Senior HSS Specialist, Commissioning and Start Up
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Job Summary
Project
The Woodfibre LNG Project is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish British Columbia. It involves the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site. The facility will have LNG storage capacity of approximately 250000 m³ and production capacity of approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year.
Woodfibre Management Ltd. is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited.
Position
The Senior HSS Specialist Commissioning and Start Up is a senior role supporting Woodfibre LNGs Health Safety and
Security function during late construction commissioning readiness commissioning and start-up.
The role will provide senior technical HSS support for development and delivery of commissioning and start-up deliverables including procedures work packages readiness and assurance tools and field implementation support. The successful candidate will help ensure HSS requirements are practical aligned with Woodfibre expectations and ready for implementation at site.
The incumbent will work closely with the Director Health Safety & Security the Site HSS Lead / HSS Manager Operations commissioning operations construction EPC and contractor teams to ensure safe commissioning and start-up of the Woodfibre LNG Facility.
Key Responsibilities
The successful applicant will support in the following areas:
Commissioning and Start-Up Readiness
Provide HSS oversight and field guidance for commissioning and start-up readiness.
Define prioritize and steward commissioning HSS deliverables.
Review and guide commissioning HSS procedures plans work packs assurance tools and readiness evidence.
Support integration of HSS requirements into commissioning execution planning.
Provide HSS input into commissioning risk assessments SIMOPS planning permit to work interfaces isolation and LOTO interfaces pre-start-up safety review processes and readiness reviews.
Help verify that HSS controls are understood implemented and effective before higher-risk commissioning and start-up activities proceed.
Support field implementation of commissioning HSS requirements through coaching verification and intervention where required.
Identify schedule resource quality competency and execution risks that could affect HSS readiness for commissioning start-up or operations.
Operations HSS Management System
Support the development implementation and continuous improvement of the Operations HSS Management System.
Help integrate Operations HSS requirements into the Woodfibre Management System.
Support Safety and Loss Management System readiness by ensuring HSS requirements are aligned practical and field-usable.
Lead development and implementation of assigned Operations HSS procedures standards tools and field practices.
Ensure Operations HSS requirements are fit for purpose scalable and practical for a compact remote LNG facility.
Support the transition from construction-phase HSS arrangements to Operations HSS requirements.
Help define the Operations HSS operating rhythm including inspections field verifications action tracking leadership reviews and performance reporting.
Ensure systems and tools support effective decisions rather than adding unnecessary complexity.
Support development of Operations HSS training requirements and field implementation plans.
Ensure HSS expectations are clearly understood by Operations personnel contractors and site leaders.
Field Assurance and Contractor Oversight
Help ensure Operations and site teams conduct inspections control verifications field checks and corrective action follow-up.
Monitor and verify contractor implementation of applicable HSS requirements.
Conduct and support field inspections audits observations and control verifications.
Assess the effectiveness of corrective actions and confirm closure evidence where required.
Support incident reporting investigation learning and corrective action management.
Review incident investigation outputs for quality completeness and practical corrective actions.
Use assurance results field observations incident data and performance metrics to identify trends weak controls and improvement opportunities.
Support reporting of HSS performance key risks assurance findings and priority actions.
Security and Emergency Management Interfaces
Work closely with the Corporate Security Manager to support field implementation of approved security strategies plans and controls.
Support site-level coordination where security requirements affect HSS execution contractor management access control workforce behaviour or field readiness.
Work closely with the Emergency Response Manager to support field implementation of emergency response strategies plans drills exercises and readiness requirements.
Support emergency response and security readiness as part of integrated site execution.
Requirements
Occupational health and safety certification applicable university degree technical diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 10 years of HSS experience in oil and gas LNG petrochemical chemical marine terminal heavy industrial or major project environments.
Experience supporting commissioning start-up operations readiness or operations in a major industrial setting.
Experience developing or implementing HSS procedures plans work packages assurance tools or field execution requirements for commissioning start-up or high-risk industrial work.
Strong working knowledge of Canadian occupational health and safety legislation and industrial HSS management systems. British Columbia experience would be an asset.
Experience working with EPC contractors multidisciplinary teams and contractor workforces.
Experience with critical risk management SIMOPS permit to work isolation and LOTO interfaces job hazard analysis field assurance incident investigation corrective action management and HSS performance reporting.
Experience providing field guidance coaching challenge and practical HSS support to operations construction commissioning and contractor teams.
Additional Requirements
Strong field presence and practical judgment.
Able to work independently and provide senior HSS support with limited day-to-day direction.
Able to influence coach challenge and escalate issues appropriately.
Able to work effectively with Operations Construction Commissioning EPC contractor corporate and functional teams.
Able to simplify complex requirements into practical field expectations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing priorities.
Proficient with Microsoft Office and HSS management systems or reporting tools.
Able to meet the physical demands of a site-based industrial role.
Must comply with company substance abuse policy requirements including pre-access testing.
Must have authorization to work in Canada.
Only qualified candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be contacted.
Thank you in advance for your interest!
Woodfibre Management Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.
Woodfibre LNG reserves the right to amend the job description including the title duties and qualification from time to time in its sole discretion.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Situated within the traditional territories of the Squamish Nation, we’re building the world's first net zero liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility.