Senior HSS Specialist, Commissioning and Start Up

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 250,000 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 LNG's 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  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   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-startup 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…