Health, Safety

Employer: EllisDon Corporation

Position: Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator

Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Employment Address:

- Head office is 350-13775 Commerce Parkway, Richmond BC V6V 2V4
- Work location is PNE Amphitheatre project located at 2901 E Hastings Street, Vancouver, V5K 5J1

Hours of Work: 40 hours/week

Language: English

Benefits: Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy. Eligible for extended medical insurance, dental insurance, disability insurance and pension plan.

**Salary**: $92,000 CAD - $94,000 CAD / annum

Nature and Scope of Role: As a dedicated health, safety & environmental coordinator and with your proactive approach to establishing and maintaining safe working relationships, you play a key role in the promotion of the EllisDon Core Values.

**Duties**:

- Be responsible for site specific safety orientation, job site inspections and accident/incident reports to ensure that equipment materials and production processes do not present a safety or health hazard to employees
- Monitoring employees and subcontractors on site to ensure compliance to health and safety procedures, including standard operating procedures, policies and training as well as escalate issues to leadership for resolution
- Proactively identifying and preventing hazardous situations and take necessary measures to correct them in addition to participating in investigations of safety concerns, incidents and accidents
- Acting as a first aid attendant and be responsible to coordinate emergency response at the workplace
- Organizing and conducting training programs on issues of workplace safety including but not limited to: WHMIS, Fall Protection, Personal Protection Equipment, CPR/First Aid, Emergency Response and Security
- Leading, maintaining, and educating all site staff on creating a safety first culture and to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and regulations
- Reviewing of subcontractors’ pre-construction safety submittals and ensure enforcement of procedures on government health and safety standards/regulations
- Reviewing and file subcontractors’ weekly safety submittals
- Effectively compiling weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly project health and safety statistics to help identify trends or required actions to ensure the health and safety of the workplace
- Attending client meetings to update the client on safety
- Be a resource to the various subcontractors and visitors where applicable

**Requirements**:

- You have a minimum 3-5 years of safety construction experience (Institutional, Commercial, Residential or Civil Projects)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health, Environmental Health, or a related field is required
- You have the ability to delegate and influence others to follow safety rules and regulations
- You are working towards, or are already certified under the Occupational Health & Safety Act/Regulations with experience working on a construction site
- Occupational First Aid Certificate (OFA L2 minimum, with certified Transportation Endorsement) - mandatory
- You hold a Construction Safety Officer certificate, or are working towards completion of the National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) certificate for British Columbia
- Auditing experience with the Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program, ISO or other
- Previous experience with Subcontractor Management
- Experience reviewing OHS programs for compliance
- Experience with Cranes and Hoisting, including but not limited to Tower Cranes
- Construction Safety Coordinator Gold Seal certified and/or CRSP designation would be considered an asset
- International certification (NEBOSH, ISO 45001, IGC, etc) would be considered an asset
- Experience with the Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program
- Fall Protection Expertise

Working Conditions:

- Exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions. Some health and safety risks. May require safety equipment and precautions.
- Work requires heavy physical exertion, effort and strain. Forces exerted are equivalent to lifting between 10 to 25 kilograms/20 - 50 pounds