Vice President of HSSE & Regulatory Compliance

The Woodfibre LNG Project is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. It involves constructing and operating a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site, which would have a storage capacity of 250,000 m3 and produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year of LNG.

Woodfibre Management Ltd is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited.

Position

The Vice-President HSSE & RC is a member of the Executive Teamproviding strategic leadership and management of the HSSE and Regulatory Compliance function across the Woodfibre LNG (WLNG) business. The incumbent will champion the strong compliance and safety culture required to be a successful British Columbia based LNG export business. In addition to overseeing- development, planning, implementation, and maintenance of the company’s HSSE & RC programs and systems, the Vice-President of HSSE & RC will be responsible for guiding the organization through a successful transition from a capital project to an operating facility.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a corporate team as well as providing support to the Project and Operations HSSE & RC teams in the development, maintenance and implementation of fit-for-purpose HSSE & RC related programs and systems, providing strategic guidance and oversight to ensure organizational compliance with local, provincial, and federal HSSE laws and regulations. This leadership position reports to the Chief Executive Officer, accountable for driving excellence and continual improvement in HSSE & RC performance by implementing necessary and effective management systems and processes, identifying and managing risks, and fostering a strong safety, environmental and compliance culture across the entire business.

Key Responsibilities

The successful applicant will:

Lead the organization in achieving all safety & environmental performance goals and 100% compliance with the commitments made to the public and stakeholders, and all regulatory permit requirements, including those described in the provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate & LNG Facility Permit, the Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement, and the Transport Canada Marine Transportation Security Regulation (including Marsec Requirements).
External representative working with Indigenous Nations, Government and Regulatory representatives, Contractors and community members to establish strong relationships as a trusted community member and deliver excellent HSSE & RC outcomes.
Oversee the development, implementation and optimization of a business-wide HSSE & RC Management System for the Company.
Develop, implement, and manage all HSSE & RC policies, procedures, and activities to protect the public, our employees, the environment and our assets.
Define Corporate HSSE and Regulatory Compliance objectives annually, assisting Project and Operations teams in setting and achieving objectives. Implement an assurance strategy to monitor compliance against the business HSSE & RC Execution Plan & Procedures.
Oversee an incident investigation process that ensure all incidents are reported, appropriately investigated and work with the Executive, Project and Operations Leadership to ensure adequate corrective measures are implemented to prevent a recurrence.
Oversee HSSE & RC performance reporting and benchmarking, and the collection and analysis of HSSE & RC data and develop goals, maintenance of dashboards, and selection of metrics to track effectiveness of existing tools and identification of areas of improvement.
Collaborate with Executive Leadership to ensure and test that the organization has a high level of emergency preparedness and response capability with the ability to recover from unplanned events.
Lead, facilitate and implement project hazard analysis and risk assessment processes across the Company.
Develop and drive current and future sustainability and ESG programs.
Collaborate with Executive Leadership and Industry Associations to influence evolving environmental, health and safety and sustainability regulations at the municipal, provincial and federal level.