Project Construction Safety Manager lafarge

1. HSE Leadership & Governance

• Lead the implementation of the project HSE management framework in line with Lafarge policies, standards, and Critical Control Management (CCM) requirements.
• Act as the HSE authority for the Line 5 project, ensuring consistent application of HSE rules across all work fronts.
• Provide functional leadership to the project HSE team and site HSE resources, including supervision, coaching, and performance management.

2. Risk Management & Critical Controls

• Lead identification, assessment, and control of major project risks, including but not limited to:
• Hazardous and stored energy (LOTOTO)
• Work at height and structural reinforcement activities
• Hot works and refractory installation
• SIMOPS between construction, overhaul, and operational areas
• Alternative fuels systems and high-temperature processes
• Environmental exposure (dust, emissions, waste)
• Mobile Equipment and Traffic Management
• Lifting activities
• Ensure critical controls are defined, verified, and effective prior to task execution and commissioning.

3. Brownfield Reactivation & SIMOPS

• Manage HSE risks associated with brownfield conditions, degraded assets, and legacy installations.
• Ensure safe planning and execution of SIMOPS, with clear interface management between contractors, OEMs, and plant operations.
• Chair and lead SIMOPS coordination and HSE planning forums.

4. Contractor & Interface Management

• Ensure contractors personnel are qualified, inducted, supervised, and held accountable to project HSE requirements.
• Ensure that all contractor equipment complies with Lafarge HSE requirements prior to mobilization and throughout the execution of work.
• Enforce consistent HSE expectations across multiple contractors and overlapping scopes.
• Drive contractor HSE performance through leadership engagement, audits, and corrective actions.

5. Commissioning, RTO & Operational Readiness

• Ensure HSE readiness for pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and Return to Operation (RTO).
• Validate energy isolation, permit-to-work effectiveness, and safe system handover to operations.
• Confirm all HSE prerequisites are met prior to equipment energization and operation.

6. Incident Management & Continuous Improvement

• Lead investigation of incidents and high-potential near misses.
• Ensure corrective actions are implemented, tracked, and embedded.
• Promote a learning culture aligned with Lafarge continuous improvement principles.

7. Emergency & Environmental Management

• Ensure project-wide fire prevention, fire-fighting systems, and emergency response arrangements comply with Lafarge HSE requirements before start-up and throughout all project phases, and verify readiness, drills, and effectiveness at all times.
• Ensure project-specific emergency preparedness and response arrangements are defined and tested.
• Ensure environmental risks related to ESP/baghouse upgrades, SNCR, AF systems, and waste management are controlled and compliant.

8. Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Develop and maintain HSE performance dashboards, KPIs, and leading indicators for the Line 5 project.
• Provide regular HSE reports to the Project Manager and Country HSE Project Manager, ensuring transparency and timely escalation.

9. HSE Training, Leadership & Workforce Engagement

• Deliver HSE inductions, task-specific training, and toolbox talks tailored to Line 5 high-risk activities.
• Implement proactive safety leadership through visible presence (BoG), coaching, and engagement.
• Implement and monitor behavior-based safety and intervention programs.

10. Project Close-Out & Handover

• Ensure structured HSE handover to plant operations and HSE teams at project completion.
• Deliver final documentation, risk registers, and commissioning HSE readiness evidence.
• Ensure HSE readiness for pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and Return to Operation (RTO).
• Validate energy isolation, permit-to-work effectiveness, and safe system handover to operations.
• Confirm all HSE prerequisites are met prior to equipment energization and operation.