Construction Safety Officer, Excavation

RTR Terra Contracting Ltd.
213- 5108 North Fraser Way
Burnaby, BC V5J 0H1
Tel 604-941-5177 Fax 604-941-5677

**Construction Safety Officer (CSO), Excavation**

**The Organization**:
RTR Terra Contracting Ltd is a full-service excavation contractor that provides a multitude of services of various sizes in and around Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Terra was formed over 10 years ago by a group of exceptional and knowledgeable construction and operation managers that have over 25 years of experience.

We are currently looking to build upon our experienced, growth-orientated, and dedicated list of employees through our contract CSO opportunity.

Terra lives by our purpose of providing peace of mind to our employees and our customers through safe, professional, and exceptional services. Being COR certified, we pride ourselves in having a culture dedicated to the safety and well-being of all our employees. We believe that our success can be attributed to having experienced, dedicated, professional, and growth-driven employees. We are excited to build on our current team of employees with this opportunity.

**The Opportunity**:
Terra’s Construction Safety Officer is safety-orientated, organized, experienced, has construction knowledge, and has excellent communication skills.
Terra’s Construction Safety Officer is competent, helpful, reliable and a team player. If selected to join us, you would be reporting to Terra’s Human Resources & Safety Manager.

**A day in the life of a Construction Safety Officer - roles and responsibilities**:

- Assists with implementing and monitoring Safety Plans, including participation in job site safety reviews, inspections, toolbox meetings, and safety training
- Assists in the preparation of purchase orders for the site in question
- Control and oversee the SALUS app with all things site related. Ensure compliance of staff for daily FLHA's, machine Pre-Trips, Toolbox talks, Site Inspections, etc.
- Stock and maintain all inventory on site. Organize and accept deliveries for the site. Be point of contact for site for all safety related deliveries
- Maintain COR safety program requirements at the job site
- Maintain and execute any safety orientations for the staff coming to site
- Monitor safety form submission statistics and report back to Human Resource & Safety Manager on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. Help follow up with field to ensure compliances are met
- Acts as a liaison and coordinator between operations and field crews with regards to the specific site
- Prepares and maintains a variety of materials such as records, technical and status reports, correspondence. reviews all submitted safety documents from the field and approves or investigates discrepancies
- Conducts field inspections; ensures that all work is performed in accordance with Terra and OH&S regulations
- Establishes and maintains liaison with a variety of internal and external contacts; provides information direction and assistance to other department staff. Updates policies and related matters; coordinates and attends all site meetings
- Attend and take minutes at site safety meetings as needed or as requested
- Assist in field safety investigations as needed or as requested

**Qualifications
- what you bring to the organization**:

- You have a safety background and minimum 3 years of on site construction safety experience
- You have excellent organizational skills
- You are committed to being reliable and dedicated
- You are a team player
- Level 2 first Aid certificate required, level 3 preferred
- Certified Construction Safety Officer (CSO) or (NCSO) designation preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors, project teams and subtrades
- Strong knowledge of construction specifications, methods and procedures
- Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written
- Legally entitled to work for any employer in Canada

**Our “must haves” that make you great**
- You have previous construction safety experience
- You are an excellent communicator
- You enjoy working with others as part of a team and can work independently
- You are flexible, reliable and value growth
- You are comfortable travelling to different site locations
- You live locally in Vancouver, the Lower Mainland or Coquitlam area

**We offer**:

- A competitive salary
- Paid time off / Vacation
- Company events
- **NOTE**:_ _Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is availab