Project Health and Safety Advisor

Join a company passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With over 70 years of business and technical expertise in mining, energy, and infrastructure, our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries work toward bettering the industries we operate in. We provide practical solutions that are safe, innovative, and sustainable, thinking globally while acting locally.

About the role

Hatch is seeking a Site Health and Safety Advisor to join our team in Reno, NV. If you are looking for your next step in a progressive career, enjoy working with people in a team environment, and strive for excellence, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice, strategies, and problem-solving to project personnel on all health and safety issues to achieve the goal of ‘no harm’ during the project.
• Promote a culture where health and safety is a value that will never be compromised.
• Develop and implement the project health and safety policy, safety management plan, and standards in collaboration with project and construction management, ensuring alignment with the Hatch safety management system.
• Ensure inclusion of health and safety in the preparation of the Safety Management Plan as documented in the Project Execution Plans, including objectives and project kickoff.
• Deliver and roll out programs such as Working Together Safely (WTS), Values Driven Safety (VDS), Visible Felt Leadership (VFL), and the Construction Safety Leadership Program (CSLP) on projects.
• Assist in precontract, tender assessment, and contract administration for projects regarding health and safety requirements and expectations.
• Review and approve contractor’s safety management plans and safe operating procedures before work commences.
• Manage and compile the project Legal Register, defining local statutory and regulatory requirements and communicating them throughout the project.
• Compile project-specific health and safety setup documentation aligned with Hatch corporate health and safety folders.
• Lead and facilitate the project hazard analysis and risk assessment process across all project disciplines.
• Ensure implementation and support of behavior-based health and safety, WTS, and the Hatch safety information management system on the project.
• Lead and participate in project incident investigations and reporting, measuring implementation of corrective actions.
• Develop, implement, and coordinate health and safety reporting, incident reporting, analysis, and statistical returns for the project.
• Plan, implement, and report project health and safety indicators and reviews.
• Coordinate and submit project weekly health and safety leading indicator and information reports.
• Prepare, implement, and review project emergency response plans.
• Implement and manage the project audit program for Hatch and all contractors, measuring compliance with project rules, safety management plans, and health and safety procedures.
• Perform duties as stipulated in the Safety Management Plan – Project as documented in the Project Execution Plans.
• Ensure performance assessment, training, and development for project health and safety staff.
• Manage the identification of health and safety training needs for personnel, including project staff and contractors, and implement a training program based on needs analysis.
• Provide and assist with the application of workplace, health, and safety systems support and procedures for use by staff.
• Ensure appointments of key project health and safety staff and contractors, assigning staff to work and contributing to workforce planning initiatives.
• Recruit and induct project health and safety staff.
• Provide workers with compensation and rehabilitation support, advice, and manage the process.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in health and safety, with at least five years on-site experience on major construction projects.
• Experience working with MSHA Regulations on USA mine sites.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of organizational and computer skills.
• A passion for continual improvement of project health and safety performance.
• Ability to lead and motivate on-site project teams in health and safety.
• Membership in a recognized health and safety professional organization.
• Formal health and safety qualifications.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment.
• Long-term career development opportunities.
• Collaborative and innovative projects that make a difference.
• Global and local work opportunities.