Title: Construction Safety Manager

Location: Belleville, ON, Canada

Duration: 10+ Months (Possible Extension)

Shift & Timing: Regular Business Hours

Pay Range: $65.00-75/Hour on W2

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- Construction Safety Manager / Construction Safety Specialist will provide construction safety leadership, field oversight, coaching, and compliance auditing for industrial construction projects at the client’s plant.
- The role will work closely with the client’s Construction Safety Manager, general contractors, project managers, engineers, construction managers, and contractors to identify high-risk activities, strengthen construction safety management systems, verify implementation of safety controls, and ensure corrective actions are completed effectively.

Key Responsibilities

- Construction Safety Leadership: Provide coaching and guidance to the client’s Construction Safety Manager on industry best practices, construction safety systems, risk management, and continuous improvement.
- Field Safety Oversight: Conduct regular job-site inspections and audit construction safety controls against contractual requirements, approved procedures, and applicable Ontario health and safety regulations.
- High-Risk Activity Assessment: Collaborate with general contractors to evaluate construction procedures and work methods, identify high-risk activities, and verify that appropriate risk controls and preventive measures are implemented.
- Industrial Construction Safety: Oversee safety across industrial building construction, structural steel installation, rigging and lifting, manufacturing equipment installation, process piping, electrical installation, greenfield and brownfield projects, commissioning, and startup activities.
- Contractor Safety Governance: Conduct contractor safety prequalification reviews, audit contractor safety programs, assess field execution, and monitor compliance with client safety expectations.
- Safety Documentation Review: Review Job Safety Analyses (JSAs/JSLs), Field-Level Risk Assessments (FLRAs), lift plans, confined space permits, hot work permits, and energization plans to verify that hazards and controls are adequately addressed.
- Risk Management and Safety Observations: Apply construction risk prediction tools, behavioral safety observations, hazard recognition,



and field coaching to proactively identify and mitigate unsafe conditions and behaviors.
- Incident Investigation: Lead or support incident investigations, identify root causes, recommend corrective and preventive actions, and verify implementation to prevent recurrence.
- Corrective Action Management: Track safety findings, coordinate follow-ups with responsible parties, and confirm that corrective actions are completed and sustained.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate safety reviews with project managers, engineers, construction managers, and contractors. Influence stakeholders without direct authority and challenge unsafe practices, exercising stop-work authority when required.
- Compliance and Reporting: Maintain accurate safety records, prepare audit reports, document field observations, and support compliance with applicable Ontario legislation and Ministry of Labour inspection requirements.

Required Qualifications and Experience

- Minimum 5 years of experience supervising construction safety on industrial construction projects.
- Demonstrated experience with industrial buildings, structural steel installation, rigging and lifting operations, manufacturing equipment installation, process piping, and electrical installation.
- Experience supporting greenfield and brownfield construction , including commissioning and startup activities.

- Strong working knowledge of:
- Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
- Ontario Regulation 213/91 – Construction Projects.
- Industrial Establishments Regulation.
- Ontario construction project notification requirements and constructor responsibilities.
- Ministry of Labour inspection and enforcement processes.
- Experience using construction safety management tools, including risk prediction, hazard assessments, and behavioral safety observation programs.
- Demonstrated experience in contractor prequalification,



contractor safety program audits, field compliance assessments, and safety governance.
- Ability to review JSLs/JSAs, FLRAs, lift plans, confined space permits, hot work permits, and energization plans.
- Proven capability in incident investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective action tracking, safety coaching, and mentoring.
- Experience managing construction safety activities within an industrial client plant.
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, written documentation, and audit-reporting skills.
- Ability to influence without direct authority, challenge unsafe work, and exercise stop-work authority when necessary.
- Ability to work on the construction job site for at least 4 hours per day .

Preferred Qualifications Education and Professional Certifications

- Degree or diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, Construction Management, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
- Equivalent combinations of education and extensive industrial construction safety experience will also be considered.
- Relevant certifications or demonstrated program experience, including:
- COR Auditor Certification or COR program experience.
- CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Qualified).
- CRST (Canadian Registered Safety Technician).
- NSCO (National Construction Safety Officer).
- Gold Seal Certification – Construction Safety Practitioner or Superintendent.

Safety Training Documented training in the following areas is preferred:

- Working at Heights (Ontario-approved training).
- Confined Space Awareness and Entry.
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO).
- Fall Protection.
- Hot Work Safety.
- Elevated Work Platform/Aerial Lift Awareness.
- Excavation and Trenching Hazard Awareness.
- Incident Investigation.
- Hazard Recognition and Risk Assessment.

Key Success Factors

- Strong field presence and proactive hazard identification.
- Ability to influence contractors and project stakeholders to maintain safe work practices.
- Effective coaching and mentoring of client personnel and contractor teams.
- Consistent verification of safety controls and closure of corrective actions.
- Commitment to continuous improvement in industrial construction safety performance.

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