# Senior HSS Specialist, Commissioning and Start Up **Company:** [Pacific Energy Canada](null/companies/g36qi5jdWaFFwLuup82a8r.md) **Location:** Squamish, Canada **Workplace:** on site **Employment type:** Full-time **Department:** Operations [Apply for this job](null/view/3d263cc5-91b5-4572-a4df-b028b148d53a) ## Description **Project** The **Woodfibre LNG Project** is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. It involves the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site. The facility will have LNG storage capacity of approximately 250,000 m³ and production capacity of approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year. **Woodfibre Management Ltd.** is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited. **Position** The **Senior HSS Specialist, Commissioning and Start Up** is a senior role supporting **Woodfibre LNG**’s Health, Safety and Security function during late construction, commissioning readiness, commissioning and start-up. The role will provide senior technical HSS support for development and delivery of commissioning and start-up deliverables, including procedures, work packages, readiness and assurance tools, and field implementation support. The successful candidate will help ensure HSS requirements are practical, aligned with **Woodfibre** expectations, and ready for implementation at site. The incumbent will work closely with the Director, Health, Safety & Security, the Site HSS Lead / HSS Manager, Operations, commissioning, operations, construction, EPC and contractor teams to ensure safe commissioning and start-up of the **Woodfibre LNG** Facility. **Key Responsibilities** The successful applicant will support in the following areas: • Commissioning and Start-Up Readiness • Provide HSS oversight and field guidance for commissioning and start-up readiness. • Define, prioritize, and steward commissioning HSS deliverables. • Review and guide commissioning HSS procedures, plans, work packs, assurance tools, and readiness evidence. • Support integration of HSS requirements into commissioning execution planning. • Provide HSS input into commissioning risk assessments, SIMOPS planning, permit to work interfaces, isolation and LOTO interfaces, pre-start-up safety review processes, and readiness reviews. • Help verify that HSS controls are understood, implemented, and effective before higher-risk commissioning and start-up activities proceed. • Support field implementation of commissioning HSS requirements through coaching, verification, and intervention where required. • Identify schedule, resource, quality, competency, and execution risks that could affect HSS readiness for commissioning, start-up, or operations. Operations HSS Management System • Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Operations HSS Management System. • Help integrate Operations HSS requirements into the Woodfibre Management System. • Support Safety and Loss Management System readiness by ensuring HSS requirements are aligned, practical, and field-usable. • Lead development and implementation of assigned Operations HSS procedures, standards, tools, and field practices. • Ensure Operations HSS requirements are fit for purpose, scalable, and practical for a compact, remote LNG facility. • Support the transition from construction-phase HSS arrangements to Operations HSS requirements. • Help define the Operations HSS operating rhythm, including inspections, field verifications, action tracking, leadership reviews, and performance reporting. • Ensure systems and tools support effective decisions rather than adding unnecessary complexity. • Support development of Operations HSS training requirements and field implementation plans. • Ensure HSS expectations are clearly understood by Operations personnel, contractors, and site leaders. Field Assurance and Contractor Oversight • Help ensure Operations and site teams conduct inspections, control verifications, field checks, and corrective action follow-up. • Monitor and verify contractor implementation of applicable HSS requirements. • Conduct and support field inspections, audits, observations, and control verifications. • Assess the effectiveness of corrective actions and confirm closure evidence where required. • Support incident reporting, investigation, learning, and corrective action management. • Review incident investigation outputs for quality, completeness, and practical corrective actions. • Use assurance results, field observations, incident data, and performance metrics to identify trends, weak controls, and improvement opportunities. • Support reporting of HSS performance, key risks, assurance findings, and priority actions. Security and Emergency Management Interfaces • Work closely with the Corporate Security Manager to support field implementation of approved security strategies, plans, and controls. • Support site-level coordination where security requirements affect HSS execution, contractor management, access control, workforce behaviour, or field readiness. • Work closely with the Emergency Response Manager to support field implementation of emergency response strategies, plans, drills, exercises, and readiness requirements. • Support emergency response and security readiness as part of integrated site execution. ## Requirements • Occupational health and safety certification, applicable university degree, technical diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Minimum 10 years of HSS experience in oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, chemical, marine terminal, heavy industrial, or major project environments. • Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, operations readiness, or operations in a major industrial setting. • Experience developing or implementing HSS procedures, plans, work packages, assurance tools, or field execution requirements for commissioning, start-up, or high-risk industrial work. • Strong working knowledge of Canadian occupational health and safety legislation and industrial HSS management systems. British Columbia experience would be an asset. • Experience working with EPC contractors, multidisciplinary teams, and contractor workforces. • Experience with critical risk management, SIMOPS, permit to work, isolation and LOTO interfaces, job hazard analysis, field assurance, incident investigation, corrective action management, and HSS performance reporting. • Experience providing field guidance, coaching, challenge, and practical HSS support to operations, construction, commissioning, and contractor teams. Additional Requirements • Strong field presence and practical judgment. • Able to work independently and provide senior HSS support with limited day-to-day direction. • Able to influence, coach, challenge, and escalate issues appropriately. • Able to work effectively with Operations, Construction, Commissioning, EPC, contractor, corporate, and functional teams. • Able to simplify complex requirements into practical field expectations. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Comfortable working under pressure and managing competing priorities. • Proficient with Microsoft Office and HSS management systems or reporting tools. • Able to meet the physical demands of a site-based industrial role. • Must comply with company substance abuse policy requirements, including pre-access testing. • **Must have authorization to work in Canada.** _**Only qualified candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be contacted.**_ Thank you in advance for your interest! **Woodfibre Management Ltd.** is an equal opportunity employer. Woodfibre LNG reserves the right to amend the job description, including the title, duties, and qualification from time to time in its sole discretion.