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The Manager Safety & Compliance is responsible for driving all aspects of Safety and Compliance across CN's Dock and Transload properties and Automotive Business units.  In addition, the Manager Safety and Compliance is responsible for assessing the state of each locations Safety Culture and developing short, medium and long term plans to improve Safety culture from a leadership, training and technology point of view working with local facility management, The Manager requires strong business acumen, understanding multiple commodities and dangerous goods, their supply chains and how to move/transload the products safely and efficiency.  Understanding of existing processes, systems, culture, training programs and compliance requirements across multiple, provincial, federal and state jurisdictions is also a key area of responsibility. The incumbent will also entail participation in integrated audits of safety processes and field execution of CN's Safety Management System (SMS) and local Safety Action Plans to ensure compliance. This will require the incumbent to possess exemplary communication skills and of accident and incident reporting criteria to managers will be essential. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring integrity in reporting of all Corporate Safety data through monitoring and auditing of safety performance data.  The position will also have direct exposure to Safety and Health Committees through interface with an occasional participation in, Safety and Health Committees and their regular scheduled meetings.

The position is responsible for oversight of Regional Distribution Services feedback and support as required to assist them in driving safety initiatives on the Regions.

       Facilitate numerous safety initiatives, across multiple locations each with differing characteristics, commodities (incl. Dangerous goods) and risk exposures to drive safety performance and support Regions/Functions

       Manage projects through to completion and implementation in the field

       Monitor adherence to safety and compliance standards (including federal and state/provincial jurisdictional requirements) as established by operating companies, interfacing with Regional and managers as necessary to drive compliance

       Analyze safety data to identify trends, exposures or opportunities

       Drive and participate in Integrated Audits (Safety and Rules Compliance) and reports

       Provide information to Chief Operating Officer, Vice President Safety and other Senior Executive relative to safety performance

       Manage and oversee quality of safety engagements for the Transload and Dock operations (~300 employees across ~30 locations throughout North America)

       Develop and conduct safety training tailored to locational requirements

       Develop short, medium and long terms plans to drive sustainable changes to the Safety Management programs of the Docks and Transloads and Automotive

       Ensure the Hazard Prevention Program (HPP) regulation is compliant with both municipal and federal regulations and communicate the information to ensure employees understand the program in place

       Validate that safety plans are defined and employees are aware of their respective facilities plans

       Engage with union members and union leadership on safe work practices and policies

       Responsible for producing regular business and Corporate Safety Data

       Undertake Projects which entail Interface with IT relative to system changes, enhancements and requirements

       Conduct safety tests, develop and improve safety procedures in the Safety Management System

       Update governance reports based on input and feedback from user groups

       Develop, implementation and support the field for the Safety Management System

       Ensure the Safety Intranet Development is regularly updated

       Ensure the Emergency Response Plan is compliant and is properly in place

       Stay informed on updates regarding the Fall Protection coverage, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and contractor safety

       Coordinate any injury reports with the appropriate people

       Participate quarterly with Safety and Health Committees

 The role is performed in a combination of office and outdoor environments in various types of weather conditions with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. The role requires being available on-call 24/7 to respond to critical incidents. The role requires extensive travel (up to 50%) within the United States (U.S.) and Canada. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure, ambiguity, and stress.  

Operation Experience

       Minimum 7 years of relevant field experience

o   Experience with emergency response/spill response

o   Experience in project management

o   Experience in management of professional consultants

o   Experience contaminated sites management

o   Experience in operating and capital budget forecasting, planning and management

o   Experience with Railway Operating Rules*

*Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset

       Engineering Degree or Bachelor of Science degree with a preference for Environmental Science or Environmental

       Post secondary education in Safety Industrial Hygiene*

       Safety Industrial Hygiene Certification*

*Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset

       Follow safety procedures, information security instructions and ESC principles to lead by example

       Address risks in a timely manner to eliminate them

       Improve processes on a continuous basis to enhance safety, security and to reduce CN's environmental footprint

       Influence others with impactful communications and adapt well to its audience

       Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity

       Apply analytical thinking to make recommendations that pursue sustainable performance

       Innovate to create value, without compromising on safety

       Is accountable to meet performance expectations

       Communicate effectively both orally and in written in French*

*Any skills/attributes for these above would be considered as an asset

       Project management

       Strong capability to prepare reports, procedures, standards, etc.

       Ability to use CN systems to extract safety data to identify safety trends, including SAP, Business Warehouse

       Knowledge in technical safety

       Ability to interpret safety reporting criteria as defined by FRA reporting guide.

       Able to produce quality and timely data reports

       Strong knowledge of Excel

       Knowledge of Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation

       Involvement in a safety committee*

*Any knowledge of these above would be considered as an asset