Health & Safety Regional Lead

You will join our Health Safety & Security Team supporting our project teams and employees. As our new Northeast H&S Regional Lead, you will be an active part of our team that manages and monitors safety programs, policies, and procedures primarily in the northeast region of the U.S other regions (as requested) in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil if necessary. You will report to the Health, Safety, and Security (HSS) Operations Manager and collaborate with other region leads. You will conduct inspections to identify unsafe conditions and help implement safeguards and ensure employees are aware of safety requirements and are prepared to follow safety procedures.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Oversee and manage Ramboll’s corporate Caring Together health and safety program
• Adhere to corporate policies and standards set forth in Ramboll’s Caring Together safety program
• Provide guidance to project leaders regarding Ramboll’s safety approach, H&S staffing needs, risk assessments, subcontractor selection, and similar H&S requirements
• Support recruiting and hiring of safety professional as needed to support safety at Ramboll’s largest project sites
• Lead or facilitate safety meetings and prepare safety reports when requested.
• Confirm that competent and qualified persons are assigned to oversee tasks when required.
• Plan and conduct site audits to assure compliance with safety regulations and to prevent hazardous situations and safety violations
• Represent Ramboll on environmental and safety issues.
• Correct unsafe behaviors when observed and demonstrate ability to follow-up when facing resistance from one or more involved parties
• Resolve safety issues between Ramboll project teams, subcontractors, and clients while maintaining Ramboll’s compliance with regulations, standards, and internal procedures
• Actively promote a positive safety culture
• Report all incidents and near misses into Ramboll’s electronic reporting system.
• Lead and facilitate investigations that identify root causes and effective corrective and preventative actions
• Promote reporting of work observations into Ramboll’s electronic reporting system
• Promote participation by subcontractors in Ramboll’s work observation program.
• Communicate incident and observation trends based on reported incidents and observations and conduct training or take other pro-active measures in response to trends.
• Present or facilitate safety training programs to assure understanding of regulations and Ramboll policies
• Other duties as assigned.

Your starting point for constant growth
We are looking for Health & Safety Regional Lead with extensive experience in managing safety on EPC/EPCM projects (>$250M) and the ability to provide technical safety support and leadership. For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Confident knowledge of health and safety regulations/standards applicable to safety activities
• Ability to make sound judgments independently
• Detail oriented and the ability to assess and analyze situations quickly
• Professional and confident persona when correcting unsafe behaviors that are observed or reported at projects or office locations
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with employees, management, subcontractors and regulatory agencies
• Good presentation, interpersonal and written communications skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

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