Safety Manager

Seaspan Marine Group is a diverse organization that manages Coastal Tug and Barge Operations, Shipping of Oil and Chemical products, Coastal Commercial Ferry Services and Ship Docking. The Safety Manager role is a dynamic position that reaches across all business lines managed by the Marine group. They are expected to be a team leader, coaching mentoring, and developing the in-place team to achieve the organizational goals. The Safety Manager must be a subject matter expert in incident investigation, root cause analysis and manage the sharing of lessons learned. The successful candidate must be able to travel up to 10-20 percent of the time onboard vessels or visiting remote locations. Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 10 Pemberton Avenue in North Vancouver.  What you’ll do Develops and recommends strategies on the implementation of safety management systems, education and training programs, accident prevention initiatives, industrial hygiene (prevention of exposure), engineering controls, first aid provisions, emergency response, fire safety, accident investigations and injury reporting protocols.  Manages the safety management system in line with applicable Federal and Provincial standards. Educates managers and supervisors on their individual legal obligations while assists them in integrating safety related duties into daily activities and influence change through their own actions.  Ensures safety training programs align to support the Safety Management System. Manages all aspects of the external and Internal Audit programs to meet the requirements of COR and aligned to meet ISO 9001 requirements. Manages the safety team in terms of personal performance, expectations, goals, motivation, and team building. Establishes actions plans with the Safety Coordinators and conducts quarterly reviews on progress and completion of action items.  Assists on all regulatory appeals ., WCB Order, ESDC and TC compliance directives, Administrative Penalties and Prosecutions, WCB Assessments, Federal Directives or Prosecutions and handles all incident investigations where there is a risk of prosecution.  Advises senior management on legislation and internal policy and procedures. Monitors and reports on levels of compliance.  Collaborates with Union leaders on safety policy development and implementation. Actively participates in Safety committees in search for consensus so that safety policies are accepted by the Union leaders and Salaried employees.  Leads risk management and hazard assessment initiative including task analysis training in risk control, corrective actions, and monitoring effectiveness of new and existing control measures. Mentors the safety team in these processes. Works in the field as required to support all aspects of the safety program Behavior Based Safety programs, Hazard reporting, Near miss reporting, Inspections, and audits.  Builds relationships and facilitates knowledge transfer with various external bodies (local emergency response, fire departments, local council, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board, HRDC and WorkSafe). Keeps up to date on regulatory changes and participates in review bodies.  Supports senior management on various safety issues that impact the wider industry group.  Participate in Internal and external reviews.  Facilitates accident investigation, and coaches team members in achieving excellence in root cause analysis through proper investigative practices.  Evaluates data, develops trends and communicates the common reasons why accidents are occurring in worksite.  Ensures the that corrective actions associated to the safety team are implemented and closed in a timely manner as well as supporting operations leaders’ teams in how best to manage corrective actions.  What you’ll bring Canadian Registered Safety Professional 5-7 years of experience in safety compliance, plus at least 3 years of experience in health and safety management role in the shipbuilding or marine transportation industries, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Formal Investigative training, TapRoot, DNV Scat or similar. Internal/External Auditor experience is an asset. Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations in BC and Canada (WorkSafe BC Regulations, Canada Labour Code Part II, Employment and Social Development Canada, Transport Canada Marine Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, Workers Compensation Act).  Understanding of Class Society roles in the Marine Industry. Ability to successfully implement safety management programs and policies in a unionized Environment.  Knowledge of HSEQ management software programs. Understanding of accident causation and prevention.  Competent at carrying out internal and managing external audits.  Ability to collaborate with line managers and staff to achieve health and safety standards.  Analytical and problem-solving skills.  Ability to support management with their safety responsibilities.  Leadership skills and sound judgement.  Ability to develop innovative solutions that will impact behavior and draw focus on personal safety as being the top operating priority. Why you’ll love working here This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.  In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.  We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position that includes such things as full health care (including unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, medical leave coverage, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP) through Homewood Health.  Free on-site gym. Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.  The estimated salary for this position is $108,000 - $132,000. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package. #LI-CV1 #LI-ONSITE