Site Health and Safety Advisor

Key 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. Ensure they are aligned with the Hatch safety management system and delivery approach
• Aid in all precontract, tender assessment and contract administration for projects in relation to health and safety requirements and expectations
• Review and approve contractor’s safety management plans and safe operating procedures before work commences
• Manage and ensure the compilation of the project Legal Register
• Define local statutory and regulatory requirements and communicate throughout the project
• Compile project specific health and safety set up documentation aligned with the Hatch corporate health and safety folders
• Lead and facilitate the project hazard analysis and risk assessment process across all project disciplines
• Ensure the implementation and support of behavior-based health and safety, Working Together Safely (WTS) and the Hatch safety information management system on the project
• Lead and participate in project incident investigations and reporting
• Measure implementation of corrective actions from incident investigations
• Develop, implement and coordinate the process of health and safety reporting on the project
• Develop, implement and coordinate incident reporting, analysis and statistical returns for the project
• Ensure project health and safety indicators and reviews are planned, implemented and reported
• Capture 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
• Measure 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
• Implement a project health and safety training program based on needs analysis
• Provide and assist with 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
• Assign health and safety staff to work and contribute to workforce planning initiatives
• Manage project health and safety staff to achieve project targets
• Recruit and induct project health and safety staff
• Provide workers with compensation and rehabilitation support, advice and manage the process

Qualifications and Experience

• 10 years of experience in health and safety, with at least five years on-site experience on major construction projects
• Experienced working with MSHA Regulations on USA Mine sites
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A high level of computer skills
• A high level of organizational 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
• Member of a recognized health and safety professional organization
• Formal health and safety qualifications