Health, Safety Environment Coordinator

Employer: EllisDon Corporation

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 2+01 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: $+2,000 CAD - $+4,000 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 Read more