Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Safety Specialist (Tunnels), COM
Toronto, ON, Canada
CAD 120k-170k / year
Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Safety Specialist (Tunnels), COM
You want to make an impact, not just manage projects, but change how the world gets built. At Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects, you’ll do exactly that. You’ll help develop and deliver the factories, grids, transit systems, and public infrastructure that keep communities moving - and do it smarter, safer, and more sustainably than ever before.
You’ll work alongside people who think big and act bold - project managers, engineers, technologists, and strategists who blend real-world experience with digital innovation and AI. Together, we’re transforming how capital projects are planned, managed, and executed, creating a better way to build for the future.
Because “good enough” builds the past. You’re here to build what’s next, on a team that outperforms every norm.
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- (Internal Title: Construction Safety Officer)
- Safety Culture:
- Align with the Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) strategies of the project and support the implementation of HSW initiatives.
- Champion transformational Occupational Safety, Health and Wellbeing initiatives and drive their implementation with contractors.
- Collaborate with and influence contractor safety and construction teams to promote and strengthen the YNSE project safety culture.
- Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively across departments, teams, and organizational levels to achieve shared goals.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships through open communication, mutual respect, and a solution-oriented approach.
- Actively seek stakeholder input, value diverse perspectives, and contribute to a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Safety Assurance Activities:
- Conduct regular field audits and inspections in accordance with project safety assurance plan requirements.
- Ensure corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) arising from incidents, observations, audits, and inspections are tracked and completed in a timely manner.
- Conduct safety assurance reviews to verify that industry best practices are consistently implemented across applicable project activities.
- Prepare required reports and provide data inputs for project reporting.
- Collect and maintain records required for evaluating the effectiveness of safety programs.
- Compile project-wide HSW KPIs and leading indicators and report findings to the safety director or designate to support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure timely reporting and investigation of incidents.
- Verify that corrective and preventive actions are effectively implemented and sustained.
- Develop and deliver best-practice guides, training materials, presentations, and briefing packages tailored to the needs of specific project stakeholders.
- Perform additional duties as required to support project deliverables and key activities during Annual Service Plans.
- Working Conditions
- Office-based
- With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.
- Minimum of five(5) years of direct onsite construction safety management experience.
- College Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or Risk Management, and industry experience
- Advanced understanding of Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction Regulations, its application on construction projects, establishment of strong safety culture on-site and accident prevention techniques, compliance with external and internal policies.
- Safety professional designations including at least one of the following:
- Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
- Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST)
- Canadian Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC)
- National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO)
- Experience in underground construction safety, particularly tunneling projects.
- Experience conducting field safety audits and inspections.
- Extensive knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation.
- Experience auditing Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
- Strong technical knowledge of safety programs, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience in safety training, incident investigations, and safety performance measurement.
- Experience in injury management and incident investigation
- Experience working on multidisciplinary rail and transit projects and/or complex civil infrastructure projects in brownfield and urban environments with adjacent infrastructure.
BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:
- Other professional and technical designations are considered an asset.
- Strong understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Construction regulations and its application to construction projects .
- Familiarity with Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, Skills and Development, Electrical Safety Authority, WSIB, TSSA, policies and practices and their relationship to the transit industry.
- Familiarity with IHSA COR™ Program.
- Excellent knowledge of electrical safety processes, specific to the Province of Ontario and transit environment.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
- Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilities
- Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
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Role Location Annual Salary Range
Ontario $120,000 to $170,000
Toronto
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