HS&E Advisor

Ledcor Highways Ltd; La Loche; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Great benefits package

Diversity & inclusion focus

Job summary

Ledcor Highways Ltd seeks an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to lead the development and execution of safety programs across heavy civil and mining projects. You will build relationships across all levels, conduct risk assessments, and drive incident investigations to uphold Ledcor safety standards.

You will inspect worksites, deliver toolbox talks, and ensure regulatory compliance while supporting project teams with proactive safety strategies and training.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience in heavy civil, mining, or related industry.
• Must hold a CRSP, CSO or NCSO designation.
• Strong communication with hourly workforce and project management.
• Proactive safety approach with ability to identify issues and implement solutions.
• Experience in risk assessment, program development, safety training, and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections of work areas and discuss safety with field supervisors and ensure supply of safety equipment.
• Advise operations on Ledcor's Health and Safety Management System throughout project lifecycle.
• Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate safe work procedures, hazard assessments, safety inspections, audits, and investigations.
• Verify compliance with leading and lagging indicators, including subcontractors and corrective actions.
• Deliver HS&E orientation to employees and subcontractors during onboarding.
• Support site leadership with safety meeting materials and toolbox talks.

Skills

H&S leadership

Risk assessment

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Training delivery

Education

CRSP/CSO/NCSO designation

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

You are an experienced Health & Safety Advisor who consistently conveys professional judgment and can build effective relationships across all levels. You will play a key role in the execution and implementation of a diverse range of health and safety programs and can expect to work on challenging projects with diverse and collaborative teams to meet and exceed Ledcor's safety standards.

Join our True-Blue Team today!

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conduct inspections of the work area and meet with field supervisors to discuss any potential problems: help to ensure the adequate supply of safety equipment, such as protective equipment, fire extinguishers, respirators, etc
• Advise operations regarding Ledcor's Health and Safety Management System, based on a solid understanding of program execution throughout the project lifecycle
• Monitor compliance with jurisdictional regulatory requirements
• Assists in the coordination and completion of safe work procedures, hazard assessments, safety inspections, focus audits and incident investigations
• Verify compliance with leading and lagging indicators, including subcontractors as well as any identified corrective actions
• Conduct the HS&E Orientation to employees and subcontractors during project onboarding.
• Provide support to site leadership in the preparation of site-specific material for safety meetings and toolbox talks
• Support the coordination, organization and delivery of project toolbox talks and safety meetings
• Develop and enhance Job Hazard Analysis and Safe Work Practice documents based on existing materials
• Monitor and report on the overall effectiveness of the overall implementation of project HS&E plans
• Audit the quality of the field level hazard assessments and incident investigation reports for accuracy and completeness

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of related work experience in heavy civil, mining, or related industry
• Must hold a CRSP, Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, CSO or NCSO designation
• Has developed technical knowledge of common construction practices, techniques, and equipment within the Heavy Civil Construction and/or Open Pit Mining industries
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to the hourly workforce, while also effectively interacting with project management staff, clients, and customers
• Ability to provide a proactive approach to safety, to include identification of operational and organizational issues, as well as develop and implement strategies to solve them
• Demonstrated experience in risk assessment, program development, safety & health training, and accident investigation
• Capable of adapting information/style to the audience, explaining difficult information clearly, influencing, and persuading others towards consensus agreement in straightforward situations
• A strong team player attitude with the ability to effectively adjust to changing priorities and demands
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong computer competency including experience with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Must have and maintain a valid provincial driver's license and driver's abstract
• Successful completion of pre-employment drug & alcohol requirements

Work Conditions:

Flexibility to travel to and work at various project sites will be required

Additional Information

The Ledcor Group of Companies is one of North America's most diversified construction companies. Ledcor is a company built on a rich history of long-standing project successes.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email . For more information about Ledcor's Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page .