Advisor, Occupational Health

Avenue Living Asset Management is dedicated to sourcing, analyzing, and strategizing long-term investments. Our unique approach has led to rapid growth. Since 2006, we have acquired over $4.25 billion in assets under management across a variety of sectors throughout Canada and the USA. Our various trusts include assets in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, as well as agricultural land.

The strength of our platform lies in working with the right people. Acting with integrity and employing an entrepreneurial mindset, our employees work together to create an exciting, dynamic workplace. By employing an active hands-on approach to asset management, our skilled and innovative team operates closely alongside our investors. We’re disciplined, we focus on value, and we’re informed experts. We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive workplace; we are a unique workplace with unique people.

The **Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Advisor** is responsible for the coordination and support of all OHS activities. The OH&S Advisor will oversee compliance for safe work conditions and acts for all employees, contractors, and visitors. This includes coaching and mentoring workers to prevent accidents, injuries, and property damage while ensuring compliance to all applicable Occupational Health & Safety legislations. Providing guidance and where needed, direction, for all safe actions while adhering to the internal responsibility system.

**WHAT WILL YOU DO?**
- Maintains safety programs, ensuring alignment with the corporate safety program and compliance with all applicable Occupational Health & Safety codes and standards.
- Monitors existing and incoming legislation and regulations on health and safety to ensure program alignment within the respective safety programs.
- Provides coaching, education, and training to workers and regularly verifies that tasks are being completed safely.
- Supports a collaborative and psychologically safe working culture by partnering with business leaders and employees to build positive relationships.
- Completes investigations into injuries, accidents, unsafe acts and conditions by identifying root cause(s), preventative and corrective actions, and ensuring their effective implementation.
- Oversees the development of safe work practices by partnering with management and worker representatives on OH&S Committees. Ensuring all work practices meet the minimum standards required by applicable legislation.
- Works with Senior Vice President of HSE, and applicable business leaders, to develop specific safety objectives and create action plans to meet the approved objectives.
- Reports, completes follow-up and manages all Workers Compensation Board (WCB) cases.
- Assists in the development, analysis, and testing of building Emergency Response Plans.
- Oversees the hazard reporting program and its effective use.
- Completes and oversees the new hire safety orientation.
- Supports the Contractor Safety Management (“CSM”) ensuring adherence to the CSM Program.
- Travels as required to provide coaching and mentoring to field teams and to audit components of the safety program.

**WHAT WILL YOU NEED?**
- Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety
- Minimum 3-5 years of safety experience (safety experience in field construction would be considered an asset)
- Experience and working knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in the United States
- Must be willing to travel to locations across the supporting companies
- Valid Drivers’ License with clean driver’s abstract and reliable vehicle.
- Must complete & pass a criminal record check.

***WHAT DO WE OFFER?**
- We live and breathe our core values. We go the extra mile. We’re honest. We always have each other's back. We have tons of integrity. And we always own it and adapt - no matter the challenge.
- With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there's no limit to the impact you can make.
- We provide a competitive compensation package composed of a group benefits plan, RRSP matching, and a discretionary bonus program.
- We are committed to a strong safe work environment.
- What makes us different makes us stronger. We want Avenue Living to be a great place to work for everyone; where people feel safe, included, inspired, trusted, and supported so they can be, and bring, their best. We’re committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace where unique perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, cultures and attributes are valued and utilized to help achieve better results. As an organization with operations across different geographies, we celebrate the fact that our workforce is made up of people with diverse demographics. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is fair, equitable and free of discrimination and harassment._