Employer: EllisDon Corporation

Position: Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator

Terms of Employment: Full-time / Permanent

Location: Vancouver, British Columbia

Employment Address:650 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 2M9

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:  $43.27 CAD / hour

Contact: Please send resumes to sfabris@ellisdon.com and include “Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator” in the email subject line.

 

Nature and Scope:

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 Monitor 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 identify and prevent hazardous situations and take necessary measures to correct them in addition to participating in investigations of safety concerns, incidents and accidents Act as a first aid attendant and be responsible to coordinate emergency response at the workplace. Organize and conduct 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. Lead, maintain, and educate all site staff on creating a safety first culture and to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation and regulations Review of subcontractors’ pre-construction safety submittals and ensure enforcement of procedures on government health and safety standards/regulations Review and file subcontractors’ weekly safety submittals Effectively compile 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. Attend client meetings to update the client on safety Be a resource to the various subcontractors and visitors where applicable.

 

Requirements:

You have a minimum of 7-10 years of safety construction experience (Institutional, Commercial, Residential, or Civil Projects) 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. 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