Senior Safety Manager

The Senior Safety Manager serves as the regional technical leader and independent assurance resource for an assigned group of sites, supporting consistent application of corporate Safety standards, proactive risk reduction, and effective implementation of approved Safety initiatives.

The role provides technical direction to site Safety professionals, reviews and approves significant safety controls within established authority levels, monitors serious and high potential incidents and recurring risks, and provides independent assurance regarding site Safety performance, data integrity and corrective action closure.

Working collaboratively with site leadership, Safety professionals, and corporate functions, the Senior Safety Manager translates site level risk and performance into actionable priorities, supports organizational capability, and provides objective technical oversight while Operations retains accountability for implementing and sustaining controls.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Governance and Risk Management

• Apply and reinforce approved corporate Safety standards consistently across assigned sites.

• Provide independent technical interpretation and direction on Safety standards, controls and significant workplace risks.

• Exercise technical review and approval authority within established corporate risk classifications and delegated decision limits. Escalate critical risk decisions, significant control exceptions, and matters exceeding delegated authority to the Director of Safety or Vice President, Safety, as applicable.

• Proactively identify and monitor serious injury and fatality (SIF) exposures, high potential events, critical control deficiencies, repeat findings, and overdue high risk corrective actions.

• Verify the adequacy and effectiveness of critical controls through risk-based field reviews, employee engagement, and follow up on significant exposures.

• Require appropriate interim protective measures where significant risk remains unresolved.

• Escalate implementation failures, significant legal exposure, funding barriers and matters outside delegated authority to the appropriate Safety leadership.

• Support timely resolution of technical disagreements involving site Safety requirements or controls.

Site Assurance and Audit

• Develop and maintain a risk-based site rotation, review and audit schedule across assigned locations.

• Conduct scheduled and unannounced site assurance activities based on risk, performance and emerging issues.

• Assess compliance with corporate Safety standards and the effectiveness of site level controls.

• Identify recurring or systemic issues across assigned sites and escalate trends requiring broader intervention.

• Monitor the quality and timely closure of corrective actions resulting from audits, investigations and Safety reviews.

• Verify that high risk corrective actions have addressed the underlying exposure and assess recurring findings for evidence of control failure.

Incident Oversight

• Provide technical oversight and support for serious and high potential incidents within assigned sites.

• Review significant investigations to assess the quality of findings, root cause analysis, corrective actions and closure criteria.

• Lead or directly support complex or high potential incident investigations when warranted by event severity, technical complexity, or direction from corporate Safety leadership.

• Identify common or recurring risks across sites and support the development of broader preventive measures.

• Maintain same day escalation availability for significant events, with defined after-hours alternatives to ensure appropriate coverage.

Safety Performance and Data Assurance

• Verify Safety KPI definitions, supporting evidence and data quality prior to leadership reporting.

• Assess the reliability and consistency of incident, risk and corrective action information across assigned sites.

• Identify inconsistencies or gaps in Safety reporting and require appropriate follow up or correction.

• Provide Safety leadership with an independent view of significant site risks, emerging trends and areas requiring attention.

• Translate regional risk trends and leading indicators into recommended priorities and preventive actions for site and corporate leadership.

• Provide periodic regional Safety performance and risk summaries to corporate Safety leadership, highlighting significant exposures, emerging trends, corrective action effectiveness, and matters requiring leadership intervention.

Functional Leadership and Coaching

• Provide technical guidance, coaching and functional leadership to site Safety professionals.

• Facilitate recurring engagement with assigned site Safety professionals to review emerging risks, program execution, investigations, and corrective action performance.

• Promote consistent Safety practices, technical capability and professional standards across assigned sites.

• Provide structured functional performance feedback, identify technical capability gaps, and contribute to site Safety professionals’ performance evaluations in coordination with their designated reporting managers.

• Support the development of Safety capability through coaching, knowledge sharing and technical guidance.

• Build effective working relationships with site leaders while maintaining the independence required to provide objective Safety assurance.

Corporate Program Implementation and Improvement

• Coordinate the deployment and sustained adoption of approved corporate Safety programs, procedures, and Safety Management System workflows across assigned sites.

• Identify implementation barriers, partner with Operations and site Safety teams on solutions, and escalate resource or accountability concerns as appropriate.

• Share effective risk controls and lessons learned across facilities and support the integration of new sites, equipment, and processes into corporate Safety expectations.

Decision Rights and Authority

The Senior Safety Manager is authorized to:

• Stop or pause work where an unsafe condition or significant uncontrolled risk exists.

• Require appropriate interim protective measures while permanent controls are developed or implemented.

• Provide technical approvals only within documented delegated authority; refer critical risk exceptions and decisions outside that authority to the Director of Safety or Vice President, Safety, as applicable.

• Escalate significant Safety, legal or implementation concerns to the Director of Safety or Vice President, Safety, as applicable.

• Apply and reinforce established corporate Safety requirements, require corrective measures consistent with approved standards and delegated authority, and verify that implemented controls adequately address identified risks.

• Participate in operational planning and technical risk decisions without assuming Operations’ responsibility for resources, implementation, or sustained control ownership.

Key Working Relationships

The Senior Safety Manager works collaboratively with:

• Director of Safety and Vice President, Safety, as applicable

• Plant and site leadership

• Site Safety professionals

• Human Resources

• Legal

• Engineering

• Operations

• Internal and external subject-matter experts

• Regulatory authorities, as required

Measures of Effectiveness

Success in the role will be demonstrated through:

• Timeliness and quality of technical decisions and escalations within delegated authority.

• Reduction in repeat high risk findings across assigned sites.

• Reliability and integrity of Safety KPI and incident information.

• Timely closure and verified effectiveness of escalated high risk corrective actions, including monitoring of repeat exposures.

• Completion and quality of risk-based assurance activities and follow through on significant findings.

• Effectiveness of site audits, reviews and risk-based site engagement.

• Quality of technical coaching and functional support provided to site Safety professionals.

• Effective escalation and resolution of significant Safety risks, and consistent implementation of assigned corporate Safety initiatives.

Core Competencies

• Advanced technical Safety judgement and professional independence.

• Strong multi-site risk prioritisation and systems thinking.

• Advanced investigation, audit and data assurance capability.

• Ability to interpret and apply Safety standards across diverse operating environments.

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Ability to identify systemic risk and distinguish significant issues from routine operational matters.

• Executive level written and verbal communication.

• Coaching, influencing and relationship building skills.

• Conflict resolution and ability to navigate technical disagreements.

• Ability to exercise sound judgement during significant or time-sensitive events.

Education, Experience and Knowledge