Health and Safety Coordinator

BGIS; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BGIS is seeking a Health and Safety Coordinator to manage compliance and mitigate risks related to environmental, health, safety, and security. The ideal candidate will coordinate various safety programs, conduct investigations, and ensure the organization meets health and safety standards while promoting a culture of safety.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Understanding of regulatory and emergency management requirements.
• Interest in professional accreditation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Acts as first point-of-contact for health and safety inquiries.
• Coordinates implementation of health and safety programs.
• Assists in investigation and resolution of incidents.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Judgment

Education

College degree

Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety

Certificate in Environmental Management

University degree in Industrial Hygiene

University degree in Environmental Engineering

University degree in Environmental Sciences

Job description

Who We Are

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6, 500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Further information is available at www.bgis.com

SUMMARY

TheHealth and Safety Coordinatorcoordinates environmental, health, safety and security program processes and activities to assist the account team in maintaining compliance, mitigating and managing environmental, health, safety and security-related risks and improving related performance

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Coordination

• Acts as the first point-of-contact for environmental, health, safety and security inquiries and incidents
• Provides guidance to account team members on environmental, health, safety and security matters, and escalates inquiries, where appropriate
• Coordinates the implementation of environmental, health, safety and security programs along with related processes, procedures and resources
• Coordinates environmental, health, safety and security activities including but not limited to health and safety committee meetings and activities, incident investigation and resolution, security clearances, equipment and systems registration, emergency response procedures and business continuity planning activities, training, return-to-work, annual management system re-registration, compliance audit
• Researches environmental, health, safety and security matters, provides findings and recommendations
• Maintains and assists with the creation of environmental, health and safety documentations including but not limited to plans, processes, procedures
• Creates and maintains documentations including but not limited to instruction sheets, check lists, forms, training materials
• Maintains business continuity and emergency management plans and procedures
• Participates in field inspections, job observations; health, safety and environment audits and other types of reviews for the purpose of monitoring compliance to health, safety and environment requirements and identifying risks. Provides findings about risks and suggestions for improvement

Incident Investigation, Resolution & Reduction

• Assists in the investigation and resolution of incidents including root-cause analysis and providing probable causes of incidents and recommendations for resolution
• Coordinates the implementation of corrective and preventative measures
• Assists in the identification and analysis of trends. Communicates observations and provides suggestions for incident reduction measures

Audit Compliance, Data Maintenance & Reporting

• Maintains all environmental, health, safety and security-related data including but not limited to incident data, criminal record checks, compliance data within applicable databases and all other types of information storage systems
• Assists in the audit of compliance records and all other environmental, health, safety and security data
• Prepares and distributes various environmental, health, safety and security-related reports including but not limited to incident reports
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• College degree completed
• Certification in one or more of the following – Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, Certificate in Environmental Management through a Community College; or University degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences
• 1 to 3 years of environmental, health , safety and security work experience

Understanding of environmental, health and safety regulatory requirements

• Understanding of emergency management requirements
• Strong organizational and coordination skills along with ability to coordinate multiple requirements (i.e. processes, activities, projects, emergency response procedures, etc) simultaneously
• Strong communication skills along with some ability to influence stakeholders
• Strong administrative skills along with ability to maintain and report accurate data
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to exercise good judgment

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of the following would be considered an asset:
Safety:

• Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
• Certified Health & Safety Consultant from Canadian Society of Safety Engineering

Security:

• Physical Security Professional from ASIS International
• Certified Protection Professional from ASIS International

Business Continuity:

• Certified Business Continuity Planner from Business Continuity Management Institute

At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success!