Contractor Safety Coordinator
Location
Lulea, Sweden
Assignment Type
Contract Position
Expected Start Date
24/08/2026
Expected End Date
31/02/2029
Work Schedule
Work every two weeks (currently even weeks) - 7 days on (7 days off)
Description
The Contractor Safety Coordinator plays a key role in ensuring the safety of contractors and site teams on a large industrial site. This role leads site safety introductions, manages work permits, and coordinates emergency response and risk management activities to maintain a safe and compliant work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead site introductions and contractor onboarding to communicate site-specific safety expectations, access controls, and emergency procedures.
- Issue and manage work permits, including hot work, confined space, and electrical permits, ensuring permit conditions are met before work starts.
- Coordinate contractors' follow-up activities to verify corrective actions, close observations, and maintain contractor performance records.
- Develop, maintain, and exercise the Emergency Response Plan with contractors and internal stakeholders; coordinate drills and evaluate outcomes.
- Manage chemical exposure risks by reviewing safety data sheets, required controls, PPE, and work methods for contractor tasks involving hazardous substances.
- Oversee waste handling management for contractor-generated waste streams, ensuring segregation, labelling, temporary storage, and safe removal in line with regulations.
- Lead Bas-U meetings and act as Bas-U backup to ensure continuity of safety leadership, agenda management, and follow-through on actions.
- Identify and mitigate electrical management risks by reviewing lockout/tagout procedures, electrical permits, and contractor qualifications for live work.
- Lead safety walks and site inspections with contractors and operations teams, documenting findings and tracking corrective actions.
- Capture and update health and safety statistics, compiling contractor performance metrics, incident reports, and trends to inform targeted interventions.
Profile
- Practical safety professional who is approachable, communicative, and skilled at building relationships with contractors and site teams.
- Detail-oriented and organized, able to manage permit systems, records, and follow-up actions consistently.
- Decisive under pressure with experience coordinating emergency response and leading safety briefings or drills.
- Continuous improver mindset who uses data and observations to drive safer work methods and measurable outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in contractor safety coordination, site safety supervision, or a related health & safety role.
- Experience issuing and managing work permits and conducting site inductions for contractors.
- Practical knowledge of chemical exposure management, waste handling management, and emergency response planning.
- Ability to lead safety walks, BAS-U backup activities and BAS-U meetings, and to follow up on contractor actions.
- Competence in identifying electrical management risks and enforcing lockout/tagout and safe isolation procedures.
- Strong record-keeping skills and experience updating health and safety statistics, incident logging, and performance dashboards.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to coach contractors and build collaborative relationships.
Nice to Have
- Certifications in occupational safety (e.g., NEBOSH, OSHA, or equivalent) or relevant trade qualifications.
- Experience with APD plan development and implementation or similar project-specific risk plans.
- Familiarity with environmental regulations related to waste handling and hazardous materials on industrial sites.
- First responder or emergency coordinator training and practical drill facilitation experience.
Deliverables & Success Metrics
- Timely completion of contractor site introductions and documented inductions for all on-site contractors.
- Accurate issuance and closure of work permits with zero high-risk permit exceptions and measurable reduction in permit non-conformances.
- Completed emergency response plan reviews and at least one full-scale or tabletop drill annually with documented lessons learned.
- Regular BAS-U meeting minutes and high follow-up action closure rates.
- Monthly health and safety statistics and contractor performance reports showing trending improvements in key indicators.
- Reduction in chemical exposure incidents and improved compliance in waste handling audits year-over-year.
Tools, Technologies & Domain Context
Familiarity with permit-to-work systems, incident management and reporting tools, basic data analytics for safety metrics, and safety inspection checklists is required. Experience with electronic permit systems, contractor management platforms, and communication tools for coordinating meetings and emergency notifications is advantageous. The role is based in an operational, industrial, or construction-adjacent environment with frequent contractor interfaces, hazardous materials, and electrical risks, offering opportunities for measurable safety impact and career growth in safety leadership.