Health and Safety Advisor

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 a 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.

• 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 motivate 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%.

• Undergraduate degree in a related discipline (Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Environment).
• 5-7 years of experience in Health and Safety profession, preferably in 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.

• Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, Environment.
• Designation as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other similar certification will be considered an asset.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Expected Salary (all locations): $74,200.00 - $

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