The HSE Coordinator is responsible for applying the professional practices required of Health, Safety and Environment professionals at site. This person is a fully qualified HS&E professional and possesses the ability and confidence to apply practices in a work setting with little or no supervision
Role and General Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and process advice to operations management on site level for HS&E program implementation and able to translate a long-term view of issues and implication
- Leads site implementation of HS&E processes and practices, per HS&E program
- Responds to issues relating to health, safety, environment and emergency response, performance metrics and safety management systems for a site
- Possesses strong HS&E management system technical knowledge in all types of situations (project start up, duration and close out)
- Provides HS&E functional leadership, mentorship and guidance to HS&E and Operations personnel
- Acquires a detailed knowledge of all company HS&E standards, HS&E processes and procedures for their site.
- Obtains strong understanding of applicable client and regulatory requirements within their site and regulatory jurisdiction.
- Trains organization in task/trade specific work practices and procedures (Confined Space, Working at Height, Respiratory protection, Lock Out/Tag Out, etc.)
- Trains Operations people in HS&E programs
- Proven ability to influence the thinking and actions of others without exercising direct authority at all levels of project hierarchy
- Independently leads TBT and Safety meetings
- Clearly understands and can meet the demands of various stakeholders, including internal and external clients
- Supports and acts for operations personnel to meet Leading Indicator requirements
- Detailed level understanding of complementary HS&E functions such as Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health practices
- Creates clear and timely “Flash Reports” and conducts detailed, fact-based incident investigations
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- 1 to 5+ year’s relevant industry Health and Safety experience with a focus on construction
- Technical diploma in OH&S or higher
- Pursuit of CRSP, CSP or another HS&E designation
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Takes initiative, within a defined process; willing to act, not fearful of acting with minimum of planning (when warranted)
- Able to gain client’s respect and trust and able to be the lead HS&E rep at client or trade (sub) contractor meetings
- Has knowledge of and able to provide advice to operations on project HS&E Program
- Possesses continuous improvement approach.
- Ability to develop and enhance Job Hazard Analysis and Safe Work Practice documents based on existing materials
- Understands and competently applies site systems/processes and can identify steps to improve
- guidance, interpretation and application of HS&E program & regulatory requirements
- Able to build strong relationships within HS&E and operations teams and use reasonable judgment in seeing both sides (e.g. Admit mistakes)
- Can comfortably handle risk/uncertainty and able to make timely self-directed decisions under tight timelines and pressure
- Always searches for understanding and tries to find new solutions; learns from both successes and failures
- Demonstrates clear understanding of various levels of communication
- Able to listen on multiple levels (What is the issue? What is the issue behind the issue?)
- Knows when and how to compromise, finds solutions to resistance/setbacks and possesses drive to finish