Our client is seeking a highly experienced and knowledgeable Senior Construction and/or Industrial Safety Director to lead SafetyCo’s Workforce Solutions with experience with third-party safety services to Fortune 500s, crown corps and GCs. The Senior Director will lead a team of ~30-60 safety professionals that work through several different client projects.

Our clients hire us to provide safety officer personnel for the duration of the construction project, site safety inspections, and fire watch to oversee our client’s protocols and procedures on construction sites (for industrial, infrastructure, hydro, logistics, and some commercial real estate) to ensure the well-being of all workers and compliance with safety regulations.

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.