Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

4 weeks ago


Markham, Canada BGIS Full time

Who We Are 

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6, 500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Further information is available at

SUMMARY

The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist executes and supports 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 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

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 Collaborates, implements initiatives and provides feedback from various work streams including the Projects and Operations teams Conducts internal systems audits Manages hazardous materials (. designated substances and asbestos) program and implementation across all account sites. Conducts compliance checks, report reviews, and delivers training to account team members. Achieves health, safety and environment objectives for assigned accounts Oversees and suggests improvements and leads for key performance indicators as related to HSE (LTIR, TRIR, Near Miss reports, Halocarbon leak reports, spills, Continuously improves health, safety and environment management system and associated processes and procedures according to applicable external management systems Assists with coordination of employee engagement initiatives (. Safety & Health week) Manages multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines Builds and promotes corporate HSE-culture

Program Execution

End to end program implementation, receiving and reviewing reports (compliance program management such as radon or asbestos) Plays an important role in overall performance of program execution including working with key stakeholders Conducts internal program audits as lead auditor to verify compliance with environmental, health and safety management system.  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 Monitors 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 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 Meets with senior client representatives

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

College or University degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences or master’s degree in Environment, Environmental management or Environmental science Strong understanding of Designated Substances/Asbestos Management and regulatory requirements.  3 to 5 years of health, safety, and environment program execution work experience Knowledge of health, safety and environment regulatory requirements Knowledge of internal auditing (., Certificate of Recognition COR, auditing certifications from governing bodies) Knowledge of health, safety, and environment management systems – ISO 14001, ISO 45001, CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001, etc. Strong program development and execution abilities Bilingual French/English required depending on the account Ability to promote health, safety and environment programs and influence stakeholders to achieve health, safety and environment objectives Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including client representatives Ability to investigate and resolve health, safety and environment incidents, conduct root cause analysis skills along with preventative and corrective measure implementation Effective written communication skills Knowledge of Facility management operations Experience delivering health, safety and environment-related training Ability to apply regulatory background and knowledge across various work streams Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment Travel to sites across account as required

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Safety

Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals or equivalent

Certified 

Registered ISO 45001 Compliance Auditor

Environment:

Environmental Professional (EP) Registered ISO 14001 Compliance Auditor

At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success



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