Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Position: EHS Specialist – The Fire Group

Location: London, Ontario

About The Fire Group:

The Fire Group brings together two industry-leading fire protection companies, Superior Sprinkler and Western Fire Protection, to provide comprehensive, end-to-end life safety solutions across Canada.

For more than 35 years, Superior Sprinkler has delivered full-service installation, support, and maintenance of sprinkler and fire protection systems, earning a strong reputation throughout the GTA and establishing a growing presence in Western Canada.

Backed by over 20 years of expertise, Western Fire Protection supplies qualified and certified contractors and professional installers, specializing in advanced fire suppression technologies. Operating from a 14,000 sq. ft. facility and head office in London, Ontario, Western offers complete system services including inspections, maintenance, system testing, and water-flow testing.

Together, these companies combine deep experience, technical excellence, and nationwide reach to protect lives and property with reliable, innovative fire protection solutions.

The Position:

We're looking for a great EHS Specialist to join our growing group of fire protection professionals. As an EHS Specialist, you'll lead the charge in protecting our people and worksites, delivering hands-on Environmental, Health & Safety expertise to Ontario construction projects and ensuring strict compliance with all regulatory and company safety requirements. If you're a safety-driven leader who inspires others to do their best work, we'd love to hear from you

What You Will Do:

· Ensure compliance with applicable federal, provincial and local EHS regulations (e.g., OSHA construction/general industry, confined space, fall protection, respiratory protection, etc.)

· Perform regular safety audits and inspections to ensure compliance with EHS procedures and customer-specific safety requirements

· Perform regular inspections of facilities, vehicles, tools and equipment

· Lead and document incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action tracking for incidents and near misses

· Support and/or conduct pre-job hazard assessments, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) development, investigations and root cause analysis.

· Support environmental components of the EHS management system (air quality, noise, compliance reporting

· Assist in Pre-job planning beginning with support to our Project Managers

· Develop project specific safety plans to address safety issues and concerns at the beginning of projects as well as during projects as needed

· Provide regular feedback to site supervisors in a constructive manner on areas for improvement and/or recognition

· Create a culture of safety; provide coaching and mentoring for associates exhibiting unsafe behaviors and provide recognition for employees exhibiting safe behaviors

· Support and enforce hot work, confined space entry, lockout/tagout, and other permit-required activities

· Good facilitation skills to deliver safety training, toolbox talks, and onboarding as required

· Assist and co-facilitate safety training & testing for all employees utilizing computer-based and hands-on methods

· Review and maintain training documentation

· Maintain and update EHS documentation in our Safety Management System

· Track leading and lagging EHS indicators and participate in continuous improvement efforts

· Support emergency preparedness, including rescue planning for confined spaces and remote job sites

· Promote a strong safety culture through visibility, engagement, and proactive risk mitigation

What You Bring:

· Degree in Occupational Safety Health or related field; or equivalent experience.

· 4+ years of EHS experience in commercial construction

· Working knowledge of OSHA standards for construction

· Ability to travel regularly between sites (London, GTA, Kitchener etc.) and construction field services sites (mostly within GTA, Kitchener and London ON)

· Strong communication and with the ability to influence without authority

· CHST, CSP Certifications Preferred

· Experience developing and implementing effective EHS management system, programs and procedures

· Ability to work with people & teams where they are at while understanding the greater EHS program and able to make progress achieving EHS goals

· Understanding of environmental legislation, air permits, use of chemicals

· Forklift/MEWP Trainer Certified (Required)

· CPR/FA/AED Certified Required (prefer Trainer Certification)

· Fall Protection and Scaffolding Competent Person (Required)

· Ability to work independently, and within diverse teams

· Proficient using technology & software, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.), Safety Management Software

· Possess strong interpersonal, communication and EQ skills with ability to interact with all levels of roles, and a diverse team

· Embraces continuous improvement

· Participate or lead in organizational projects as required

Why Join Our Team?

· Great place to grow as a professional – we're diverse and growing, big but not too big

· Great team culture

· Challenging and interesting work in a welcoming and professional culture

· Competitive group benefits program, your health and well-being matter to us

· Flexible PTO, we value work-life balance

· Profit sharing, when we win, you win

*This is a new role that has been created to support our growing operations.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Work Location: In person