Safety Specialist

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

This role will be supporting the Safety Director on Subways project

Missions/Main Duties

• In conjunction with client organization, support Occupational Safety, Health, & Wellbeing strategies
• Collaborate and influence client team to implement and maintain OSHW program. 
• Undertake focused integrated functional assurance reviews to ensure best practice is being implemented consistently across all applicable projects.
• Champion transformational Occupational Safety, Health & Wellbeing initiatives and drive their implementation with the alliance partners.
• Supporting a dynamic lesson learnt and business improvement process for Occupational Safety, Health & Wellbeing across the program.
• Produce required reports and input data for reporting.
• Assure the delivery of Occupational Safety, Health & Wellbeing initiatives internally withing the MCS team and with Metrolinx.
• Work with the Safety Manager to develop best practice guides/ training / presentations / briefing packages and deliver to appropriate target audience based on their role / responsibilities within the program
• Conduct regular safety inspections/audits of the jobsites, public areas, adjacent thereto, take necessary and timely corrective actions to eliminate unsafe acts or conditions and to fulfill the needs and expectations of the client.
• Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to the project interested parties as appropriate or required.
• Collect reports required for records and evaluations of performance of safety programs.
• Ensures timely reporting of incidents.
• Ensures that corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) related to incidents, observations, audits, and inspections are tracked and completed in a timely manner.
• Ensures that CAPA are followed up and are effective.
• Ensure that all contractors and subcontractors employees comply with jobsite safety rules and regulations.
• Verify that all the applicable Metrolinx and regulatory policies and procedures have been implemented on the project sites.
• Supply info for HSE KPI’s to the Safety Director to promote continuous improvement initiatives on a monthly basis.
• Any additional duties, as deemed necessary to support the deliverables and Key Activities during ASP 1.
  
  

Profile/Skills

Technical Competencies

• Injury management and incident investigation experience.
• Field safety audit and inspection experience
• Profound knowledge of OHS legislations.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Experience in meeting schedule expectations and delivering work on time
• Experience and strong technical knowledge of safety procedures
• Experience in safety training, safety investigations, safety performance indicators
• Experienced with multi-disciplinary rail and transit projects, and / or complex civil infrastructure projects in brownfield / urban environments with adjacent infrastructure as relates to safety
• Well organized and superb time management skills
• Position requires honesty, dependability, and ability to be relied upon, responsible, and fulfill obligations.
  
  

Education And Qualifications

• Diploma or certificate in Health and Safety, or equivalent training and experience.
• Professional designation required – NCSO, CRSP, CHSC, or equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years of direct onsite safety management experience and knowledge of health and safety practices.
• Experience in tunnel construction safety is required.
• Experience with railroad and/or transit construction projects is an asset.
  
  

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.