard, near misses and incidents reporting and investigations and verify corrective actions are completed
· Collect and report contractor on leading and lagging safety metrics
Participate in contractor annual/end-of-project review.
· Bachelors Degree in related field or equivalent experience with managing safety on construction projects.
· Completion of one of the following the Cargill Construction Safety Specialist training, 30 Hour OSHA Construction Safety training, Canadian National Construction Safety Officer or equivalent training/certification
· 3-5 years health & safety experience including construction. Previous experience in facing and managing the many challenges on construction projects.
· Demonstrated high levels of organization, written and verbal communication, and documentation skills.
