Senior Leader, Safety Programs & Contractor Management

TC Energy; Charleston (WV); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TC Energy is seeking a seasoned safety leader to oversee the Integrated Safety & Contractor Management team across the Americas. You will design and deliver frontline safety programs, drive contractor safety management, and embed a culture of incident prevention with field leaders.

Reporting to the Manager of Integrated Safety & Contractor Management, you will set standards, align programs across regions, and lead a team of safety experts while ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in safety management
• Post-secondary degree in a safety related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience
• Certification or accreditation in safety (CRSP, CSP, etc.) or recognized equivalent
• Have and maintain a valid driver's license
• Excellent technical and report writing abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to challenge status-quo to drive consensus
• Influential leader with proficiency in human and organizational performance and culture transformation
• Hold a valid passport and travel at least 20%

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to an experienced team of Safety subject matter experts in service of Enterprise and Business unit objectives
• Accountable for the enterprise safety requirements, strategy, and technical expertise that encompasses occupational safety and contractor safety management to drive continuous improvement in safety performance
• Collaborate with Business Unit operations and project teams, BU Safety teams, and Safety & Technical Services stakeholders on safety performance and prioritize safety strategies
• Set direction and standards for occupational safety programs, ensuring alignment across regions and business units
• Implement enterprise components of the contractor safety management model - prequalification, onboarding, assurance, and contractor performance review
• Drive programs alignment - harmonize training, change management, and communication for safe work practices
• Performance management of team, including hiring of personnel
• Support a learning culture through promotion and communication of shared organizational learnings
• Lead key safety assessments, safety initiatives, safety communities of practice and committees
• Present key safety strategies and pathways to stakeholders across TC Energy
• Interface with external regulators, contractors, and Industry Groups to support TC Energy safety objectives
• Participate in investigations, internal assessments, and creation of preventative and corrective actions
• Monitor leading and lagging indicators, report performance to leadership and steer corrective action
• Manage budget for team and identify budget impacts for business units

Skills

Safety management

Leadership

Communication

Report writing

Interpersonal skills

Influential leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Safety-related degree

Tools

CRSP/CSP certification

Job description

TC Energy is seeking a seasoned safety leader to oversee the Integrated Safety & Contractor Management team across the Americas. You will design and deliver frontline safety programs, drive contractor safety management, and embed a culture of incident prevention with field leaders.

Reporting to the Manager of Integrated Safety & Contractor Management, you will set standards, align programs across regions, and lead a team of safety experts while ensuring regulatory compliance and continuous