IMX Speaker – Charlene Szmyrko

Charlene Szmyrko is a district safety manager in marine and heavy civil construction, leading safety initiatives across complex waterfront and marine infrastructure projects. She specializes in proactive risk management and frontline supervisor development to strengthen safety culture in high-risk environments. Charlene focuses on integrating planning tools and field engagement to improve hazard recognition and safeguard verification before work begins. She has successfully led initiatives that reduced incident rates and improved safety performance by driving leadership accountability and craft engagement.