Project Coordinator

Houle Electric Limited; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 73,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Houle Electric Limited seeks a seasoned Qualified Coordinator to oversee health and safety on multi-employer construction sites in the Metro Vancouver area. You will coordinate across trades to ensure regulatory compliance, mitigate hazards, and promote a strong safety culture.

You will lead safety meetings, develop coordination plans, and mentor field personnel across projects, while maintaining open lines of communication with contractors and workers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a multi-contractor construction environment.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety on multi-employer sites.
• Proficient with MS Office tools for reporting and coordination.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to establish relationships and drive safe workplaces.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Qualified Coordinator on multi-employer construction workplaces.
• Coordinate health and safety activities between trades and contractors.
• Ensure all employers/workers are aware of known hazards on site.
• Facilitate communication to prevent overlapping hazards.
• Develop and manage the Site Safety Coordination extranet.
• Lead safety meetings, orientations, and contractor kickoff sessions.
• Support incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Mentor field personnel across multiple projects.

Skills

Communication

Contractor coordination

Hazard identification

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Mentorship

Facilitation

MS Office

Stakeholder management

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Acts as the Qualified Coordinator on multiple-employer construction workplaces.

Coordinates health and safety activities between different trades and contractors to ensure compliance with WorkSafeBC regulations.

Ensure all employers and workers on site are aware of known hazards.

Facilitate communication between employers to prevent overlapping hazards.

Participates in the identification and communication of hazards to the employers on site.

Ensures mitigation strategies are in place and communicated to all affected parties.

Ensures that safety programs and practices are adhered to during the course of the work through workplace inspections.

Ensures Notice Of projects (NOP) are submitted and updated, as required.

Updates and maintains Prime Contractor Safety Management Plan

Evaluates first aid and emergency response needs; and coordinates mock drills and evacuations, as required.

Provide strategic leadership in the coordination of health and safety activities across all employers on the worksite.

Develops and manages a real-time Site Safety Coordination extranet.

Foster a collaborative safety culture by proactively engaging contractors, supervisors, and workers in hazard identification, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.

Drive continuous improvement and maintaining high standards of workplace safety.

Develops and review(s) construction management procedures, and training materials.

Provides support for incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation.

Collaborates with project team to integrate safety into planning and execution.

Monitors and communicates changes to regulation.

Provides mentorship and coaching to field personnel across multiple projects or facilities.

Reviews and manages local component program(s).

Delivers site orientations (i.e. local component program), as required.

Develops and manages a focused Safe Work Observation program

Maintains a strong relationship with the local WSBC officer.

Leads and mentors other Qualified Coordinator(s).

Performs supplementary duties that align with and support the aforementioned duties.

What you must have:

Experience working in a construction, industrial, infrastructure, utilities, civil, or heavy project environment.

Strong understanding of occupational health and safety requirements in a multi-employer worksite.

Working knowledge of Prime Contractor responsibilities and contractor coordination requirements.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.

Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated success establishing relationships, and fostering safe, respectful, inclusive, collaborative values driven workplaces.

7+ years of experience in a multi-contractor construction environment, with direct exposure to Prime Contractor responsibilities, contractor oversight, and regulatory safety compliance.

Project Coordinator experience working on hydro, utility, civil, electrical, mechanical, tunnelling, roadwork, dam, transmission, or large industrial construction projects.

Strong facilitation skills for safety meetings, orientations, and contractor kickoff meetings

Mental Health First Aid, leadership training, or conflict resolution training

Experience in remote camp, industrial, or high-risk construction environments.

Salary/Rate Range:

$53.00 -$65.00 per hour

Term:

12-month contract; most likely to extend

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. If you are selected to move forward in the process, we will contact you directly. If you do not hear from us, we encourage you to continue visiting our website for other roles that may be a good fit.