HSE Specialist

Modern Niagara; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company is seeking a Health and Safety Specialist in Burnaby, Canada. This role requires a detail-oriented individual to manage safety operations at project sites, ensuring compliance and safety excellence. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in the construction industry and is skilled in Microsoft Office. Join a committed team that values safety and inclusiveness in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Opportunities for career growth

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in the construction industry.
• Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Office products.
• Driver's license and ability to travel to job sites.

Responsibilities

• Act as a resource for field operations to optimize safety work performance.
• Conduct safety orientations for new workers.
• Complete regular field and office inspections.

Skills

Effective communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

Post-secondary education in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

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Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We areseeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Health and Safety Specialist to manage the safety day to day operations of the assigned project sites and regions. The HSE Specialist is required to liaise with the field operations and work as a team member with fellow HSE Specialists. Reporting to the H&S Regional Manager to provide accurate and timely support and resources for the field operations of the safety performance of the company.

Overview Of Responsibilities

• Act as a resource to field operations to optimize safety work performance
• Complete safety orientations for new workers, promotions or transfer workers
• Complete regular field and office inspections of work conditions
• Write objective, thorough and accurate reports of the inspection conditions
• Facilitating changes with the onsite workforce to correct substandard site conditions
• To identify and affect the correction of hazards
• Working with the Health and Safety team members to manage and analyze HSE data
• When incidents occur complete an incident investigation
• Participating in the weekly safety department call in meeting
• Train and educate the field staff to legal and corporate safety leadership expectations

QUALIFICATION And REQUIREMENTS

Post-secondary education in a related field is an asset

Previous 3+ years experience working in the construction industry would be a strong asset

Credentials to support skillset

Demonstrated competency with Microsoft office including : Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Effective communicator with the ability to develop and sustain productive working relationships with employees, subcontractors and other stakeholders at all levels

Well organized with an ability to effectively set and manage competing priorities

Sense of prioritization and drive to succeed

Must be comfortable working within a deadline driven fast paced environment

Resourceful, energetic and able to manage multiple priorities

Strong team player with the ability to operate independently with confidence

Driver's license and the ability to travel to job sites with own vehicle

Strong interest in growing career within the construction industry

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [e-mail]

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Construction

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