Health, Safety

Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator- Contract The Health, Safety, and Environment Coordinator coordinates environmental and health program processes and activities to assist the team in maintaining compliance, mitigating and managing environmental, health and safety risks and improving related performance. This position is more required to manage environmental issues although some health and safety tasks can be assigned to the coordinator. Job Description Who We Are BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6,500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Summary The Health, Safety, and Environment Coordinator coordinates environmental and health program processes and activities to assist the team in maintaining compliance, mitigating and managing environmental, health and safety risks and improving related performance. This position is more required to manage environmental issues although some health and safety tasks can be assigned to the coordinator. Key Duties & Responsibilities Acts as the first point-of-contact for environmental and health inquiries and incidents. Provides guidance to team members on environmental and health matters, and escalates inquiries, where appropriate. Coordinates the implementation of environmental, health and safety programs along with related processes, procedures and resources. Coordinates environmental, health and safety activities including but not limited to attending tenant OSH committee meetings, attending environmental committee meetings and activities, undertaking incident investigation and resolution, completing equipment and systems registration, developing emergency response procedures and business continuity planning activities, completing and delivering training, completing annual management system re-registration, managing data and generating reports, and conducting environmental compliance audits. Researches environmental, health and safety matters; provides findings and recommendations. Maintains and assists with the creation of environmental, health and safety documentation including plans, processes, forms, logbooks, and procedures. Create and maintain documentation including instruction sheets, checklists, forms, and training materials. Support construction activity teams (Projects and O&M) by creating, distributing, verifying and maintaining documentation such as work instructions, checklists, training materials. Conducts regular inspections of facilities to mitigate any Environmental regulatory issues and/or Health and Safety Concerns before an incident or service call is received. Maintains business continuity and emergency management plans and procedures. Participates in field inspections, job observations, health, safety and environment audits and other reviews to monitor compliance and identify risks; provides findings and suggestions for improvement. Incident Investigation, Resolution & Reduction Assists in the investigation and resolution of incidents including root-cause analysis and providing probable causes of incidents and recommendations for resolution. Coordinates the implementation of corrective and preventative measures. Assists in the identification and analysis of trends. Communicates observations and provides suggestions for incident reduction measures. Audit Compliance, Data Maintenance & Reporting Maintains all environmental, health and safety data including incident data, regulatory and process compliance data within applicable databases and information storage systems. Assists in the audit of compliance records and data. Prepares and distributes environmental, health and safety related reports including incident reports. Experience with database development, programming and maintenance is considered an asset. Other duties as assigned. Knowledge & Skills Strong background in environmental management system development and administration, with knowledge of environmental regulations and environmental compliance auditing an asset. Certification in one or more of the following – Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety; Certificate in Environmental Management through a Community College; University degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies. 1 to 3 years of environmental, health and safety work experience. Understanding of environmental, health and safety regulatory requirements. Understanding of emergency management requirements. Strong organizational and coordination skills along with ability to coordinate multiple requirements (processes, activities, projects, emergency response procedures, etc.) simultaneously. Strong communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders. Strong administrative skills and ability to maintain and report accurate data. Analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to exercise good judgment. Able to work independently but provide strong support to the team as requested. Frequent trips to be expected on the different sites. Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of the following would be considered an asset: Safety: Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals Certified Health & Safety Consultant from Canadian Society of Safety Engineering Security: Physical Security Professional from ASIS International Certified Protection Professional from ASIS International Business Continuity: Certified Business Continuity Planner from Business Continuity Management Institute This is a contract, full-time position with a salary range of $52,864 - $66,080 per annum. The starting salary will be based on the successful candidate’s competencies, including but not limited to experience, education and performance related to this role. At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process. We recognize that promoting diversity is essential to our organizational success. Additional details Seniority level Entry level Employment type Full-time Job function Management and Manufacturing Industries Facilities Services Location and application notes may be listed on the job board where this description appears. #J-18808-Ljbffr