Health and Safety Professional

This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Health and Safety Professional. The candidate may work out of any WSP US office. Be a part of growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights. WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation.

Your Impact • Participate and instill a culture of caring where leaders and team members consistently help each other thrive, which helps the organization care for its employees, clients and stakeholders. • Support both the Business Line’s VP of Health and Safety and the Business Line’s Leadership in all aspects of health and safety management. • Understand and communicate global and regional HSEQ requirements to leadership team and implement at all relevant levels of the business. • Project visits and audits at site locations within the Business Line • Deliver Health and Safety trainings per company and regulatory requirements. • Responsible for managing all aspects of Health and Safety initiatives within the designated business line. • Perform thorough incident investigations to identify and implement corrective actions necessary to prevent future incidents. • Perform thorough root cause analysis of incidents in order to identify appropriate organizational solutions/actions. • Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project’s health and safety objectives and motivates the project team to achieve the desired outcomes. • Effectively plan and coordinate activities according to project safety planning. • Analyze risks, establish project contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigation actions. • Track, analyze and report on actual performance against the plan • Work collaboratively with HSEQ team across the business, Operations and relevant shared services to improve the HSEQ programs. • Provide coaching and expertise in Health and Safety to the Business line, guiding them in the implementation of their Project Safety Plan. • Support the HSEQ Leadership team in various tasks as required. • Ensure integration of the HSEQ Vision, Mission and goals. • Foster a culture of accountability, professionalism, and continuous learning within the business line. • Travel to project sites and offices of at least 30%.

Who You Are Required Qualifications • Undergraduate degree in related discipline (Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Environment). • 5-7 years of experience in Health and Safety profession, preferably in the fields of construction management and inspection, including transportation, road construction, bridge inspection and infrastructure. • Comprehensive knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, occupational Health and Safety compliance requirements, regulatory structure of OSHA and State plans, specifically OSHA Standard for Construction, DOT and FRA regulations. • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously. • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels. • Analytical mindset with the ability to conduct risk assessments and data analysis. • Proficiency in Health and Safety software tools and Microsoft Office suite. • Strong leadership and decision-making abilities, with a proactive approach to problem-solving.