Health, Safety and Environment Specialist

BGIS; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management company in Ontario is looking for a Health, Safety & Environment Specialist. This role is key in developing and executing HSE programs, ensuring compliance with regulations and standards. The ideal candidate holds a relevant degree, has 3 to 5 years of experience, and is bilingual in French and English. Opportunities for professional growth and a commitment to diversity are emphasized in this role.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of health, safety, and environment program execution experience.
• Knowledge of HSE management systems and related regulations.
• Ability to travel as required for site inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute health, safety and environment programs.
• Conduct field inspections and audits for compliance.
• Communicate observations and implement corrective measures.

Skills

Program development and execution

Knowledge of health, safety and environment regulatory requirements

Bilingual French / English

Effective written communication skills

Education

College degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences

Master’s degree in Environment, Environmental Management or Environmental Science

Tools

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Job description

Overview

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With a combined team of over 6,500 globally, we focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively seeking 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

SUMMARY

The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist develops, leads and executes health, safety and environment programs for assigned accounts and ensures ongoing compliance with internal, external and regulatory requirements to assist the account team in mitigating and managing environmental, health and safety-related risks and improving related performance. In addition, the Health, Safety, and Environment Specialist assists the HSE team in the development and deployment of health, safety, and environment management systems and associated tools, processes and procedures according to applicable external management systems. The HSE Specialist adopts a portfolio and systemic approach to implement the HSE management system, as well as interprets and advises on all HSE regulatory matters to ensure compliance with government legislation and industry standards.

Travel to Northern Ontario for site inspections as needed.

Responsibilities

Program Management

• Develop, execute and govern health, safety and environment programs and promote a high health, safety and environment culture for the assigned accounts.
• Provide guidance and advice to account and client team members on health, safety, and environment matters in accordance with all applicable internal and external requirements. Apply knowledge of related regulations.
• Collaborate with account teams to ensure team members are provided with adequate tools and resources to ensure the safe execution of work.
• Collaborate daily with the client subject matter expert to implement initiatives and provide feedback from various work streams including Projects and Operations teams.
• Maintain health, safety, and environment management systems registrations including but not limited to ISO 14001, CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001. Conduct internal systems audits and execute annual re-registration process requirements.
• Achieve health, safety and environment objectives for assigned accounts.
• Develop, manage, improve and lead key performance indicators related to HSE (LTIR, TRIR, Near Miss reports, Halocarbon leak reports, spills, etc.).
• Develop and continuously improve health, safety and environment management system and associated processes and procedures according to applicable external management systems.
• Assist client with coordination of employee engagement initiatives (e.g., Waste Reduction Week, Earth Week) and corporate HSE events (Safety & Health week).
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with tight deadlines.
• Build and promote corporate HSE culture.

Program Execution

• End-to-end program management, including vendor selection, managing purchase orders, budgeting, scheduling, receiving and reviewing reports (e.g., waste & recycling management programs, fuel storage system management, compliance program management such as radon or asbestos, pole storage yard compliance).
• Play an important leadership role in overall performance of program execution including working with key stakeholders.
• Develop budget forecasts (capital, expense) and manage costs to stay within budget.
• Audit vendors’ performance.
• Produce procurement documents (scope of work, legal and internal requirements, templates, KPI) in collaboration with Contract managers.

Compliance Management

• Monitor and enforce compliance with all internal and external health, safety and environment requirements.
• Conduct field inspections, job observations; health, safety and environment audits and other reviews to monitor compliance and identify risks.
• Communicate observations, non-compliance and risks to stakeholders, and implement corrective and preventative measures to ensure compliance and mitigate risks.
• Prepare and submit compliance reports.
• Manage environmental, health and safety programs in compliance with the quality management framework.
• Other duties as assigned.

Incident Investigation, Resolution & Reduction

• Investigate and resolve incidents.
• Conduct root-cause analysis, identify incident causes, and implement corrective and preventative measures.
• Track, record, maintain and report incident data; identify and analyze trends.
• Review and modify work plans, processes and procedures to reduce recurring incidents and improve health, safety and environment performance.

Communication & Training

• Develop and deliver health, safety and environment training to account and client team members.
• Develop and deploy health, safety and environment communications to account and client team members.
• Liaise with Authorities Having Jurisdiction to maintain compliance.
• Deliver training sessions for new or revised legislation that may impact business functions for various work streams.
• Regularly meet with senior client representatives.

Knowledge & Skills

• College degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences, or master’s degree in Environment, Environmental Management or Environmental Science.
• 3 to 5 years of health, safety, and environment program execution experience.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environment regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of HSE management systems – ISO 14001, ISO 45001, CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001, etc.
• Strong program development and execution abilities.
• Bilingual French / English required depending on the account.
• Ability to promote HSE programs and influence stakeholders to achieve objectives.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including client representatives at senior to executive management levels.
• Ability to investigate and resolve HSE incidents, conduct root cause analysis and implement preventative/corrective measures.
• Effective written communication skills.
• Knowledge of facility management operations.
• Experience delivering HSE-related training.
• Ability to apply regulatory knowledge across various work streams.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment.
• Travel as required.
• Availability to monitor HSE 24/7 Hazard Line.

Licenses and / or Professional Accreditation

• Safety: Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals or equivalent.
• Registered ISO 45001 Compliance Auditor.
• Environment: Environmental Professional (EP).
• Registered ISO 14001 Compliance Auditor.
• LEED GA.

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!