Construction Safety Officer

Why work for Lafarge?:
As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a
**greener**,
**smarter** and
**healthier** world. At Lafarge Canada Inc.,
**safety** comes first,
**collaboration** matters and
**diversity** is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually
**make our materials better.**

Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview:
The
**Construction Safety Officer** is a pan-business role that is pivotal to growing our safety culture and ensuring compliance across the business. The position works closely with all levels of the business to ensure structured processes are developed and integrated into our management operating system at the field level. The Construction Safety Officer needs to balance compliance, education and a practical knowledge of field work in their daily activities.

The Construction Safety Officer is integral in maintaining the capability of the GVA operations organization to increase construction revenue and capability. This includes actively participating in building a culture of agility, collaboration, and empowerment (ACE) enabling continuous improvement. This includes finding practical value added solutions to improve our management operating system.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting and Tracking (10%)
- Monitor Site Docs (electronic safety platform) to ensure accountabilities are being completed
- Reports to concerned authorities as requested or mandated by regulations
- Provides input into development of best practices and safe work procedures
- Provides analysis of safety trends to enable process improvement

Incident tracking and management (10%)
- Provides site presence to assist in managing medical incidents
- Provides a leading role into post incident investigations
- Ensures post incident communication (best practices, lessons learnt) are deployed
- Provides the business point of contact to the safety department for employee claims management

Contractor Safety Management: Lafarge Contractor Coordinator (LCC) (40%)
- Attend Pre-Job Meetings (as necessary)
- Ensure WCAN General Orientations are delivered (as required)
- Ensure Site Specific Orientations are delivered
- Maintain communications with the Contractor
- Undertake Contractor Observations
- Undertake Contractor Inspections
- Conduct Post-Job Evaluations
- Plays a lead role in reporting and investigating incidents (as required)
- Act as a liaison between the Contractor and our employees and management

Front Line integration (40%)
- Perform site visits on a daily basis at both construction sites and fixed plant locations.
- Works with all stakeholders to integrate and improve the safety management operating system
- Ensure strict compliance with all health and safety rules and country regulations
- Work with front line employees to build greater awareness of policies and procedures
- Works with all stakeholders to ensure a hazard-free environment.
- Supports the effective delivery of toolbox talks, hazard assessments and safety training
- Presents regular/monthly safety meetings.

**Dimensions**:

- Relationships: Interacting with project managers, superintendents, foremen, employees, subcontractors and other sub trades

Qualifications:

- Education: _
- CSO (Construction Safety Officer) or NCSO (National Construction Safety Officer) designation required
- A combination of 3-5 years relevant work experience
- OFA Level 2 Required, OFA Level 3 an asset
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) not required but an asset
- Experience and Skill Set: _
- Ability to articulate processes, investigation findings and educational material across all levels of the business
- Good field experience in the construction sector
- Working knowledge of claims management and post incident management
- Great problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong communication and great organization skills
- Experience in Heavy Civil Construction, and Road Work industry preferred
- Capable of multi-tasking and managing priorities
- High capacity of working under pressure and stress
- Competencies: _
- Listening
- Composure
- Approachability
- Organizing
- Patience
- Perseverance

**_ As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required._**

LafargeHolcim:
As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are
**passionate**, driven by
**curiosity** and keen to
**grow**,
**learn, develop** and
**thrive** in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.