Coordinator, Health & Safety

Canada Job Bank; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 81,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental coverage

Sick leave

Wellness allowance

Mental health coverage

Paramedical coverage

Telus Virtual Health Care

Health Care Spending Account

Life insurance

Accidental death insurance

Short-term disability

Employee assistance program

Maternity leave

Job summary

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) seeks a Health and Safety Coordinator to support project sites and regional offices, ensuring compliance with health and safety duties. You will review contractor safety plans, inspect sites, and track risks across DCC while working with construction coordinators and other groups, in a role that offers hybrid work three days per week in the office.

You must hold a college diploma in occupational health and safety, provide two years of relevant experience, and

Qualifications

• Must have college diploma in occupational health and safety or similar.

Responsibilities

• Serve as local contact for health and safety rules and laws.
• Coordinate with groups to push health and safety plans forward.
• Review contractor safety plans and ensure they meet expectations.
• Conduct site safety checks and investigate incidents; support risk control.
• Plan and run monthly safety huddle and training sessions.
• Build relationships with industry partners and regulators.

Skills

Safety coordination

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Teamwork

Education

College diploma in OH&S

CRSP credential advantage

Tools

Risk management software

Office software

Job description

In this job, you help support project sites and regional offices. Your work helps DCC meet its health and safety duties under both corporate rules and industry expectations.

You will coordinate with several groups. You will also look over contractor safety plans, visit sites for inspections, and check what happened when incidents occur. You will track risks and support health and safety needs across DCC.

Company Name: Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
Location: Borden, Ontario
Salary: $80,886 – $105,152 per year
Job Type: Fulltime
Start Date: As soon as possible
Benefits: Health and dental coverage with employer-paid premiums, annual sick leave, $400 wellness allowance, mental health services coverage, paramedical coverage, Telus Virtual Health Care, $750 Health Care Spending Account, life insurance, accidental death insurance, short-term disability insurance, employee and family assistance program, maternity.

Job Description

• The Health and Safety Coordinator helps our locations and regional offices run day to day safety work.
• It also supports teams so staff follow the safety policies and standard procedures.
• You will work with different groups to push safety forward. This includes working with construction coordinators.
• You will review contractor safety plans and check that they meet expectations.
• You will also do site safety checks, look into safety incidents, and help with risk control.
• This job allows hybrid work, with three days each week in the office.
• You must have a Secret security clearance.
• You need to be able to work in English, with English being essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a local contact for health and safety rules, policies, and laws.
• Work with different groups to push health and safety plans forward.
• Add safety terms to contract paperwork when needed.
• Check contractor safety reports and submissions.
• Visit job sites, do safety checks, and finish the related log forms.
• Share good health and safety methods with others.
• Set up, plan, and run the monthly safety huddle for staff.
• Help meet the company’s health and safety needs.
• Build and keep working relationships across DCC and with industry partners, client partners, and other stakeholders.
• Control and manage risk.
• Act as a region wide support person for health and safety work.
• Look into accidents and incidents and complete the required reports.
• Keep contact with provincial and federal regulators.
• Arrange, deliver, and join health and safety training and skill building.

Requirements

• To meet the basic education and experience needs, a person should have a college diploma in occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, or another similar program.
• They also need two years of relevant work.
• An equal mix of education and experience can be accepted.
• A related professional title is seen as an advantage.
• An example is the Canadian Registered Safety Professional.
• You must understand current health and safety practices.
• This includes common methods, newer trends, and the laws that apply.
• You also need a grasp of risk management basics.
• You will be expected to work with the software and computer systems that the role uses.
• You must be able to use risk management tools in day to day tasks.
• You will also give clear, practical direction to staff.
• The job may involve a usual construction site.
• Basic safety gear is needed there.
• Some tasks may be done in an office. There can also be short trips for work.