Safety Manager

Company: Wood
Location: Longmont
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Overview / Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direction for the HSE department to hire and train qualified expertise into the department, to engage personnel on projects and improve department work processes and procedures. The position will ensure compliance with applicable HSE Management System, Customer Safety Policies, and governmental regulations by supervising the development of procedures and safety plans and ensuring proper execution.

Key Accountabilities:

Embraces Wood strategic purpose, goals, and objectives and translates these into practical concepts relevant to HSE management
Leads a team consisting of professional staff
Teaches problem solving, creative thinking and project planning skills to less experienced staff
Provides constructive feedback & coaching
Create and maintain a network of subject matter experts
Input to annual department goals and objectives
Staffing and development of HSE talent for department and projects
Performance reviews and salary administration
Conducting periodic meetings with department staff, to provide top-down information flow about the company
Receives intermittent supervision
Support Business Development and Proposals department
Ensure HSE Management Systems are monitored and in compliance
Ensures compliance with audit protocols
Promote HSE best practices in the office and on projects
Development of HSE project and department safe work plans
Support HSE presentation needs to clients (internal and external)
Ensure HSE related training is applicable to office and project needs

Skills / Qualifications

Qualifications:
Degree qualified in relevant discipline
ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor Qualified

Knowledge, skills and experience:
8+ years HSE experience
Knowledge of HSE standards and legal requirements
Experience of working in and managing a Quality and HSE Management system environment
Supervisory or direct management experience of more junior staff members is required.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft office
Excellent communication skills
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Confident self-starter who can work independently
Knowledge of internal and external audits and third party certification audits practices

Personal attributes:
Must demonstrate a working knowledge of management techniques , department procedures and requirements
Displays emotional maturity. Understands and controls one's emotions with empathy for others and uses these skills to lead others
Communicates effectively. Listens to understand and is able to articulate ideas and complex concepts clearly and convincingly to a wide range of audiences
Expresses ideas clearly and concisely. Seeks to understand others perspectives. Keeps accurate and organized records
Addresses substantive conflicts and facilitates timely resolution
Builds relationships. Methodically builds collaborative relationships with customers, peers, global knowledge networks, subordinates, and superiors to achieve business objectives
Engages others. Through active involvement, fosters teamwork, aligns differences and leverages individual's talents to achieve objectives
Mentors people. Consistently teaches, coaches, and mentors to help assure individual and team success as well as develop the next generation
Builds trust. Practices own chosen leadership truisms that enable others to have a firm reliance on their character and competence on their character and competence under stress
Foster development of a common vision and collaboration among team members and teams effectively across geographical and cultural boundaries
Promotes open expression of ideas. Encourages and empowers others to achieve
Maintains a healthy balance between operational involvement and leadership.
Delegates effectively

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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