Senior Site Safety Coordinator

Sasol North America has an opening for a Senior Site Safety Coordinator.  This position reports through the Safety, Health and Environmental Department - US Mega Projects and will reside in Lake Charles, LA.  Below are details of the position requirements:

Position Responsibilities:

• Monitor all site activities ensuring compliance to regulatory and Sasol North America’s requirements
• Ensure minimum standards are developed, implemented and adhered to on site
• Review all contractor safety, environmental and emergency plans prior to the commencement of work
• Assist the SHE Manager and Site SHE Lead in the development and implementation of the Mega Project SHE program
• Liaise with IPMT to improve contractor safety performance on site
• Develop a sustainable safety program that meets regulatory requirements and is aligned with current site operations
• Manage activities that may involve additional professional level contract employees, and manage projects that may include field crews and field activities
• Ensure contractor compliance on site.
• Participates in Trade Organizations outside the Company to further the Company’s interests.
• Understand how environmental trends and directions will affect the strategic plans of the Businesses Units.
• Develop and implement areas of safety compliance.
• Interacts with various levels in the Business Unit operations and support groups teams, maintenance, engineering and other plant personnel.
• Acts as the expert in the area of construction safety management
• Develop, implement and manage compliance strategies.
• Apply safety regulatory knowledge and experience to develop effective strategies and solutions to the current and future technical and regulatory issues facing the Company.
• Develop training, interface with Training Department and train personnel.
• Provides necessary services to Business Units to provide support in regulatory compliance.
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with regulatory agencies.
• Represents the company in trade association.

Experience and Educational Requirements:

• Safety Science Degree preferred
• Minimum 20 years of safety experience, with at least 10 years in heavy industry construction.
• Experience in regulatory matters
• Proven, practical on-site experience of the implementation of safety practices in a construction environment
• Experience in safe work permitting

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