Coordinator, Health, Safety & Environment - Energy & Utilities

GTel; London; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

GTel in London, Ontario, is hiring a Coordinator, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) to support a large field-based workforce delivering Damage Prevention and Energy Services across Ontario and Alberta. You will help advance safety performance, ensure regulatory compliance, and support COR certification for GTel and PVS operations.

This role suits an HSE professional who thrives in a fast-paced setting and is passionate about injury prevention, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in health, safety and environment management.
• Knowledge of COR audits and compliance programs.
• Strong organizational skills for documentation.
• Ability to coordinate training and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Support COR audits across Ontario and Alberta operations.
• Organize files and prepare evidence for external auditors.
• Attend meetings, take notes, and track status for HSE programs.
• Lead injury prevention and safety training initiatives.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

COR certification

Injury prevention

Safety training

Workplace safety

Incident investigations

Return-to-work planning

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Citation Canada

IHSA

WSPS

Job description

Coordinator, Health, Safety & Environment - Energy & Utilities

Safety Full Time Equivalent Health & Safety GTel London ON, London, ON, CA

Salary Range: $58,760.00 To $73,450.00 Annually

At GTel, seeing is believing. We don’t just mitigate, we eliminate risk for telecommunication firms, gas companies, municipalities and electricity distributors, through first class utility damage prevention services. With our expertise in utility locates, pole testing, ground penetrating radar, leak and corrosion detection, meter reading we help reduce risk and improve safety in the communities we serve.

We offer clients a broad range of services to help utility projects thrive from concept to completion. GTel’s people are at the centre of its brand. Every day we deliver on our brand promise to Cherish Customers, Deliver Flawlessly, and stay a Step Ahead. Our employees look beyond the conventional and reach for the extraordinary to win outside the box.

Coordinator, Health, Safety & Environment - Fulltime (On-Site), London ON

About the role:

The Coordinator, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) supports a large, primarily field-based workforce of 850+ employees delivering Damage Prevention and Energy Services across Ontario and Alberta, with periodic project work throughout other Canadian and U.S. regions. This role plays a critical part in advancing safety performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting COR® certification across GTel and PVS operations.

This is an ideal opportunity for an HSE professional who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment and is passionate about injury prevention, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

The Coordinator, Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) is responsible for supporting business success and HS&E team initiatives at GTel and PVS through the following:

Injury Prevention

• Contribute to projects and initiatives that achieve, maintain, or exceed legislative compliance, including:
  • Workplace Safety (e.g., workplace inspections, driver safety, personal protective equipment, construction site safety, working alone, traffic control, building safety, fire prevention, confined space entry, etc.)
  • Occupational Health (e.g., biological hazards, physical agents, worker ergonomics, hazardous materials management, etc.)
  • Emergency Response (e.g., emergency preparedness, workplace violence & harassment, first aid, incident investigations, etc.)
• Support HS&E team efforts to achieve and maintain COR® certification in Ontario and Alberta
• Organize files, track progress, and prepare evidence documentation in a timely manner (e.g., highlight references and apply labeling for external auditors at IHSA or AASP) to support three annual COR® audits (five COR® audits required every third year)
• Support annual company HSE goals and objectives by arranging and attending meetings, taking notes, generating minutes, and tracking status updates

Employee Disability Claims Management

• Create Return-to-Work plan documents to guide modified work accommodations based on medical documentation and guidance received
• Prepare and submit WCB Employer’s Report of Injury (e.g., WSIB, WCB Alberta) documentation in a timely manner, as guided
• Create customized Functional Abilities Forms for injured/ill employees in advance of medical update appointments
• Create and maintain individual employee claim file records

HS&E Training

• Support company-wide training events and activities by scheduling and communicating requirements through Microsoft Teams or other platforms
• Administer training assignments via Citation Canada, WSPS, IHSA, or other providers, as required to meet company, department, and individual training requirements
• Create and update training bundles (e.g., new hires for specific roles, modified duties support, seasonal refresher training, etc.)
• Lead HS&E training requirements associated with new hire orientation (e.g., develop assignments, provide role-specific Orientation Training Sign-Off documents to supervisors, and communicate login support information)
• Attend new hire orientations to provide incoming staff with information on the HS&E department structure, practices, and related activities
• Conduct training compliance audits for employees