at WSP USA in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
This Opportunity
WSP team is growing and we’re looking for a Vice President of Health and Safety, US Region to help provide support for project and offices across WSP markets. This position may work out of any WSP US office.
The Vice President of Health and Safety, US Region is a leadership role responsible for partnering with operations to ensure a safe and compliant work environment, promoting a culture of caring, and minimizing health and safety risks across the Region. Be a part of growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights. WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation.
Your Impact
+ Responsible for partnering with regional leadership in meeting WSP’s HSE Goals and Objectives while being involved in some of the most exciting and high-profile projects within the United States and abroad
+ Develop and foster strong relationships with internal and external customers to promote a culture of caring.
+ Provide oversight of high-level contract safety plans and programmatic safety issues.
+ Possess strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with a broad range of individuals, from craft workers to senior management.
+ Experience providing support to multiple project sites simultaneously and managing a team of safety professionals.
+ Communicate effectively with employees, management, and external stakeholders on health and safety matters.
+ Develop and deliver health and safety training programs to various groups, ensuring employees are informed and equipped to adhere to safety protocols.
+ Review health and safety plans, including Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA), while addressing all potential workplace hazards.
+ Support a fast-paced consulting business focused on a constant pipeline of moving and progressing projects, which is brilliant for career development and new experiences.
+ Perform field and office site health and safety inspections/audits, as necessary. 35% travel required.
+ Provide oversight, review of overall contract safety plan and occasional site-specific plans and programmatic safety issues.
+ Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct while adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
+ 35% Travel.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
+ Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent
+ 12+ years in safety and health related environment.
+ Broad knowledge of safety and occupational health principles, methods, and techniques.
+ Strong familiarity and knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and CFR 1926
+ Skilled in accident and incident investigation.
+ Strong leadership and team management skills.
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
+ Skill in recognizing hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, developing measures to eliminate or control these conditions and effectively communicating the appropriate measures to resolve these problems is essential.
+ Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
+ Valid driver license
Preferred Qualifications
+ Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential and/or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or equivalent preferred.
WSP Benefits
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $134,400 – $248,380
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $151,300 – $233,090
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
