Senior Vice President, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

SUMMARY Green Infrastructure Partners is seeking an accomplished and influential leader to serve as Senior Vice President, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), a critical executive leadership role responsible for shaping and advancing the organization's enterprise-wide HSE strategy. The successful candidate will maintain a visible presence across operations, balancing executive leadership responsibilities with active engagement alongside operational leaders and frontline teams to ensure health, safety, and environmental priorities are embedded into decision-making, accountability, and day-to-day operations across the business. The ideal candidate will bring a proven track record of leading transformation initiatives.

They will combine strong business acumen with exceptional leadership capabilities, translating data and insights into meaningful business outcomes while helping to position Green Infrastructure Partners as an industry leader in health, safety, and environmental performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & POLICY DEVELOPMENT Build a data supported and evidence based corporate HSE strategy, including the rollout of comprehensive plans, policies, programs, and standards across the organization. Build strategic enterprise capability that supports growth, risk management, operational excellence, and long-term value creation. Proactively seek innovation and new technological approaches to ensure the workforce remains safe from evolving workplace hazards.

Develop annual HSE corporate goals and key performance indicators (KPIs), driving continuous improvement projects that align with business growth. Integrate HSE performance measures into enterprise scorecards, operational performance metrics, and executive reporting processes to support data-driven decision-making and accountability. Lead the integration of HSE protocols for new business acquisitions and joint ventures (JVs), ensuring operational and procedural consistency.

OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT & RISK MANAGEMENT Provide strategic direction to Senior Operational Leads, ensuring all projects comply with applicable federal, provincial, and state regulations. Oversee all technical training activities, ensuring specialized safety education is conducted at all sites in accordance with regulatory requirements and company standards. Implement a risk-management approach for developing corporate standards, ensuring consistent application across multiple regions.

Leverage predictive analytics, trend analysis, and leading indicators to proactively identify risks, strengthen controls, and improve organizational performance. Review critical accident investigation reports and provide executive oversight for the investigation process and corrective action implementation.

COMPLIANCE, AUDITING & ADVOCACY Ensure high-level health and safety audits are conducted at the corporate, office, and project levels to verify adherence to internal and external requirements. Oversee the management of worker claims and workers’ compensation matters, ensuring they are handled according to legislation and corporate policies. Develop and deliver executive- and Board-level reporting that provides meaningful insights into organizational risk, performance trends, compliance, and strategic priorities.

Act as the primary liaison with community and regulatory organizations, representing the company on external associations and industry committees. Monitor and respond to legislative changes in occupational health, safety, and environmental law to maintain the organization's audit-ready status.

TEAM LEADERSHIP & SAFETY CULTURE Manage and mentor a national HSE team, focusing on talent development and succession planning. Champion a culture of safety excellence, ensuring that all supervisors and employees are empowered with the training necessary to manage HSE programs effectively. Drive performance improvements aimed at significantly reducing Lost Time Injuries (LTIs) and other key safety incidents.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

20+ years of progressive leadership experience within construction, infrastructure, industrial, manufacturing, utilities, mining, energy, transportation, or other complex, asset-intensive and highly regulated environments.

Significant experience leading enterprise-wide health, safety, environmental, risk, operational excellence, or related functions across complex, geographically dispersed operations.

Proven ability to develop and execute enterprise-wide strategies, transformation initiatives, and governance frameworks across national or multi-regional operations, including experience supporting organizational growth through acquisitions, integrations, and large-scale change initiatives.

Strong business acumen with the ability to translate data, trends, and operational insights into meaningful business outcomes and risk-management strategies.

Experience building executive-level reporting capabilities that support strategic decision-making and organizational accountability.

A recognized degree, diploma, or certification in Health & Safety Management (e.g., CRSP, CSP, NCSO, or equivalent).

Exceptional knowledge of federal and provincial safety regulations, accident investigation methodologies, workers’ compensation management, and environmental compliance requirements.

Experience leveraging analytics, leading indicators, and performance data to proactively manage risk and improve organizational performance.

Ability to engage and influence executive leadership teams, regulators, customers, and other key external stakeholders.

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from field staff to executive leadership and Boards of Directors.

Demonstrated success transforming and elevating enterprise HSE functions within high-growth, entrepreneurial organizations, with the ability to build scalable capabilities, strengthen accountability, and support evolving business needs through a growth-oriented and continuous improvement mindset.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Comprehensive group benefits program.
• Retirement savings program.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities.

Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. “GIP”, is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives.

We believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

GIP will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.

If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Our People At Green Infrastructure Partners (GIP)

Our People At Green Infrastructure Partners (GIP), our people are among the best.

Our most valuable asset is our people – comprising our employees, customers, and the public.

Nothing is more important than our people coming to work happy and leaving safely.

Our Work

The work we do impacts lives. It impacts our schools and neighbourhoods, shaping our communities and cities. We are one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing construction companies.

Every day, our people design, deliver, and maintain infrastructure for Canada’s rapidly growing cities. From demolition, shoring, and foundations to excavation, remediation, structures, paving, and the production of materials, we have the unique ability to self-perform all project scopes without reliance on subcontractors. The work we do at GIP today will carry us into a better, greener, and safer tomorrow.

Our Culture

We are committed to fostering a work environment that embraces Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging for all so our people benefit from the creative solutions that come from embracing differences. Sustainability is part of our DNA. We focus on recycling and reusing materials by repurposing old roads and reengineering them into new ones, thereby keeping tons of used materials out of our landfills.

As we look to the future, we need creative, ambitious, and innovative professionals who can help us to build the world of tomorrow, today.

If you want to work for a world-class organization that provides an exceptional career experience with an inclusive and collaborative culture, this opportunity is for you!

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