Health and Safety Associate Director

About the position

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. Mace is working on major transit and transportation infrastructure programmes in Canada and continues to build capability to support current and future client needs.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for assuring the assessment, management and mitigation of risk in accordance with regulation and business standards.
  • Drives change through communication, persuasion, engagement and innovation.
  • Supports the integration of the Operational HSW job family into an efficient, effective and cohesive team.
  • Monitors and report on performance, provide advice, guidance and expertise as needed.
  • Translates business strategy and objectives into local business plan/s.
  • Collaborates with operational directors to deliver cost effective and efficient performance.
  • Develops and delivers agreed local business plan/s to time, quality and budget.
  • Supporting succession planning and career development activities for team/s.
  • Collaborates with the assurance function in the pursuit of continuous improvement.
  • Engages and influences identified business and industry stakeholders.
  • Ensure timely and effective escalation of non-compliance issues they are unable to influence or achieve a satisfactory conclusion to.
  • Manages a large team of direct reports, driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success & key performance indicators (KPIs), including a continuous improvement culture.
  • Provides performance management, technical & career development and coaching.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of HSW legislation, regulations, and sector-specific delivery.
  • Experience implementing and improving management systems, including certification processes.
  • Proven ability to develop and apply assurance and audit strategies.
  • Solid experience in risk management and mitigation within a large organization (enterprise and project level).
  • Ability to assess team competency, align resources effectively, and support development planning.
  • Skilled in presenting technical HSW information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Degree (or equivalent experience), with chartered membership and relevant HSW professional qualifications.

Benefits

  • Safety first - Going home safe and well: You will champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in your team and local health and safety rules or regulations of the work you’re involved with.
  • Client focus - Deliver on our promise: You will lead on the cost management services including estimating, procurement and cost planning, owning the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and building long term relationships with your clients.
  • Integrity - Always do the right thing: You will lead operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.
  • Create opportunity - For our people to excel: You will mentor, coach, and develop teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.
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