Health And Safety Advisor

Contract Professionals Canada Inc.; Prince George; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Contract Professionals Canada Inc. is seeking an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to support Prince George industrial operations. The role requires at least five years of H&S experience in midstream or refinery environments, with direct involvement in shutdowns, turnarounds, or outages.

This site-focused position demands a confident safety professional who can collaborate with operations, construction teams, contractors, and leadership. Local residency in Prince George area is essential.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of health and safety experience in industrial settings.
• Direct experience in midstream or refinery environments.
• Experience supporting shutdowns, turnarounds, or outages.
• Strong knowledge of safe-work practices, hazard identification, and permitting.
• Experience with inspections, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Ability to apply health and safety legislation and site requirements.
• Effective communication, coaching, documentation, and conflict resolution.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, safety-sensitive operating environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide field-level health and safety support during operations and outages.
• Promote compliance with policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Conduct site inspections, hazard assessments, observations, and audits.
• Participate in job planning, toolbox talks, and contractor orientations.
• Review permits, JSAs, and other safety documentation.
• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate corrective actions with site personnel.
• Support incident reporting, investigations, and root-cause analysis.
• Monitor contractor safety and coach employees and contractors.
• Track safety observations, incidents, and corrective actions.
• Assist with emergency-response planning and site preparedness.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of safety programs and practices.
• Maintain a visible field presence and build positive site relationships.

Skills

Health & safety

Field presence

Contractor safety

Hazard identification

Incident investigations

Communication coaching

Education

CRSP designation (preferred)

Post-secondary in OHS

Tools

Incident tracking software

Safe-work permits process

Job description

Location: Prince George, British Columbia

Experience: Minimum five years

Industry: Midstream or refinery operations

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to support industrial operations in Prince George. The successful candidate will bring at least five years of health and safety experience within a midstream or refinery environment, including direct involvement in shutdowns, turnarounds, or outages.

This is a site-focused position requiring a confident safety professional who can work effectively with operations, construction teams, contractors, and leadership. Candidates must be based in or local to the Prince George area.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide field-level health and safety support during regular operations, maintenance activities, shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages.
• Promote compliance with company policies, safe-work procedures, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Conduct site inspections, hazard assessments, observations, and safety audits.
• Participate in job planning, toolbox meetings, pre-job discussions, and contractor orientations.
• Review safe-work permits, FLHAs, JSAs, and other supporting safety documentation.
• Identify unsafe conditions and behaviours and work collaboratively with site personnel to implement corrective actions.
• Support incident reporting, investigations, root-cause analysis, and follow-up actions.
• Monitor contractor compliance and provide coaching to employees, supervisors, and contractors.
• Track safety observations, incidents, corrective actions, and performance indicators.
• Assist with emergency-response planning and site preparedness.
• Support continuous improvement of health and safety programs, procedures, and practices.
• Maintain a visible field presence and build positive working relationships across the site.

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of progressive health and safety experience.
• Direct experience within a midstream or refinery environment.
• Experience supporting shutdowns, turnarounds, or outages.
• Strong knowledge of industrial safe-work practices, hazard identification, permitting, and contractor safety.
• Experience conducting inspections, audits, incident investigations, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Ability to interpret and apply occupational health and safety legislation and site requirements.
• Strong communication, coaching, documentation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, safety-sensitive operating environment.
• Must be local to Prince George or the surrounding area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation is preferred.
• National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) certification will also be considered.
• Post-secondary education in occupational health and safety or a related discipline.
• Additional certifications related to industrial safety, emergency response, incident investigation, or auditing.

The ideal candidate is practical, collaborative, and comfortable maintaining a strong field presence while supporting both operational priorities and a positive safety culture.