Health and Safety Manager

There's never been a better time to be working with LNG Canada.

Why? We are Canada's first liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility, underpinned by safety, continuous improvement, quality execution, ethics, and compliance. Our facility will provide the world with lower carbon, made-in B.C. LNG.

This is your opportunity to be part of history, in an environment that will challenge you to apply all your skills, and where you can learn with a diverse team of highly experienced industry professionals and mentors.

With gratitude and respect LNG Canada acknowledges our facility and will be operated in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation. We also gratefully acknowledge the First Nations in our project area and along our shipping route.

LNG Canada maintains a healthy, respectful, and safe environment for all our employees, contractors, partners, and communities. Protecting our people, community and our operations is our top priority. We're proud to be the catalyst for a thriving new energy sector, which sets the benchmark for economically, environmentally, and socially responsible LNG production.

Our Vision: To be the leading LNG export company in British Columbia and the world.

Our Mission: To set the benchmark for economically, environmentally, and socially responsible LNG development in Canada.

Our Values: Respect, collaboration, integrity, and safety.

Come join the team making Canadian history!

About the Role

As Asset Health & Safety (H&S) Manager your key responsibilities will include leading LNG Canada to achieve key business metrics, including health, safety, emergency response, industrial hygiene, contractor HSSE performance, production, and operating costs. Collaborating with Industrial Partners, Regulators and the community will be a key element of this role. This role reports to the Sustainable Performance & HSE Manager that is on the LNG Canada Asset Leadership team and reports to the president of LNG Canada.

This senior role offers the unique opportunity to shape the LNG Canada HSSE Operations organization and ensure that is set up for success. The role can be called upon to support the LNG Canada HSSE team in the project execution (e.g., incident investigation, specific expertise areas).

To succeed with us in HSSE team, we need your enthusiasm to:

• Demonstrate personal commitment to HSSE.
• Display a strong positive attitude to manage change and improvement in our processes, ways of working and our overall performance.
• Develop strong working relationships with your team, stakeholders to boost co-operation and a One Team approach.
• Use your ability to utilize flexible thinking with well-developed problem-solving skills.
• Courage to hold strong to views when challenged or challenging others.

Leadership Capabilities

• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills that inspire and energize people and create a clear sense of direction and priorities with a ONE Team approach.
• Ability to positively influence people, effectively drive work processes and ensure compliance with policies.
• Ability to drive execution and stretch the performance of people with a wide range of capabilities.
• Comfortable with change and ambiguity such that informed decisions are made without undue delay.
• Courage to hold strong to views when challenging current practices to encourage exploration of new ideas that drive improvement, i.e., Digitization.
• Demonstrate a strong personal commitment to Diversity and Inclusion through collaboration across functional and cultural boundaries.

You will use your expertise to:

• Building a strong and coherent operations culture which includes health, safety and emergency management for asset and contract teams as core values and ongoing development and growth of our safety culture.
• Promote and continue to develop visible safety leadership.
• Integrate learning and investigation into our culture as a learning organization.
• Implement emergency management philosophies, executing drills, table tops and regulatory exercises.
• Implement and maintain fit-for-purpose H&S and emergency management policies, plans, and procedures.
• Provide support and mentoring to asset team and focal points; develop training deliverables and ensure LNGC staff are briefed and have good awareness of the regulatory elements of H&S and emergency management, update processes and policies with changing regulatory requirements.
• Support supervisors, and all LNGC staff to understand and be compliant with all regulatory requirements.
• Provide quality assurance to H&S and emergency management processes and carry out LOD1 activities.
• Manage AMS processes and implement improvement opportunities.
• Identifying the required H&S competencies for all staff and provide input to training and competency development.
• Developing short term and long-term H&S and emergency management strategies for the site
• Identify opportunities to promote and improve efficiency of H&S and emergency management processes and how they are rolled out and communicated to the Asset Team
• Provide input, review and assurance of competence, training, procedures and policies, emergency response, safety case, contract management, incident investigations and learning.
• Performing an HSSE-CF gap analysis on the design and recommendations for gap closure
• Implementing the HSSE-CF system and management system for the LNG Canada organization for Operate including the compliance management system and assurance for H&S and emergency management.
• Ensure management system and compliance management assurance process meets regulatory requirements and reporting.
• Assuring that LNG Canada conducts its business in line with local regulations and standards and the LNG Canada HSSE policies and guidelines.
• Providing HSSE input to Operations Contract development
• Providing assurance and feedback to Asset Team regarding H&S issues that need attention and escalate those issues as appropriate if adequate action is not taken.
• Assurance of Statement of Fitness activities as set up in the handover process.
• Preparing the H&S annual work plan and budget and put controls in place for the expenditure.
• Monitoring and reporting of H&S and emergency management performance and compliance, share KPIs, look for weak signals and improvement opportunities as a learning organization.
• Assuring effective and timely injury case management and incident investigations
• Provide Occupational Health and support for Supervisors for case management.
• Developing an organization culture where staff are always motivated to accept challenges and uphold our core values and continuing to grow and embed Asset safety culture.
• Provide Industrial Hygiene support.
• Manage a recruitment and staff progression program that ensures appropriate resourcing and capability levels to meet operations objectives.
• Ensure that systems remain in place for effective emergency response and responsible for first line emergency response.
• Integrating H&S into site priorities to drive the organization to deliver expected, and sustainable performance and ongoing improvement.
• Learn from external engagements and forums to bring best practice ways of working and culture to LNGC.
• Continue to improve processes for the Asset and set up assurance and reviews of staffing, competence, training, procedures and policies, emergency response, safety case, contract management, incident investigations and learning.

Relationships

• Influence across Asset leadership on H&S, emergency management and contractor HSSE performance.
• Maintaining effective working relationships with Shell Group HSSE and arranging services and support to the broader Asset organization
• Build and maintain relationship with industrial partners, regulators, District of Kitimat, and larger community.
• Support the Corporate Relations team.

To be successful, you will have:

• University degree in related field of Operations and Health and Safety.,
• Over 15 years of progressive leadership and line management experience in Operations within the Oil and Gas or LNG manufacturing sectors, with a proven track record of advancing to more senior roles in Health and Safety and Emergency Management.
• Several years' experience demonstrating strong understanding of the OHS Regulations, British Columbia ER Emergency Management
• Direct experience in Emergency management team developing safety leadership in team and stakeholders and competency development.
• Ability to leverage and empower H&S team member's competencies to their full potential.
• Experience providing assessment and strategic advice to the business on all aspects of H&S and emergency management.
• Experience supporting and advising a wide range of internal and external stakeholders in all H&S matters.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Senior leaders up to the executive level.
• Experience collaborating with the security Manager, effectively aligning policies, and conducting investigations as needed.
• Experience in Marine Facilities would be an Asset.
• Proven capability for delivery large asset role is essential.
• Mega project, Commissioning experience is considered an asset.

This role requires that you:

• Be legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e., by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or valid work permit)
• Live in the beautiful District of Stikine (Kitimat/Terrace). For applicants located outside of the region, you are encouraged to explore what Kitimat has to offer in terms of lifestyle including schooling, local amenities, outdoor adventure, and housing, to ensure Kitimat is where you would like to call your new home.
• Are willing to comply with LNGC's drug-free and harassment-free work environment and comply with all safety policies and procedures.
• Undergo a pre-placement medical assessment of your fitness for duty, and Pre-Site Access testing for alcohol and specified drugs.
• Know that this role will be expected to be on call on a rotational basis during the year and/or during site specific situations and is a member of the Incident Management team.
• Know that the number of direct reports include Emergency Management, Investigation and Learning, Safety, Health Case Management, and Industrial Hygiene.
• This role also supports offices in Vancouver and Calgary.
• This role MUST be based in Kitimat, BC, this is not a fly-in, fly-out role.

We Offer:

• A Comprehensive LNG Canada relocation package (if required)
• A full suite of benefits including a flexible Medical and Health plan.
• A Defined Contribution Pension plan with a matching program
• A competitive vacation offering to ensure a work life balance.
• See attached document for more information about Kitimat and LNG Canada.

About Us:

LNG Canada is a joint venture comprised of Shell Canada Energy (40%) and affiliates of Petronas (25%) PetroChina (15%), Mitsubishi Corporation (15%) and Korea Gas Corporation (5%). The joint venture is building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia.

LNG Canada sets out to be a company of choice for British Columbia and Canada. Safety, shared economic value, environmental performance and social performance are our highest priorities. We have partnered with governments, local communities, and First Nations to maximize shared value.

Do you have a desire to learn and become part of an organization with a supportive and collaborative culture? Concerned you don't meet every job requirement? Studies show diverse candidates are less likely to apply unless they feel they meet every single qualification. LNG Canada hires for character and trains for skill. We're dedicated to attracting a diverse and inclusive workforce, representing the communities in which we live and work. We encourage you to apply today.