Job summary

Matchtech are supporting a key client with the recruitment of a Vice President of Safety to work in their office in Toronto on high profile railway projects.. please see more infomation attached!

Key skills required for this role

Vice President - Safety - VP - Railway - Metro - Transport - Health and Safety

Important

Vice President - Safety - VP - Railway - Metro - Transport - Health and Safety

Job description

Main Responsibilities:

• Hire and develop well-aligned leaders into the business and ensure they are set up for success in their newly appointed roles
• Promote the company mission and vision and give your leaders the resources to build great teams
• Empower your staff and support and nurture their careers.
• Mentor junior executives and assess and contribute to building their management skills
• Assist the President & CEO to design and oversee our strategic goals
• Lead, guide, direct, and evaluate the work of other employees and ensure a healthy, positive working environment
• Contribute to company innovations, strategic business development, and the profitability of the company as determined by our strategic goals
• Evaluate the success of the company in achieving its goals and formulating plans to correct any issues if the company is not reaching them
• Manage the daily operations and revenue generation of the company and ensuring its continual growth
• Assist in maximizing the company's operating performance and achieving its financial goals
• Assist in managing the company's finances by identifying ways to increase revenue and decrease costs, analyzing financial reports, and preparing departmental operating budgets
• Develop long-term strategies and sponsor critical initiatives to promote, achieve and sustain a culture of exceptional employee engagement and overall excellence
• Be an active participant in proposing innovative approaches and solutions to engage employees and bring excitement and new experiences aligned with our culture and brand
• Drive and support planning and execution of the Employee Engagement survey; provide guidance and be a driver of improved employee retention and engagement
• Be a leader in employee communications. Maintain communication channels that provide relevant and essential information in a timely and consistent manner to staff

Project Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Metrolinx Capital Program Group (CPG) EVPs and VPs and Operations, be responsible for devising, monitoring, and adjusting the LUSD Safety Strategy.
• Be a key contributor to the cultural change programme and supporting activities, which aims to significantly uplift the accountability and proactive intervention of line management in safety leadership.
• Actively support Metrolinx working groups, such as 'Work Planning Standards', 'Red Zone Green Zone' and the roll out of '5 Steps to Safety', in driving safety improvements though planning standards.
• Provide advice to Program Delivery Teams with respect to legal responsibilities and legislation, in line with Canadian and Ontaria State Safety Legislation.
• Participate and/or lead on internal compliance, assurance audits, inspections, undertake onsite technical inspections and provide feedback.
• Support Metrolinx and General Contractor investigations/enquiries and undertake/support incident investigations.
• Drive continual improvement in the support and service provided to Program Delivery Teams, operations and other departments.
• Be responsible for putting LUSD business safety meeting cadence and reporting in place that will support and encourage a culture of continuous improvement.

Here's What You'll Need:

• 20+ years of experience in one of the following: program and project management, project controls, engineering, technology, technical advisory, property, design etc.
• At least three years of industry-related experience, including five years in upper management required
• Degree qualified or similar, ideally in Health and Safety or Engineering is mandatory. Further educational qualification or professional membership is desired.
• Chartership with safety related industry related body such as IOSH or the IIRSM
• Established track record of driving operational safety improvements in regulated safety-critical and process-led businesses.
• Managing teams of over 15 people, with a track-record of driving performance and evolving mindset
• Previous experience of supporting businesses moving from a tactical/procedural safety context to the desired leadership based on modern behavioural-led safety strategy.
• Acting as a link between health, safety, environment, and performance and using behavioural change to address underlying performance issues.
• Able to work cross-functionally and act as a focus point of the broader team, responsible for the overall performance, not just safety.
• Has an established external safety network beyond transport / electrical industries and including HSE.
• Must have experience delivering projects successfully while ensuring our vision and strategic goals remain a top priority (balanced approach)
• Significant experience in the industry, having successfully led teams through strategic business objectives (i.e. organizational change management, growth & geographic expansion, etc.)

Skills:

• Proven leadership skills - the ability to influence others outside of the team to deliver assurance and improvements
• 'Big picture' strategic thinker, able to switch between tactical and strategic agendas.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to navigate large organisations with different interests and promote collaborative working.
• An empathetic candidate with high emotional intelligence, vitality, energy, and ability to create velocity inleading cultural change.
• Exceptional influencing skills and ability to act as a role model and play a wider role in the context of CPG's executive forum.