Health & Safety Manager - Northern Mines

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Job Description
Parsons is seeking a
Deputy Safety Manager
to join our team In this role, you will
provide oversight for safety, health, and environmental support, and assist and advise a project or program manager in ensuring that the site-specific SH&E plans, workplaces, and operational tasks being conducted conform to Parsons' risk management practices and comply with the prevailing regulatory and client SH&E requirements.
This is for Giant Mine in Yellowknife.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work constructively to ensure a collaborative and cooperative team approach with knowledgeable and timely input and contribution. Supports the objectives and responsibilities of all other management and leadership staff;
• Carries out Health and Safety (H&S) systems Quality Control Inspections and Quality Assurance Audits on all activities on site;
• Ensures H&S awareness and compliance with federal and territorial regulations and guidelines by the MCM staff, visitors and all sub-contractors;
• Able to work a 2 week on 2 weeks off rotation, 10hrs a day.
• Manages Site Wide SOP process and reviews and approves sub-contractor's SOPs;
• Coordinates H&S requirements between work package areas and in common site areas;
• Responsible for resolving all issues and liaising with regulators on H&S compliance while keeping Client informed;
• Responsible for reporting on all H&S monitoring and compliance activities;
• Reviews design and tender documents for all work packages prior to their finalization, in support of any Project-specific Health and Safety requirements;
• Reviews sub-contractor Environmental Protection Plans prior to site work beginning for all remediation, construction and C&M activities to ensure they align with the Project Safety, Health and Environmental Plan.
• Should have knowledge and experience (a minimum of 5 years) in managing a team overseeing Health and Safety on construction and/or mine sites. Work experience should include occupational health and safety monitoring, regulatory reporting, coordinating a team, analyzing and interpreting regulatory requirements associated with construction sites and mine sites. Should be a registered as a Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (CRSP) under the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (formerly the Association for Canadian Registered Safety Professionals) or an equivalent designation as assessed by Client.
• Update the Project-Specific Occupational Health and Safety Plan and its attachments at least annually and when there is a significant change of activity on site.
• Oversee Health and Safety Officers, who will visit and document site conditions daily, for the duration of the MCM Contract;
• Facilitate site-specific occupational health and safety orientation sessions to all workers and visitors.
• Perform site-specific safety hazard inspections and assessment for activities conducted at the Giant Mine;
• Provide enhanced work-site testing (blood/urine/respiratory) and result interpretation to workers who may be exposed through work activities to hazardous conditions which could cause health impacts (e.g. demolition of contaminated buildings, exposed to dust from contaminated materials, etc.) and create and maintain a workers' health baseline for local workers that choose to participate;
• Existing hazardous material risks are monitored and that the MCM actively seeks out, identifies and reports on new risks associated with previously unidentified hazardous materials;
• Responsible for the safety of property on site and for protection of persons adjacent to site, to the extent that they may be affected by the conduct of work;

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety and Health(or related field) or equivalent experience
• 10+ years in Health & Safety roles
• At least 5 years' cumulative demonstrated work experience in managing a team, overseeing health & safety on industrial sites or mine sites;
• Experience in developing, implementing and auditing Health and Safety Plan and Programs for industrial sites or mine sites;
• At least one (1) project or one (1) year cumulative demonstrated experience in the last 10 years prior to the closing date of the solicitation work engagement in the last 10 years demonstrating the resource's experience in occupational health and safety monitoring, regulatory reporting, analyzing reports, and conducting investigations;
• Must be a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or an equivalent designation, as assessed by Canada.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• 10 years or more of cumulative demonstrated work experience in managing a team, overseeing health & safety on industrial sites or mine sites;
• Demonstrated experience in Emergency Response planning;
• Demonstrated experience working in the NWT;
• Certified to provide training resulting in job relevant training, including: driver training, First Aid, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Transportation of Dangerous Goods legislation and/or certified to conduct respiratory equipment fit testing, ergonomic assessments, audiometric and air quality testing;
• More than 5 years' experience conducting Health and Safety work on remote sites.

This position is part of our Corporate team.

For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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