Project Health & Safety Advisor

About Us

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is a leading utility infrastructure contractor helping power communities across Canada and the United States. Built on family roots, we value safety, hard work, and getting the job done right for our clients. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to build your skills and grow your career.

Role Details

• Location: Stapleton, Nebraska, supporting a major overhead transmission construction project near North Platte and Stapleton.
• Work arrangement: On-site - rotation, with most time spent in the field alongside construction crews.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Schedule: Three weeks on / one week off, working approximately six ten-hour days per week. Schedules may adjust to project requirements.
• Travel: Travel throughout the project area and regular attendance at active work fronts are required, with outdoor work in changing weather, terrain, and construction conditions.
• Travel support: $200 per day in project per diem for eligible days worked.
• Employment requirements: Legal authorization to work in the United States, successful completion of required background screening, and pre-employment and project-specific drug and alcohol testing.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Project Health & Safety Manager, the Project HSE Advisor supports safe execution across active transmission construction work fronts. You will work directly with Operations, field supervision, crews, and subcontractors to identify hazards, support work planning, and reinforce company, client, and project safety requirements.

This opportunity suits a safety professional who can build productive relationships with crews, provide practical guidance, and respond to changing field conditions. You will work alongside experienced construction and safety leaders to strengthen hazard controls, coach field teams, and improve project safety performance.

Key Elements of the Role

• Maintain a strong field presence, provide practical safety guidance, and work with crews and supervision to address changing conditions and unsafe work.
• Support hazard assessments, workplace inspections, field observations, Job Safety Analyses, pre-task plans, permits, and safe work procedures.
• Support safe execution of high-risk activities, including excavation and trenching, lifting and rigging, work at heights, electrical work, lockout/tagout, and heavy-equipment operations.
• Participate in daily planning, project orientations, HSE training, toolbox talks, and tailboards, coaching employees and supervisors on hazard recognition and safe work practices.
• Participate in incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action development. Communicate incidents, safety concerns, and regulatory matters to the Project HSE Manager and Operations leadership.
• Support injury management and workers’ compensation processes as required.
• Track field observations, corrective actions, and HSE performance measures, and prepare safety documentation, lessons learned, and project reports.
• Support implementation of regulatory, company, client, and project HSE requirements and work with project stakeholders to improve field safety practices.

What You’ll Bring

• Three to five years of dedicated, full-time HSE experience, preferably in construction, utility, or other field-based environments.
• Experience supporting active construction crews and working with foremen and supervisors, including hazard assessments, inspections, Job Safety Analyses, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of applicable OSHA construction requirements and a practical approach to hazard recognition and safe work execution.
• Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence field teams, manage changing priorities, and work independently with ownership, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Strong computer skills, including the ability to prepare reports, investigation documentation, training materials, and safety communications.
• A valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record, maintained throughout employment.
• Transmission, distribution, substation, or utility construction experience is strongly preferred. Previous experience as a Journeyman Lineman or Apprentice Lineman is an asset.
• A bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is preferred. BCSP certification or a similar safety designation is also preferred.

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its affiliated entities are committed to providing a respectful and accessible recruitment process.

Employment is subject to the requirements of the applicable role, location, project, and employing entity. Depending on the position, this may include verification of work authorization, background screening, driver abstract, drug and alcohol screening, credential verification, client/site access requirements, and other pre-employment conditions permitted by applicable law.

Applicants who require accommodation during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact the recruitment team.