One of our major clients in the oil and gas industry is seeking a Senior H&S Advisor to work within their facilities in Grande Prairie, AB on a 12-month contract.
 
The primary responsibilities of the H&S Advisor role include:
 

• Providing H&S technical guidance to company Field Operations.
• Coaching & mentoring site leaders on H&S leadership, building and sustaining H&S capacity in front-line teams, and collaborating with site leadership to meet and/or exceed safety metrics outlined in the business performance contract.
• Supporting and/or leading incident investigations to ensure that root causes are identified, and that site leadership own and drive the actions to prevent reoccurrence.
• Collaborating with the business to share best practices and lessons learned.
• Assisting the business in developing and implementing gap closure plans, and verifying that assurance/self-verification programs are functioning as designed.
• Fostering collaboration between the business, the deployed H&S team and the Central H&S team, leveraging the Technical Authorities and multi-disciplinary support as a conduit for communication.
• Delivering on the yearly strategic goals and objectives laid out in the Deployed H&S performance contract.
• Providing an independent view of risk from the business and intervening, if required, based on the risk identified.
• Possesses strong Health & Safety management system technical knowledge
• Requires detailed knowledge of all CVE H&S standards, processes, and procedures
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Provide direct support to company functions regarding the interpretation of applicable OHS Legislation, Industry standards & practices, internal Management System Standards, company H&S program components and worker training requirements
• Provide annual support to company functions with their development of H&S management plans and business plan goals, objectives, and valid KPIs
• Respond to requests for H&S support from field based operational teams and/or functional leaders
• Participate in risk management activities such as hazard and risk assessments, risk mitigation plan development / review, and audits & inspections
• Participate as H&S representative on project teams and committees as required
• High proficiency with MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Active involvement in incident investigation to prevent reoccurrence
• Understand the capabilities and functionality of H&S systems including Intelex, ISNetworld, Power BI, TapRoot, and SharePoint
• Oversight and guidance of Health and Safety technicians
• Able to make decisions under tight timelines and multiple pressures
• Searches for understanding and to find new and appropriate solutions
• Demonstrates learning from both success/failure
• Demonstrates clear understanding of various levels of communication (understands what the issue is, whats behind the issue)
• Knows when and how to compromise and finds solutions to resistance and setbacks
• Willingness to champion ideas, initiatives or position within the organization.
• The nature of the position requires the ability to influence the thinking and actions of others without exercising direct authority
• Education level, certifications, licenses - i.e. PEng, Steam Ticket etc.

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• Relevant post-secondary education or equivalent experience is an asset
• A Class 5 (non-GDL) drivers license, or equivalent, is required
• An Occupational Health and Safety Certificate, Diploma, or Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution is an asset
• Minimum 5 years of Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigations is required
• Minimum 5 years performing safety audits and inspections is required
• Root Cause Analysis certification (ie: TapRoot) is an asset
• A Certified Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or equivalent is an asset
• Process safety-related training (PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, P&ID Interpretation) is an asset
• Working knowledge of SAP or other Enterprise software is an asset
• Certified Safety Professional or Canadian Registered Safety Professional preferred
• Major project, Well Delivery, SAGD Operations, and Safety Management systems development/understanding experience is essential
• Extensive technical, practical and leadership experience in H&S, including demonstrable experience in driving industry leadership in Health & Safety performance and working collaboratively with various leadership levels within the organization to achieve desirable outcomes