Safety & Quality Specialist (Investigations & Systems)

Lindsay Construction; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Competitive salary

Annual Incentive Plan

Employee Health Benefits

Group RRSP with 4% matching

Annual health and wellness reimburse

Frequent social and community-based

Collaboration with senior personnel

Job summary

Lindsay Construction, Dartmouth, is seeking a Safety & Quality Specialist to support investigations, compliance, systems, and data analysis. The role focuses on improving safety and quality programs through root-cause analyses, dashboards, and actionable insights.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in investigations or safety/quality areas, strong Excel skills, and the ability to collaborate across departments while maintaining confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Experience in investigations, root cause analyses, or structured problem-solving.
• Experience with data, reporting, metrics, and business systems.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to work with various departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations and coordinate safety and quality events with operational leaders.
• Prepare root-cause analyses, reports, recommendations, and corrective actions.
• Track corrective actions and verify effectiveness.
• Support regulatory, audit, and internal reporting requirements; identify recurring issues.
• Coordinate workers’ compensation and return-to-work processes.
• Administer contractor compliance and SALUS information systems.
• Monitor training, certification, and regulatory requirements.
• Support ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 initiatives and management reviews.
• Extract and analyze safety and quality data; develop dashboards and scorecards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Critical-thinking

Independent work

Education

Post-secondary education in occupational safety, quality, or data analytics

Tools

SALUS

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Build the Future with us!

We build relationships. We build Communities. We build the Future. At Lindsay Construction, we have been growing the communities of Atlantic Canada for over 65 years, and we want you to join us! Be part of something great and feel the impact you make on the community you live in.

Reporting to the Manager, Safety and Quality, the Safety & Quality Specialist supports investigations, compliance, systems, and data analysis to help strengthen Lindsay Construction’s safety and quality programs. This opportunity is ideal for an analytical, detail-oriented professional who enjoys solving problems and improving processes.

Position Benefits

Here’s why you’ll love working at Lindsay:

• Flexible working hours throughout the year (early “Lindsay Fridays”)
• Competitive salary
• Annual Incentive Plan
• Employee Health Benefits
• Group RRSP with 4% matching
• Annual health and wellness reimbursement
• Frequent social and community-based events
• Opportunities to collaborate closely with senior personnel and other departments

Position Responsibilities

Here’s what your day-to-day looks like:

• Serve as the lead investigator and coordinate the investigation process for safety and quality events in collaboration with applicable operational leaders.
• Conduct root cause analyses and prepare investigation reports, recommendations, and corrective action plans.
• Track corrective actions assigned to responsible owners, follow up on completion, and support or verify effectiveness where assigned.
• Support regulatory, insurance, audit, and internal reporting requirements, and use findings to identify recurring issues and system improvements.
• Provide coordination and administrative support for workers’ compensation and return-to-work processes.
• Administer contractor compliance and prequalification applications and Safety & Quality information systems, including SALUS.
• Monitor company compliance, mandatory training, certification, and regulatory requirements.
• Support ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 initiatives, audits, corrective actions, and management reviews.
• Extract, compile, validate, and analyze safety and quality data from SALUS, Microsoft applications, and other business applications.
• Develop dashboards, reports, scorecards, metrics, and practical findings for leadership and operational teams.
• Identify trends, recurring issues, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities, and communicate or elevate findings to the applicable operational or departmental owner.
• Support Safety & Quality communications, departmental activities, documentation, automation, and digital solutions.

Job Requirements

Our ideal candidate has the following:

• We welcome applicants from a range of professional backgrounds and will consider transferrable skills and experience relevant to the role.
• Three to five years of related experience in investigations, compliance, systems, data analytics, project coordination, safety, quality, or a related field.
• Experience supporting investigations, root cause analyses, or structured problem-solving.
• Experience working with data, reporting, performance metrics, and business systems.
• Strong analytical, organizational, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to recognize trends and validate information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• A valid driver’s license.

Non-Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities — Required

• Naturally curious, organized, detail-oriented, and committed to improving systems and processes.
• Professional and collaborative, with the ability to work effectively with employees at all organizational levels.
• Able to investigate issues, turn detailed information into practical insights, and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive information.

The Following Will Be Considered Assets

• Experience in occupational health and safety, quality, compliance, health services, rehabilitation, disability management, construction, manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with SALUS, Microsoft applications, contractor compliance applications, or other business applications.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 45001, auditing, compliance, corrective-action processes, and continuous-improvement methodologies.
• Formal investigation or root cause analysis training; training may be provided.
• Experience with data analytics, automation, Artificial Intelligence, or business intelligence tools.
• Post‑secondary education in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, kinesiology, nursing, health sciences, rehabilitation, safety, quality, business or data analytics, project management, or another related discipline.
• Equivalent combinations of education and transferable experience in investigation, assessment, case coordination, data analysis, documentation, or regulated environments will be considered.
• A relevant professional designation or certification.