Commissioning LOTO & Permitting Coordinator

Primary Responsibilities:  
Responsible for Managing the Permit Center, especially with regards to the issuance and organization of Safety Work Permits (SWPs) and energy isolations (LOTOs).
•Acts as a Safety Ambassador, planning and participating as a proactive Safety leader in all site safety drills and practices. Actively participates in regular site inspections, safety meetings and tool-box sessions.

Permit Center Readiness:
•Work with Construction Site Services to define the layout and furniture requirements for the Permit Center. Note the Permit Center will be common for both the Construction Hazardous Work Permits (CHWP) and the CSU/Operations SWPs.

Permit Center Management:
•Ensure all CSU Permit Issuers manage the SWP process according to EH&S Standards. From request, to work execution and final sign-off.
•Ensure SWPs are conducted to a high standard, conducting thorough risk analysis (as per the SWP) for high-risk tasks such as hot work, confined space entry and electrical isolations and that all required documentation and signatures are present before approval.
•Energy Isolation: Ensure all Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) or energy isolations are in place before allowing work to proceed. Maintain an organized Permit Center for active LOTO’s. Assist with installing LOTO’s in the field, as required.
•Job Site Monitoring: Ensure all Permit issuers perform pre-work inspections as per requirements, verifying job site readiness.
•Auditing: Conduct regular field audits to ensure ongoing work complies with the issued SWP's conditions. Complete the “Basic Safety Process” (BSP) forms as these audits are conducted.

SIMOPS Plan Responsibilities:
•Lead daily permit center planning meetings with CHWP and SWP issuers, to identify and resolve potential conflicts from simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) in adjacent areas.
•The CSU Permit Center Coordinator will be responsible for Maintaining an active list of the following, including an effective means to communicate this information to all Permit Receiving personnel:

• Site wide bulletins
• Notices Of Energization
• List of CSU Owned systems
• Plot Plan Map of CSU/Operations controlled areas
• Plot Plan Map of live piperack commodities

Qualifications & Experience
•Must be a seasoned Operator with extensive Permit Center experience in major projects.
•Familiar with SIMOPS Phase protocols as sites transition from Construction to Operations.
•Certifications (Academic, Professional): Power Engineer (min 4th Class), or Journeyman Interprovincial Red Seal, or Process Technician/ Technologist or Professional Process Engineer required or equivalent Safety Experience
•Experience (Role and Industry Specific): 10 years’ Operations work experience; 5 years leading commissioning and start-up activities.
•Experience in Commissioning & Startup of industrial gas, power generation, and chemical facilities, cryogenic technologies, air separation, syngas, and CO2 capture preferred.
•Required Safety Certification (OSSA & CSTS): Construction Safety Training System CSTS-20, Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry & Monitoring, WHMIS, H2S Alive.
•Experience with Enablon Electronic Permitting Software considered an asset.






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