Safety Advisor (Western Canada)

Valard Group of Companies; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the utility sector seeks a Safety Advisor for their Calgary or Edmonton team. This role focuses on field leadership to uphold Valard's safety culture, ensuring compliance with safety mandates and actively participating in safety-related procedures. The ideal candidate will have post-secondary education in a related field, relevant certifications, and a minimum of three years’ experience in safety roles.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience in a field safety position.
• Combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Valid driver's license and abstract required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe work environment for all employees and contractors.
• Communicate and coach field staff on safety expectations.
• Participate in incident investigation and safety meetings.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Coaching

Root cause investigation

Education

Post-Secondary education in a related field

National Construction Safety Officer Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

Our Health, Safety & Environment group strives to “Deliver a unified and proactive service which includes leadership, guidance and mentoring to create a world class safety culture”, and is looking to add a Safety Advisor to the team, based in Calgary or Edmonton, AB.

Reporting to the Regional Supervisor, the Health and Safety Advisor provides support to supervisor, foremen and workers in the field and provides leadership and coordination of the day-to-day safety requirements of the assigned project. This position plays an important role in ensuring that Valard’s safety culture has been established and adhered to in the field.

Please Note: this is a field-based position with 75% of the time spent on site

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be a visible presence and safety resource in the field to ensure a safe work environment for all Valard employees, contractors, and visitors as per the Site Safety Management Plan (SMP).
• Develop a strong understanding of Valard’s Health Safety and Environmental Manual
• Communicate, coach and assist field staff to ensure that all safety expectations are met.
• Participate and assist the supervisors and foreman in the investigation of incidents to determine root cause, and corrective actions.
• Participate in regular meetings with project safety teams to review issues, trends and upcoming conditions or events to ensure safety obligations are carried out as per client agreement and communicated to the Project Manager and Supervisors.
• Review tailboards daily to ensure that hazards are addressed, and a mitigation process is in place; provide feedback to workers to assist them for compliance.
• Perform observations, inspections, emergency preparedness drills, as per the current HS&E Manual and review and communicate the findings via safety meetings and postings.
• Facilitate weekly safety meetings, capture minutes and prepare weekly / monthly safety reports.
• Provide support to the supervisors and foreman to ensure that JSAs are developed and reviewed with the crews and available at the work site.
• Regularly review and be familiar with all applicable legislation, and applicable standards and inform Project Manager(s) of any relevant changes.

• Post-Secondary education in a related field
• 3 years’ experience in a field safety position
• A combination of education and experience may be considered
• National Construction Safety Officer Certification
• Experience with Microsoft office applications
• Have and maintain a valid driver's license and provide a driver's abstract (a record) for review
• Successfully complete pre-employment checks as needed
• This position will involve travel and overnight stays away from home (estimated up to 75% of work schedule)

Preferred Skills / Qualifications

• CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional), CRST (Canadian Registered Safety Technician) or other Health & Safety certification
• Demonstrated familiarity with applicable provincial legislations
• Root cause investigation experience

Valard Construction LP is Canada’s premier utility contractor providing comprehensive EPC+ (engineering, procurement, construction) and maintenance services to utilities, independent power producers, mining, oil and gas industries and rural electric associations. We have the capabilities, knowledge, and resources to take on any project, any size, any complexity, anywhere. We are also part of the Quanta Group, the largest electrical power contractor in North America.

Visit us at www.valard.com

Valard Construction is an equal opportunity employer.

* We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for additional screening will be contacted.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level.

* Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is based with no restrictions.

* Valard Construction is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to race, religion, age, sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or disability. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available on request during the recruitment process.