Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

Who We Are

SUMMARY

The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist develops, leads and executes health, safety and environment programs for assigned accounts and ensures ongoing compliance to all internal, and external and regulatory requirements to assist the account team in mitigating and managing environmental, health and safety-related risks and improving related performance. In addition, the Health, Safety, and Environment Specialist assists the Health, Safety, and Environment team in the development and deployment of health, safety, and environment management system and associated tools, processes and procedures according to applicable external management systems. The Health, Safety and Environment Specialist adopts a portfolio and systemic approach to implement the HSE management system, as well as interprets and advises on all HSE regulatory matters to ensure compliance with government legislation and industry standards.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Management
- Develop, execute and govern health, safety and environment programs and promotes a high health, safety and environment culture for the assigned accounts
- Provides guidance and advice to account and client team members on health, safety, and environment matters in accordance to all applicable internal and external requirements. Applies knowledge of related regulations
- Collaborates with account teams to ensure team members are provided with adequate tools and resources to ensure the safe execution of work
- Maintains health, safety, and environment management systems registration including but not limited to ISO 14001, CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001. Conducts internal systems audit and executes annual re-registration process requirements
- Achieves health, safety and environment objectives for assigned accounts
- Develops, manages, improves and leads key performance indicators as related to HSE (LTIR, TRIR, Near Miss reports, Halocarbon leak reports, spills, etc.)
- Develops and continuously improves health, safety and environment management system and associated processes and procedures according to applicable external management systems
- Assists client with coordination of employee engagement initiatives (e.g. Waste Reduction Week, Earth Week) and corporate HSE events (e.g. Safety & Health week)
- Manages multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines
- Builds and promotes corporate HSE-culture

Program Execution
- End to end program management, including vendor selection, managing purchase orders, budgeting, scheduling, receiving and reviewing reports (e.g. waste & recycling management programs, fuel storage system management, compliance program management such as radon or asbestos, pole storage yard compliance)
- Play an important leadership role in overall performance of program execution including working with key stakeholders
- Develops budget forecast (capital, expense) and manages costs to stay within budget
- Audits vendors performance
- Produces procurement documents (scope of work, legal and internal requirements, templates, KPI) in collaboration with Contract managers

Compliance Management
- Monitors and enforces compliance to all internal and external health, safety and environment requirements
- Conducts field inspections, job observations; health, safety and environment audits and other types of reviews to monitor compliance to health, safety and environment requirements and to identify risks
- Communicates observations, non-compliance and risks to stakeholders, and provides and implements corrective and preventative measures to ensure compliance and mitigate risks
- Prepares and submits compliance reports
- Manages environmental, health and safety programs in compliance with the quality management framework
- Other duties as assigned

Incident Investigation, Resolution & Reduction
- Investigates and resolves incidents
- Conducts root-cause analysis, identifies incident causes, and implements corrective and preventative measures
- Tracks, records, maintains and reports incident data. Identifies and analyzes trends
- Reviews and implements modifications to work plans, processes, procedures to reduce recurring incidents and improve health, safety and environment performance

Communication & Training
- Develops and delivers health, safety and environment training to account and client team members
- Develops and deploys health, safety and environment communication to account and client team members
- Liaison with Authorities Having Jurisdiction to maintain compliance
- Delivers training sessions for new/revised legislation that may impact business functions for various work streams
- Regularly meets with senior client representatives

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- College degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences or master’s degree in Environment, Environmental management or Environmental science
- 3 to 5 years of health, safety