Health and Safety Coordinator

Russell Redi-Mix Concrete a Division of Green Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has an opportunity available for a **Health and Safety Coordinator** in Saskatchewan

GIP is one of Canada's largest and most diversified infrastructure companies. We de-risk the most challenging parts of construction by offering vertically integrated infrastructure solutions for public and private projects of every scale.

For over 40 years, our teams have been designing, delivering, and maintaining infrastructure for Canada's growing cities. From excavating and demolition to foundations, paving, and the production of materials, we have the unique ability to complete an entire project without the need for subcontractors. Green is in our name because we believe in the necessity of sustainable solutions. We are leaders in energy efficiency and we are at the forefront of incorporating recycled and reused materials.

With our sights set on building a better tomorrow, we are committed to long-term relationships and long-term thinking. We uphold the highest standards of safety and quality, ensuring every project provides the greatest benefits to our customers with the least disruption to our communities. The work we do shapes the future of our cities and will pave a new path for the future of our industry.

**What's involved?**
- Promote and demonstrate a positive safety attitude and abide by the Company’s H&S policies and practices
- Provide support, leadership, coaching and training to local H&S teams
- Identify H&S cultural and behavioral issues and promote change in safety behaviors
- Build and foster collaborative relationships and safety culture with project management teams front line supervision, coworkers and subcontractors
- Develop, maintain and support the Company’s commitment to safety, while supporting and developing best practices, continuous improvement and team work
- Conduct and/or provide direction to field H&S Coordinators in conducting inspections, audits, incident investigations, review site incident investigations, worker orientation, training as well as making recommendations to senior management to eliminate or control future risk
- Recommend implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement programs
- Participate in pre-job planning
- Manage the implementation of the COR audit program in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
- Travel within Manitoba and Saskatchewan to fulfill job duties

**What's required?**
- Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent combination of post-secondary education, training and work experience
- Minimum of 5 years health and safety experience including 2 years construction Health and Safety experience.
- Experience implementing and managing health and safety programs
- Proficient with MS Office suite of products.
- NCSO designation or IHSA training certification or equivalent
- Experience with the COR audit process
- In depth working knowledge of local Manitoba and Saskatchewan Construction Health & Safety legislation, regulations and standards as well as provincial OH&S/OSHA Acts & Regulations
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience developing environmental health and safety programs
- Demonstrated ability to engage management and employees to buy-in to upholding and maintaining a safe workplace culture in a non-aggressive manner.
- Demonstrated leadership, project management, and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated ability to perform in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written, interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- Effective coaching and mentoring skills
- A strong motivator of self and others
- Valid Class 5 driver’s licence and clear driver’s abstract.
- Willing to travel and be away from home.
- Valid Canadian open work permit.

**What's nice to have?**
- Health and safety experience in both non-union and unionized work environments
- Working knowledge of quality standards (ISO 18000-18001, occupational health and safety management system standard or related ISO 9001).
- Familiar with occupational health and safety management systems such as ISNetworld or similar system.

GIP is looking for talented, dedicated and driven individuals to join our team. We offer our employees coast-to-coast career opportunities in a wide range of positions and disciplines.

GIP is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal and Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

We will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

**Job Types**: Full