Senior Director Health and Safety Workforce

Salary Range: 125000 to 160000 (Currency: CAD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Identifying new clients and projects 

• Connect with professional network 
• Maintain a list of industry contacts
• Make regular contact with network
• Take contacts to lunch/dinner on regular basis to maintain rapport
• Ask about upcoming projects
• Ask about competitors activities
• Search on bid portals
• Log onto bidding sites on a bi-weekly basis
• Filter projects 
• Communicate with existing client contacts to understand upcoming projects 
• Call client contacts on a quarterly basis 
• Attend trade shows 
• Identify trade shows
• Acquire marketing materials
• Interact with trade show prospects
• Record and follow up with leads

Managing client relationships

• Support and lead fortune 500 clients

Hiring safety personnel

• Oversee workforce of both general and safety personnel on sites

Lead the scheduling personnel across projects

Understand all project personnel requirements
Monitor vacation requests
Create and update schedule spreadsheet
Move employees among projects
Send resumes to client to get sign off before personnel go on site
Lead the Audit and quality of work from our employees

Overseeing quality of safety services

Attend job sites 
Understand project specific safety issues across industries and services
Call employees to ask about actions being taken on site

Negotiating estimate based on scope

• Working directly with clients on negotiating rates and managing profit margins.

Setting up new jobs to meet client needs

Speak to project manager to understand the scope
Identify the people in charge on each project
Walk employees through what is happening on site either in person or via phone
Identify and communicate special circumstances, policies and preferences for each client

Managing and coaching junior employees

Connect with junior employees on a regular basis to touch base
Connect with employees bi-weekly 
Speak positively about the career prospects at the firm and room for growth
Recommend training and new learning opportunities when employees are capable
Take employees to lunch to develop culture and rapport
Reprimand and discipline employees

Go-to contact for employee questions on safety/client requests

Recommend specific actions when ambiguity exists 
Determine if we can meet client requests 
Understanding the scope of our services and the capabilities of our roster to accept or decline unique requests

Occasionally cover shifts at various sites

• When key safety personal is unavailable, you will be require to cover the site.

Manage Personnel changes on existing sites (move, fire, replace)

Monitor employee performance 
Speak to project manager on active job sites to ask how employee is doing
Speak to other employees on the project to seek feedback
Attend site and check quality and determine if employee is meeting expectations 
Are forms filled correctly
Is equipment set up properly
Is job board correct
Is PPE being worn
Anticipate if pipeline of work require employees be moved across sites

Deal with 911 calls and issues (Principal 1)

• Answer the phone at all times 24/7 and handle issues regardless of personal commitments

Requirements

Degree or Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety, Construction Management, or a related field
10+ years of proven experience as a Construction Safety Manager or a similar role in industrial, infrastructure, hydro, logistics, and commercial real estate projects
CRSP, NCSO or equivalent a strong asset
Ability to deal with several stakeholders, including clients, GCs, subtrades, MOL inspectors etc
Third party construction safety experience a valuable asset
In-depth knowledge of construction safety regulations and best practices.
Strong leadership, mentorship, and communication skills.
Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
Ability to work well under pressure and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Proficiency in using safety management software and tools.