Health And Safety Manager

Actalent; Prince George; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing and consulting firm is seeking a Health and Safety Manager in Surrey, BC, to oversee HS&E teams and drive continuous improvements. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in infrastructure and construction, with strong leadership skills and relevant certifications. This onsite position offers a pay range of $50.00 - $67.00/hr. with a commitment to safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant Health, Safety, and Environment experience in a leadership or mentoring role.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, construction, or related industries, with a focus on health and safety.
• Possession or pursuit of CRSP, CHSO, or other professional HS&E designation.

Responsibilities

• Implement health & safety programs ensuring adherence to safety procedures.
• Manage health and safety resources assigned to projects.
• Lead investigations for major incidents across projects.

Skills

Relevant Health, Safety, and Environment experience

5+ years in leadership or mentoring role

10+ years in infrastructure or construction

Commercial construction practices knowledge

Ability to influence work planning

Education

CRSP, CHSO, or professional HS&E designation

Job description

Health and Safety Manager

We are seeking a dynamic and adaptable Health, Safety, and Environment (HS&EE) Leader to oversee and guide the activities of HS&EE teams. You will excel at building strong relationships with operational teams to drive continuous HS&EE improvements. You possess a keen self-awareness and strive to understand both yourself and others. As a problem solver and effective communicator, you continuously seek innovative solutions to support projects. This role supports our client's Infrastructure division and is based in Surrey, BC.

Responsibilities

• Implement health & safety programs on projects, ensuring adherence to safety procedures by the operations team and subcontractors.
• Work with the health & safety program manager to enhance the health & safety program.
• Participate in senior management, stakeholder, and client executive meetings as needed.
• Manage health and safety resources assigned to projects.
• Lead investigations for major incidents across projects with support from the Health & Safety Program Manager.
• Coordinate with section managers, supervisors, and subcontractors to ensure timely corrective actions.
• Ensure on-the-spot task-specific safety training and competency assessments are completed for site workers.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies during worksite visits.
• Collaborate with project managers and supervisors to address site-specific challenges and improve safety practices.
• Ensure task-specific hazard assessments are completed, communicated, and followed, including confined space hazard assessments, fall protection plans, and ground disturbance permits.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of relevant Health, Safety, and Environment experience in a leadership or mentoring role.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, construction, or related industries, with a focus on health and safety.
• Possession or pursuit of CRSP, CHSO, or other professional HS&E designation.
• Thorough understanding of commercial construction practices, techniques, and equipment, with experience at the worksite level.
• Knowledge of local government health & safety acts, policies, regulations, codes, and practices relevant to commercial and light industrial construction.
• Ability to influence work planning and execution by field / operations personnel to achieve HS&E objectives.
• Commitment to meeting the needs of internal and external customers, acting with their interests in mind.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with projects over 400 million in spend

Work Environment

This role supports our client's Infrastructure division and is based in Surrey, BC. It involves collaborating with various project managers and supervisors to address site‑specific challenges and improve safety practices. The work environment includes liaising with regulatory bodies during worksite visits and ensuring the completion of task‑specific hazard assessments. Dress code and specific working hours are not mentioned.

Location

Sherbrooke, BC (Surrey) – The position is a contract to hire in Surrey, British Columbia. Alternate location option: Prince George, BC.

Pay and Benefits

$50.00 - $67.00 / hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Prince George, BC.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.