Site Safety Advisor

Overview

Advise and manage health & safety on construction projects to achieve ‘no harm’.

Key Responsibilities

• safety audits
• risk assessment
• incident reporting
• compliance monitoring
• training program
• safety reporting

Tasks

-Measure compliance with project rules, safety management plans and health and safety procedures -Provide and assist with application of workplace, health and safety systems support and procedures for use by staff -Ensure performance, assessment, training and development for project health and safety staff -Ensure inclusion of health and safety in preparation of Safety Management Plan – Project as documented in the Project Execution Plans, definitions of objectives and project kickoff -Implement and manage the project audit program for Hatch and all contractors -Prepare, implement and review project emergency response plans -Define local statutory and regulatory requirements and communicate throughout the project -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 -Implement a project health and safety training program based on needs analysis -Ensure the delivery and rollout of Working Together Safely (WTS), Values Driven Safety (VDS) Visible Felt Leadership (VFL), and Construction Safety Leadership Program (CSLP) on projects -Coordinate and submit project weekly health and safety leading indicator and information reports -Recruit and induct project health and safety staff -Lead and facilitate the project hazard analysis and risk assessment process across all project disciplines -Develop, implement and coordinate the process of health and safety reporting on the project -Perform duties as stipulated in the Safety Management Plan – Project as documented in the Project Execution Plans -Measure implementation of corrective actions from incident investigations -Together with project and construction management, develop and implement the project health and safety policy, safety management plan and standards. Ensure it is aligned with the Hatch safety management system and delivery approach -Lead and participate in project incident investigations and reporting -Assign health and safety staff to work and contribute to workforce planning initiatives -Ensure appointment of key project health and safety staff and contractors -Aid in all precontract, tender assessment and contract administration for projects in relation to health and safety requirements and expectations -Manage and ensure the compilation of the project Legal Register -Provide workers compensation and rehabilitation support, advice and manage the process -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 -Manage project health and safety staff to achieve project targets -Ensure project health and safety indicators and reviews are planned, implemented and reported -Manage the identification of health and safety training needs for personnel, including project staff and contractors -Develop, implement and coordinate incident reporting, analysis and statistical returns for the project -Review and approve contractor’s safety management plans and safe operating procedures before work commences -Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions -Compile project specific health and safety set up documentation aligned with the Hatch corporate health and safety folders

Requirements

• leadership
• 10+ years
• computer skills
• organizational
• interpersonal
• h&s qualification

What You Bring

-Ability to lead and motivate on site project teams in health and safety -10 to 15 years of experience in health and safety, with at least ten years on site experience on major construction projects -A high level of computer skills -A high level of organizational skills -Excellent interpersonal skills -Formal health and safety qualifications

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Benefits

-Flexible work environment -Long term career development

About Hatch

-Began as a small civil-engineering firm and expanded into metallurgy under its namesake leader. -Now employee-owned and independent, it has grown through strategic acquisitions of engineering firms across North America and beyond. -Offers end-to-end services—from concept and feasibility through design, construction management, and operations—in key sectors. -Projects include heavy industrial and mining operations, hydropower tunnels, green-steel plants, and rail & transit infrastructure. -Specialises in multidisciplinary engineering disciplines including structural, mechanical, civil, piping, electrical, and process design. -Known for integrating advanced tools like 3D parametric design, simulation, CFD, and proprietary Hatch software in project delivery. -Milestones include delivering North America’s Niagara Tunnel Project and pioneering high-current AP60 aluminium smelting pots. -Combines local insight with global expertise to support projects in over 150 countries.

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