Health, Safety, and Environment

**LaPrairie Crane**, a member of LaPrairie Group of Companies, is one of Canada’s largest independent mobile-crane companies with fleet capabilities ranging from 5 - 600 tons, including all terrain, boom truck, carry deck, crawler, hydraulic truck, rough terrain, and tower cranes.

**LaPrairie Crane** is currently looking for a **full-time Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Advisor** to join its team in **Nisku, Alberta.**

**Job Summary**

The **HSE Advisor** will work closely with the **Senior HSE Supervisor** to achieve a safe working environment and meet statutory and contractual requirements. T**he HSE Advisor will be required to travel to LaPrairie Crane and ENTREC worksites t**hroughout the**Nisku, Lloydminster, Fort McMurray and potentially to other various jobsites throughout the region.**

**Shift**:**Monday to Friday 8:00am
- 4:30pm, overtime as needed.

**Key Areas of Responsibility**
- Conduct frequent field audits on safety conditions on various jobsites.
- Provide professional expertise and guidance in all areas of HSE including direction in incident management and investigation.
- Provide support, advice and direction for managers and supervisors.
- Comply with all HSE Policies and promote a safe working environment.
- Promote an organizational culture where incidents, hazards and opportunities for improvement are reported, discussed, and addressed quickly and efficiently.
- Accountable for the interpretation of the Provincial and Federal OHS legislation as it applies.
- Assist supervisors in the delivery of Toolbox Safety talks.
- Mentor employees on HSE issues on sites.
- Liaison with contractors, third parties, HSE and other internal clients with the provision of presentations to increase awareness of HSE matters.
- Support incident owners to ensure accident and incident investigations are conducted and events reported in a timely manner.
- Support safety meetings by providing relevant information for use during the meeting and actively participating throughout.
- Carry out and record regular safety checks and safety inspections with documentation completed in a timely manner.
- Primary support in case of HSE issues.
- Coordinates investigation and performs Root Cause Analysis.
- Maintain a pro-active approach to the wellbeing of all employees, subcontractors and associated client personnel affected by our work.
- Be available on-call as needed for emergency situations.
- Comfortable with travelling to other locations and overnight as needed.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum of 2-3 years relevant field safety experience.
- NCSO Professional certification, or equivalent.
- OHS Certification would be an asset but not required.
- Familiarity with crane, heavy haul, trucking, mining, oil and gas and construction operations is an asset.
- Experience with the WCB process and claims management.
- Experience and proven record in participation of safety management processes (e.g. safety committees, working groups, heavy industrial auditing and inspection experience).
- Hold a valid drivers’ license.
- Able to work effectively with people of all levels including management, employees, and contractors.
- Highly organized with attention to detail.
- Able to manage multiple priorities and adapt to fast changing situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information in an efficient and professional matter.
- Self-starter, ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- Ability to prioritize projects and meet critical deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft basic suite of programs (i.e., e Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).

**Note: The successful applicant is required to have a local residence in Nisku or willing to relocate to Nisku. Accommodations are not provided.