Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist (18 Month Term)

Irving Oil; Saint John; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist to join their dynamic team. In this critical role, you will lead safety initiatives across Canadian marine terminals, ensuring compliance and promoting a culture of safety. Your expertise will guide operations personnel in high-risk projects, while your analytical skills will drive continuous improvement in EHS practices. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive and inclusive environment, where your contributions will help shape the future of safety in the petroleum industry.

Benefits

Access to fitness facility

Onsite nurse

Café

Annual bonus plan

Pension plan

Parking allowance

Medical and dental benefits

Paid vacation

Annual wellness allowance

Paid volunteer day

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Environmental, Health, Safety, and Compliance.
• Experience in petroleum and/or transportation industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support terminal operations in promoting safety programs and policies.
• Investigate EHS-related incidents and document lessons learned.
• Facilitate compliance with safety management program elements.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Decision making and problem-solving

Attention to detail

Incident investigation

Adaptability

Computer skills

Education

Post-secondary education in EHS program

Professional Safety designation

Job description

As an Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist, within our Supply, Planning and Trading (SP&T) EHS Team, you will be responsible for providing leadership and expertise in support of all EHS-related requirements pertaining to our Canadian marine terminals. Irving Oil’s SP&T business includes a diverse network of bulk petroleum product storage terminals throughout New England and Atlantic Canada, as well as marine vessel and rail transportation operations involving the transportation of bulk petroleum products and other hazardous materials. Your success will be to manage and oversee day-to-day site safety, working closely with operations personnel and contractors to safely execute high-risk projects and maintenance activities.

Kindly note this is a fixed term position for approximately 18 months.

Please have your application in before May 31, 2025.

What We Offer

• Work Environment - Work in our beautiful home office building with access to a fitness facility, onsite nurse, and a café
• Competitive Compensation – Including an annual bonus plan, pension plan, and parking allowance
• Flexible Benefits Plan – Including medical and dental benefits that are both in effect from day one
• Paid Vacation – Plus an annual option to purchase additional vacation, too
• Wellness Support – With an annual wellness allowance, paid personal care days and a 24/7 Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Opportunity to give back to some amazing causes in our community – Choose when and where to make an impact with a paid volunteer day, company volunteer opportunities, and a donation matching program
  
  

Your Responsibilities

• Engage, support, and instruct terminal operations personnel and contractors to promote adoption and continual improvement of personal and process safety programs and policies
• Review and revise internal programs and policies, as needed, based on operational feedback, incident findings, changing regulations, etc.
• Work with management personnel to evaluate EHS performance and to develop and implement action plans aimed at improving results
• Assume a lead role in responding to and investigating all EHS-related incidents. Document and share lessons learned with broader Irving Oil EHS teams and organization
• Facilitate compliance with the process safety management program elements (i.e., Safe Work Permitting, Contractor Safety, Management of Change (MOC), Emergency Planning and Response, etc.)
• Proactively identify hazardous conditions, hazardous acts, and potential areas of non-compliance
• Support terminal management personnel with all EHS-related inspections and inquiries
• Participate in safety meetings with operations personnel and contractors, promoting safety as a core value
  
  

Your Skills

• Experience leading teams is an asset
• Experience conducting Incident Investigations
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to motivate differing personalities
• Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Must be adaptable to change
• Moderate to advanced computer skills
• Effective decision making and problem-solving abilities
• The role requires extreme attention to detail. It requires the ability to recognize data and behavioral patterns that could result in EHS related issues
• Ability to recognize and act against singular and combined risk factors that could result in personal or process safety incidents
• Experience / ability to read, interpret, and understand contract language and legal jargon
• Ability to develop strong relationships with a primary focus on listening, educating, and influencing others
• The ability to do quality research and to make firm data-based decisions and recommendations
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to support a 24/7 operation, as needed
  
  

Travel

• Travel is a requirement for this position
  
  

Your Experience

• 5+ years relevant experience related to Environmental, Health, Safety and Compliance and/or 5+ years of petroleum and/or transportation industry experience
• Post-secondary education in EHS program, or equivalent experience
• Professional Safety designation is an asset
  
  

Irving Oil is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment. We thrive on the good energy that’s created when our people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and experiences share their unique perspectives. Diversity is key to our success and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.

Job Requirements - Work Experience

Environment, Health and Safety, Operations

Job Requirements - Education

Bachelors: Business Administration