Employer: EllisDon
Position: Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator
Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Employment Address:
• Head office is 350-13775 Commerce Parkway, Richmond BC V6V 2V4
• Work location is PNE Amphitheatre project located at 2901 E Hastings Street, Vancouver, V5K 5J1
Hours of Work: 40 hours/week
Language: English
Benefits: Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy. Eligible for extended medical insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance and pension plan.
Salary: $92,000 CAD - $94,000 CAD / annum
Contact: Please send resumes to yan.grace@ellisdon.com and include “Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator” in the email subject line.
Nature and Scope of Role: As a dedicated health, safety & environmental coordinator and with your proactive approach to establishing and maintaining safe working relationships, you play a key role in the promotion of the EllisDon Core Values.
Duties:
• Be responsible for site specific safety orientation, job site inspections and accident/incident reports to ensure that equipment materials and production processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees
• Monitoring employees and subcontractors on site to ensure compliance to health and safety procedures, including standard operating procedures, policies and training as well as escalate issues to leadership for resolution
• Proactively identifying and preventing hazardous situations and take necessary measures to correct them in addition to participating in investigations of safety concerns, incidents and accidents
• Acting as a first aid attendant and be responsible to coordinate emergency response at the workplace
• Organizing and conducting training programs on issues of workplace safety including but not limited to: WHMIS, Fall Protection, Personal Protection Equipment, CPR/First Aid, Emergency Response and Security
• Leading, maintaining, and educating all site staff on creating a safety first culture and to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and regulations
• Reviewing of subcontractors’ pre-construction safety submittals and ensure enforcement of procedures on government health and safety standards/regulations
• Reviewing and file subcontractors’ weekly safety submittals
• Effectively compiling weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly project health and safety statistics to help identify trends or required actions to ensure the health and safety of the workplace
• Attending client meetings to update the client on safety
• Be a resource to the various subcontractors and visitors where applicable
Requirements:
• You have a minimum 3-5 years of safety construction experience (Institutional, Commercial, Residential or Civil Projects)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health, Environmental Health, or a related field is required
• You have the ability to delegate and influence others to follow safety rules and regulations
• You are working towards, or are already certified under the Occupational Health & Safety Act/Regulations with experience working on a construction site
• Occupational First Aid Certificate (OFA L2 minimum, with certified Transportation Endorsement) – mandatory
• You hold a Construction Safety Officer certificate, or are working towards completion of the National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) certificate for British Columbia
• Auditing experience with the Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program, ISO or other
• Previous experience with Subcontractor Management
• Experience reviewing OHS programs for compliance
• Experience with Cranes and Hoisting, including but not limited to Tower Cranes
• Construction Safety Coordinator Gold Seal certified and/or CRSP designation would be considered an asset
• International certification (NEBOSH, ISO 45001, IGC, etc) would be considered an asset
• Experience with the Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program
• Fall Protection Expertise
Working Conditions:
• Exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions. Some health and safety risks. May require safety equipment and precautions.
• Work requires heavy physical exertion, effort and strain. Forces exerted are equivalent to lifting between 10 to 25 kilograms/20 – 50 pounds
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