Health And Safety Specialist Job In Harrisville

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TransCanada is looking for people who are willing to think about the future…and think big. We’re looking for people who are ready to take on the most significant challenges of their careers and define energy infrastructure in North America.

Health and Safety Specialist

Reference Code OJB50280142-01

Location Harrisville, RI USA                                Contract Type Regular, Full-time

General Information

This position is eligible for domestic relocation.

This position is not eligible for cross border relocation.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

- Reporting to the US Power Compliance Manager, the Safety Specialist will provide active leadership to ensure corporate policies; regional practices and procedures are followed with the additional focus of leveraging best practices across the region(s).

- The incumbent will act as a technical expert resource for safety risk identification and mitigation during routine power facility operations, maintenance projects and related activities.

- This role will lead the development, implementation and monitoring of employee and occupational safety programs based on analysis of audit, inspection and statistical findings.

- The incumbent will ensure the region is in compliance with federal and state regulations including TransCanada Health & Safety criterion by maintaining high standards of documentation, record keeping and timely reporting.

- The successful individual will possess demonstrated leadership with a proven track record of influencing and motivating core staff, line management, and contractors that result in positive outcomes.

Specific responsibilities include:

-Influence and participate in the development of process and occupational health and safety policies, programs, processes and procedures.

-Anticipate needs of customers and provide a high level of customer service by ensuring effective process and occupational safety expertise and advice, guidance and recommendations are given to business partners, facilitating their decision making processes.

-Inspection and assessment of safety and health risks associated with facilities, processes, equipment and materials.

- Providing leadership, guidance and mentoring to regional personnel on safety processes and issues.

- Ensures timely tracking and implementation of corrective actions to address planned inspection and audit findings.

- Coordinate and facilitate the provision of training/knowledge and skills necessary to recognize process and occupational safety hazards to employees and managers.

- Conducts incident/accident investigations through root cause analysis and acts as an expert technical resource in determining and implementing innovative and practical solutions in response to investigation findings.

- Lead and design safety related activities, hazard assessment reviews, incident investigations and audits

- Maintain safety information to meet regulatory requirements as well as to provide and analyze data for problem solving and decision making

- Identify emerging regulatory changes, industry trends and issues; develop recommendations to mitigate risk and communicate findings to key stakeholders.

- Facilitate between business partners and other key stakeholders to resolve issues whose competing interests may conflict with each other;

Liaise with business partners, contractors, management, industry associations and other external stakeholders to ensure TransCanada business needs are met.

- Consolidates and analyzes data and completes Safety related reports to Regional/Corporate stakeholders, Municipal, State and federal regulatory agencies.

- Active leadership/mentorship of safety committee participants and safety meetings.

Qualifications and Education

Technical expertise

- Strong technical expertise in the disciplines of process safety (design engineering, loss control management, hazard identification, incident investigations, emergency preparedness and response, risk management and safety management systems).

Analytical

- High level of analytical ability and strategic thinking required to gather and evaluate complex information obtained from a variety of sources and to formulate recommendations.

Decision Making

- Ability to make decisions where only general policies and procedures are available requiring application of judgment and independent action;

Team building

- Ability to interact at all levels of the organization and across the businesses.

- Ability to effectively and efficiently coordinate action as part of an HS&E team.

- Demonstrated ability to build constructive and effective business relationships.

Communication

- Effective communication, writing and public speaking skills are essential.

Leadership

- Leadership skills to act as a role model, promoting a positive influence on the work of others through demonstration of technical expertise and effective interpersonal skills.

Adaptability

- Ability to learn quickly, open to change and focused on continuous improvement.

Commitment

- Dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external client

- Post-secondary diploma/degree in a safety related discipline (process safety engineering, occupational safety, etc.) or a minimum of 7 years of combined applicable academic training, certification and related experience.

- Certification or accreditation as a Certified Safety Specialist (CSP) or related accreditation.

- Minimum of 3 years experience in related activities i.e. power generation, pipeline operations/maintenance/construction programs.

- Strong leadership, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.

- Strong planning and organizational skills.

- Demonstrated ability to solve problems and multi-task.

- Ability to work independently within a team environment.

- Strong computer skills.

- Experience with loss control, risk management and safety programs.

- This position requires travel to various sites as required.

*Depending on the qualifications of the applicants, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

All positions require background screening. Some include criminal and/or credit checks in order to comply with regulations.

Posting Closes October 15, 2010

To apply, go to https://careers.transcanada.com/erc/apply.htm and enter reference code OJB50280142-01

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