Construction Safety Coordinator

**Construction Safety Coordinator**

Reporting to the Corporate Safety Manager, the construction safety coordinator will advise, educate, and enforce company health and safety policies and work procedures. This position works with the field management and with Corporate Safety Manager to complete accident investigations to ensure a safe working environment for all personnel and third parties.

This is a multi site position with the potential to be project placement. Travel within Burnaby, Coquitlam, and Vancouver area.

**General Duties**

Policy & Regulation Maintenance
- Monitor compliance of company health and safety policies and procedures.
- Ensure a safe working environment for all personnel and third parties.
- Raising health and safety awareness and reporting on key issues.
- Advise on provisions to minimize safety risks.
- Enforce OHS policies (e.g. accident reporting process)
- Attend, participate and / or facilitate safety meetings including Safety Committee meetings and Toolbox Meetings.

Site Safety Inspections
- Perform daily inspections.
- Carry out safety corrective actions as a result of inspections, investigations or compliance requirements.
- Intervene in unsafe activities or operations and take action to correct unsafe conditions, performance or actions.
- Accompany WorkSafeBC inspectors or other health and safety representatives.
- Report accidents, unsafe conditions, and unsafe acts to superintendent.

Accident Investigation
- Respond immediately to safety incidents / accidents ensuring risk mitigation strategies are implemented in a timely manner.
- Support the incident management process in investigations, data gathering and reporting.
- Advise on corrective actions for all incidents, accidents or near misses.
- Direct accident investigation procedures.

Record Keeping
- Keep records of safety-related incidents and propose corrective actions.
- Complete and provide site safety reports, as required.
- General management of safety administration, as required.
- Maintain and manage safety records, logbooks, registers and documentation, as required.

Safety Coordinator Training
- Organize and track health and safety training of Company, and sub contractor certificates
- Conduct yard safety orientations as needed.

**Education & Experience Requirements**:

- CSO Certification or equivalent, mandatory..
- Required Health and Safety courses, including, LSE, fall protection, injury management, WHMIS, and fit test trainer.
- Minimum First Aid Level 2 certification
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in health and safety in the construction industry
- 2+ years’ experience in the construction industry,.

**Qualifications**
- Good computer skills
- MS Excel and MS Word
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Education in Occupational Health and Safety or Risk Management
- Working knowledge of BC Occupational Health and Safety Act legislation and regulations
- Able to create site specific Safe Work Procedures
- High level of integrity, confidentially, and accountability
- Strong work ethic and positive team attitude
- Sound analytical thinking, planning, prioritization, and execution skills
- Demonstrated competence in the areas of safety, people management, project execution, cost control, quality and administration
- Sound knowledge of construction and building techniques and ability to read and interpret contract drawings and specifications, an asset
- Proactive problem-solver that can manage difficult situations with positive result.
- Ability to speak and write in Spanish is an asset but not mandatory

**Salary**: $28.00-$30.00 per hour to start

Benefits after 3 months

Schedule: 8 hours a day Monday to Friday. Overtime as project demands it

**Salary**: $28.00-$30.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

COVID-19 considerations:
Covid-19: Requirements as per current provincial standards. Additional protocols vary site to site.

**Experience**:

- Safety coordinator: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- CSO Certification or equivalent, mandatory (required)
- First Aid Certification - Level 2 (required)

Work Location: One location