Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

GFL Environmental Inc.; Prince George; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an EH&S Advisor to enhance workplace safety across its facilities. This role focuses on developing and implementing effective safety programs, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proactive approach to safety management. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, coordinating with various stakeholders to foster a culture of safety and accountability. If you are passionate about creating safe workspaces and have a background in environmental health and safety, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in a related field preferred.
• 5 years of progressive experience in EH&S is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guide and mentor operations to enhance safety and environmental awareness.
• Conduct audits and ensure compliance with safety legislation.

Skills

Communication Skills

Safety Program Design

Critical Thinking

Environmental Awareness

Coaching and Mentoring

Education

Degree or Diploma in EH&S

5 years experience in EH&S

COR Auditing Certificate

Tools

Enablon

WorkHub

Office Software

Job description

Position Summary

The Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Advisor role exists to provide support and guidance to all of our facilities and field activities as it relates to all aspects of creating a safe workplace. The role is to incorporate a hands-on approach to the elimination & mitigation of safety risk, assess site safety performance, drive safety accountability and develop a strong, positive, site safety culture.

This position is open to candidates located anywhere in British Columbia. Frequent travel primarily within the Lower Mainland and across the Province will be required.

Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensures quality delivery of GFL’s EH&S program by guiding and mentoring operations, managers and supervisors to increase safety and environmental awareness and improve EH&S practices of day-to-day operations.
• Support the development and implementation of GFL’s EH&S initiatives, programs, policies, and procedures while ensuring compliance with relevant employment and occupational health and safety legislation.
• Conducts audits under the corporate risk management program.
• Conducts and assists with internal and external COR certification Audits (BC, other western provinces considered an asset).
• Assists and coordinates the execution of environmental monitoring and emergency exercise events.
• Participates in incident investigations and provides guidance to operations when conducting root cause analysis and identifying quality corrective actions.
• Ensures safety hazards and environmental risks are identified and controlled through established programs.
• Ensures regional branches perform required Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings as well as other legislatively required programs.
• Remain up to date on health & safety regulations and maintains relationships with regional regulatory personnel.
• Maintains effective relationships with regional stakeholders and regulatory authorities.
• Coordinates involvement and participation with regional and corporate initiatives.
• Demonstrates an understanding of internal and external customer requirements and provides quality service in accordance with company and regulatory standards.
• Works closely with other regional and corporate staff to enhance the company’s risk management system.
• Provides guidance through coaching and positive reinforcement to operations management to ensure that all employees are trained to do their work in a safe and environmentally sound manner.

Education And Qualifications

• A related degree, diploma and/or professional designation are preferred.
• 5 years demonstrated progressive experience in the EH&S field is preferred.
• Knowledge and/or experience in industrial, waste disposal, trucking or manufacturing environments is considered a strong asset.
• COR Auditing Certificate (Western Provinces) is an asset.
• Enablon and/or WorkHub experience are considered an asset.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license and own means of transportation for local travel.
• Must be able to travel to work sites in western Canada or ability to fly to various locations for extended periods of time.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to clearly convey safety regulations, policies, and procedures to employees at all levels.
• Skills in designing and delivering large scale safety and environmental programs.
• Proficient in the use of various office software programs.
• Capability to think critically and find innovative solutions to safety or environmental challenges.
• Ability to work effectively with other departments to integrate EH&S practices into everyday operations.
• Familiarity with safety management software and databases.
• Confidence in the ability to work in a constantly changing, fast-paced work environment.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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