Job Details

Posting Details

- - Posted on October 23, 2026

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- On-site
- Health and Safety
- Full time
- Requisition #: DIREC

Description

The Director, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Programs & Compliance provides strategic leadership and oversight of the organization's HSE management system, regulatory compliance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives across all business operations within Canada.

Reporting to the Vice President, HSE, the Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and governing corporate HSE standards, policies, programs, and performance metrics that support operational excellence, legal compliance, and a strong safety culture. This role leads the organization's Certificate of Recognition (COR®) program, claims management processes, compliance auditing framework, training strategy, and enterprise HSE management systems.

The Director partners closely with business leaders, operations teams, project management, and external stakeholders to ensure health, safety, and environment, are effectively managed while driving measurable improvements in organizational performance.

The successful candidate will be a strategic, results-oriented leader with extensive experience in construction, infrastructure, industrial, or heavy civil operations and a demonstrated ability to influence organizational culture, lead high-performing teams, and manage complex compliance programs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & HSE Governance

- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company's Health, Safety and Environmental Management System.




- Establish corporate HSE strategies, objectives, performance indicators, and annual improvement plans aligned with organizational goals.
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to HSE Managers, Specialists, Coordinators, and operational leadership teams.
- Develop and maintain corporate HSE policies, standards, procedures, and best practices to ensure compliance and operational consistency.
- Serve as a trusted advisor on HSE risks, regulatory developments, and emerging industry trends.
- Support integration, due diligence activities, and organizational change initiatives from an HSE perspective.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

- Ensure compliance with all applicable provincial, federal, and municipal health, safety, environmental regulations.
- Provide strategic oversight of the company's COR® program, including audit readiness, certification maintenance, continuous improvement initiatives, and stakeholder engagement.
- Direct internal compliance audits, management system reviews, field inspections, and regulatory assessments.
- Lead investigations involving significant incidents, injuries, environmental events, regulatory violations, and high-potential near misses.




- Develop corrective action programs and verify effective implementation across the organization.

HSE Systems & Operational Excellence

- Lead and optimize the organization's electronic HSE management system, including data governance, reporting, analytics, and user adoption.
- Monitor and analyze leading and lagging performance indicators to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop executive-level dashboards, scorecards, and performance reports for senior leadership and business operations.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance employee engagement, hazard identification, risk reduction, and operational performance.
- Establish standards for field inspections, observations, audits, and corrective action management.

Training, Culture & Engagement

- Develop and oversee the organization's HSE training strategy, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and business needs.
- Lead the design and implementation of onboarding, orientation, competency verification, and leadership development programs.
- Promote a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, communication strategies, recognition programs, and leadership accountability.
- Collaborate with operational leaders to strengthen workforce participation in health, safety, and environmental initiatives.

Claims Management & Return to Work

- Provide oversight and governance of workplace injury claims management and return-to-work processes.
- Monitor claims performance, costs, and trends while ensuring compliance with all provincial compensation requirements and internal standards.
- Partner with People and Cul

📌 Director, Health, Safety (Canada)
🏢 Modern Niagara
📍 Canada