Health and Safety Advisor
Location
New York, NY
Level
Associate
Department
Type
Full - Time
Salary
$86,700-$154,330
Job Description
Posted on:
August 12, 2024
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Health and Safety Advisor. The candidate may work out of any WSP US office.
Be a part of growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights. WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation
Responsibilities
Your Impact
- Participate and instill a culture of caring where leaders and team members consistently help each other thrive, which helps the organization care for its employees, clients and stakeholders.
- Support both the Business Line’s VP of Health and Safety and the Business Line’s Leadership in all aspects of health and safety management.
- Understand and communicate global and regional HSEQ requirements to leadership team and implement at all relevant levels of the business.
- Project visits and audits at site locations within the Business Line
- Deliver Health and Safety trainings per company and regulatory requirements.
- Responsible for managing all aspects of Health and Safety initiatives within the designated business line.
- Perform thorough incident investigations to identify and implement corrective actions necessary to prevent future incidents.
- Perform thorough root cause analysis of incidents in order to identify appropriate organizational solutions/actions.
- Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project’s health and safety objectives and motivates the project team to achieve the desired outcomes.
- Effectively plan and coordinate activities according to project safety planning.
- Analyze risks, establish project contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigation actions.
- Track, analyze and report on actual performance against the plan
- Work collaboratively with HSEQ team across the business, Operations and relevant shared services to improve the HSEQ programs.
- Provide coaching and expertise in Health and Safety to the Business line, guiding them in the implementation of their Project Safety Plan.
- Support the HSEQ Leadership team in various tasks as required.
- Ensure integration of the HSEQ Vision, Mission and goals.
- Foster a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous learning within the business line.
- Travel to project sites and offices of at least 50%.
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in related discipline (Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Environment).
- Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Environment (optional).
- Designation as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other similar certification will be considered an asset.
- 7+ years of experience in Health and Safety profession, preferably in the fields of construction management and inspection, including transportation, road construction, bridge inspection and infrastructure.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, occupational Health and Safety compliance requirements, regulatory structure of OSHA and State plans, specifically OSHA Standard for Construction, DOT and FRA regulations.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to conduct risk assessments and data analysis.
- Proficiency in Health and Safety software tools and Microsoft Office suite.
- Strong leadership and decision-making abilities, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
