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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Kitimat Modernization Project for Rio Tinto Alcan's Aluminum Smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia (BC), Canada is a 3 billion USD project. This is an operating plant that will add four potrooms containing 384 pots to increase capacity (by 48%) and also provide state of the art technology that will significantly decrease emissions (up to 50% per year) and maximize power usage for this aluminum smelter modernization.
Kitimat is a coastal city in northwestern British Columbia (approximately 1,300km north of Vancouver, BC). This is a remote, small town, 45 minutes south of Terrace, BC. Population is close to 10,000 people. Bechtel is undertaking the role of EPCM manager for the project which is scheduled for completion in late 2014.
SUMMARY:
Integrates safety issues and requirements into proposals, planning documents, government documents, design specifications and criteria, construction plans and schedules, bid specifications, and subcontract packages for projects. Has technical responsibility for interpreting complex requirements, evaluating and applying appropriate safety engineering principles, and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving and maintaining compliance with safety requirements. Provides technical assistance to other safety professionals assigned to projects and other project functions.
JOB DIMENSIONS:
A. Supervision Received
- Receives technical and administrative supervision from the Manager of Safety Services, Safety Services Manager, Principal Safety Specialist/Engineer, or supervisory-level Senior Safety Specialist/Engineer. If assigned full-time on a project, receives supervision and work assignments from the Project Safety Services Supervisor, Project ES&H Manager, Project Manager, or Construction Manager.
B. Supervision Exercised
- May directly supervise other safety specialists/engineers and provide technical oversight and direction to industrial hygiene subcontractors.
C. Contacts
- Maintains relationships with internal organizations (e.g., engineering, construction, and subcontracts), customer, and contractor/subcontractor representatives to coordinate technical/scientific issues, new technologies, and integration of safety functional responsibilities into project proposals, design specifications, construction plans and schedules, and subcontractor bid packages.
- Maintains contact, as appropriate, with government regulatory and resource agencies to obtain current information on new regulations, program initiatives, and technical requirements and standards.
- Maintains contact with other safety personnel to keep them informed of changing requirements and to provide technical assistance as needed.
- Maintains contact with customers to exchange information on safety issues, technical advances, and new technologies.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Provides input on bid decisions, proposal development, and estimates (scope, constraints, schedules, budgets) with respect to integration and compliance with safety requirements.
- Provides technical support to safety studies, health assessment studies, and project risk assessments.
- Coordinates appropriate consideration of safety requirements with subcontracts, engineering, and construction personnel as assigned.
- Provides safety technical support and assistance to projects and coordinates safety requirements and formulation of risk reduction measures with project-assigned safety personnel, engineering, construction and onsite ES&H representatives during construction.
- Participates in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/subcontractors to advise them of safety requirements that may affect project design, schedule, and cost.
- Drafts comprehensive ES&H plans, project specific risk reduction plans, safety awareness training programs, and technical reports.
- Provides recommendations and input for revising safety procedures, work processes, and other quality improvement measures.
- Conducts safety inspections/assessments of project construction activities to monitor compliance with applicable safety and health requirements including contractual commitments, permits, and the project's ES&H plan.
- When in supervisory role, implements personnel policies (e.g., conducts employee performance evaluations) and provides technical direction to staff.
JOB KNOWLEDGE:
- Advanced knowledge in a field of science, process engineering, or related discipline.
- Knowledge of safety procedures, engineering systems, principles, and methodologies.
- Knowledge of national and international safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies' processes and responsibilities, industry standards/practices for safety and health compliance, and best management practices for minimizing potential safety risks during project execution.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction systems, methods, and work processes.
- Knowledge of construction planning, estimating, procedures, and execution.
- Experience in managing and/or providing technical oversight of safety and/or health subcontractors or consultants.
- Experience in safety inspections/assessments during construction.
- Knowledge of hazardous materials and physical risk exposures and Personal Protective Equipment standards as well as People Based Safety processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of Bechtel's organization structure, functions, and administrative procedures.
- Skilled in oral and written communication.
- Knowledge of Bechtel standard computer applications.
- Bachelor of Science degree in the sciences (e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, public health) or mechanical engineering from an accredited college or university or equivalent work experience.
- Prior practical work experience in office settings (e.g., managing safety and health programs, budgets and staff) and field locations (e.g., construction execution and/or operating facilities) performing the responsibilities listed above.
Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, procurement, and construction companies in the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right- no matter how big, how complex or how remote. The reliability of our performance, the enduring quality of our projects, the strength of our ethics, and the seriousness of our commitment to safety and sustainability are evident in everything we do. Bechtel delivers for its customers what others can only promise.
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Bechtel is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE).
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