HSE Specialist

Modern Niagara; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Health and Safety Specialist to enhance safety operations across various project sites. This role is pivotal in managing day-to-day safety functions, conducting inspections, and training staff to uphold the highest safety standards. With a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, this company values teamwork and initiative. Join a forward-thinking organization where your contributions will help shape the future of Canada’s infrastructure and ensure a safe working environment for all employees.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in the construction industry is a strong asset.
• Effective communicator with the ability to develop relationships.
• Strong interest in growing a career within the construction industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage safety operations at project sites and ensure compliance.
• Conduct safety orientations and inspections for workers.
• Investigate incidents and facilitate corrective actions.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Organizational Skills

Construction Industry Knowledge

Incident Investigation

Education

Post-secondary education in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft 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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