Corporate HSSE Advisor

Kent PLC; Sarnia; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent PLC seeks an experienced HSE Advisor for its Calgary or Sarnia offices, focusing on developing and implementing effective HSSE management practices. This role involves ensuring compliance with standards, conducting audits, and fostering a culture of safety across projects. Ideal candidates will hold relevant certifications and have significant experience in HSSE practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in HSSE.
• Comprehensive understanding of ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 standards.
• Proficient in performance monitoring and incident investigation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HSSE management system across projects.
• Monitor compliance with HSSE procedures and standards.
• Deliver effective HSSE training and audits across all locations.

Skills

HSSE risk management

Audit compliance

Training delivery

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

CSP certification or NEBOSH Diploma

Internal Auditor ISO 14001:2015 or ISO 45001:2018

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us :

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for a HSE Advisor to be based in Calgary, AB or Sarnia, ON

Reporting to the Regional HSSE Manager, you will play a critical role in the development and implementation of the certified HSSE management system across all projects and offices within the designated country. Verifying and analysing HSSE performance, conducting assurance monitoring, developing and implementing HSSE improvement strategies and working with our proposals teams in support of winning new work. You will also take an active role in the continued professional development of our project based HSSE resources, providing coaching and guidance on development activities, providing formative feedback.

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the organisation’s vision and objectives are understood throughout the offices and projects.
• Support the development of HSSE procedures ensuring lessons learned and best practices are embedded.
• Ensure compliance obligations are developed and maintained for each office and project in the country.
• Assure the effectiveness of the HSSE risk management process across all projects and offices.
• Support project management with implementation of the management system and maintaining ISO certification.
• Deliver an internal audit schedule to assure management system compliance across all offices and projects.
• Monitor the effectiveness of HSSE audits and inspections across all locations.
• Ensure all incidents are reported correctly and sufficiently investigated to prevent recurrence.
• Monitor and verify the effective and timely closeout of corrective actions.
• Provide independent investigation guidance and support for High Potential and Recordable incidents.
• Assure the adequacy of HSSE training delivery at all projects and offices.
• Ensure the adequacy of emergency response arrangements in all offices and projects.
• Support the winning of new work through the development of best practice tender questionnaire responses.
• Validate HSSE performance data and prepare accurate performance reports to established timeframes.
• Monitor HSSE performance indicators, supporting the development and implementation of improvement strategies.
• Analyse trends in HSSE performance, advising on areas of concern and potential improvement areas.
• Support project management in the development of project specific objectives and key performance indicators.
• Assist project management in the selection and recruitment of competent HSSE resources.
• Ensure all project HSSE positions have a signed job description.
• Champion the continued professional development of HSSE resources within the country.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification or NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Bachelor’s degree.
• Internal Auditor ISO 14001:2015 or ISO 45001:2018.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in HSSE.
• Comprehensive understanding of ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 standards and effective auditing
• Comprehensive experience of effective HSSE risk management and the hierarchy of controls
• Experience of developing compliance obligations in differing geographies
• Experience of developing effective HSSE management system plans and procedures
• Advanced investigative practice and experience of effective root cause analysis.
• Thorough understanding of OSHA incident classifications and incident frequency rate formulae.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
• Experience in developing and delivering effective HSSE training packages.
• Ability to think strategically and develop effective HSSE improvement strategies.
• Experience of effective HSSE coaching.

Communication:

• Excellent standard of written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with experience of managing teams.
• Ability to build positive and productive relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Auditing capability.
• Report writing and procedure developing capability.
• Thorough knowledge of the Kent HSSE management system requirements.
• Ability to develop and deliver effective HSSE training, with excellent presentation skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret functional requirements.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to create brand-compliant documents with language that speaks to our culture.
• Attention to detail in every aspect of the job role.

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role: Location: Calgary, AB or Sarnia, ON Relocation required: No Travel required: Travel as required throughout the country. Contract type: N/A Experience level: 5 year