Senior Health & Safety Leader — Mining & Construction

Equinox Gold Corp.; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinox Gold Corp. is seeking a Senior Health and Safety Specialist to provide senior-level field leadership and technical support for implementing and continuously improving the Health & Safety Management System across construction, commissioning and operations.

You will work with employees, contractors, and site leadership to ensure safety expectations are understood, applied, and integrated into daily work.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years as a safety specialist, coordinator or equivalent.
• Experience with mining, mineral processing, heavy civil construction and heavy industrial.
• Experience with MSHA regulatory compliance, inspections, investigations and safety management systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Must be at least 21 years old with a clean driving record.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a visible field presence and promote safe work practices across construction, mining, processing, maintenance, and support activities.
• Conduct workplace inspections, field observations, hazard assessments, and risk verification activities to identify and address safety concerns.
• Review FLRAs, JSAs/JHAs, risk assessments, procedures, and work plans to ensure effective hazard identification and controls.
• Verify safety controls are in place and intervene when unsafe conditions or high-risk activities are identified.
• Coach employees, supervisors, and contractors on hazard recognition, risk management, and safe work execution.
• Support high-risk activities including lifting operations, confined space entry, work at heights, energy isolation, mobile equipment interaction, hot work, and excavation.
• Assist with implementation, compliance, and continuous improvement of the Health & Safety Management System and MSHA requirements.
• Participate in inspections, audits, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action tracking.
• Support contractor onboarding, compliance monitoring, performance management, and safety program reviews.
• Assist with the development and delivery of safety training, orientations, and competency programs, including MSHA Part 48 training requirements.
• Prepare and maintain H&S reports, metrics, and dashboards; analyze trends and communicate recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in operational planning, safety meetings, commissioning activities, and continuous improvement initiatives to support a safe and compliant operation.

Skills

Field leadership

Hazard recognition

Risk assessment

MSHA compliance

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

MS Office

Safety program knowledge

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Equinox Gold Corp. is seeking a Senior Health and Safety Specialist to provide senior-level field leadership and technical support for implementing and continuously improving the Health & Safety Management System across construction, commissioning and operations.

You will work with employees, contractors, and site leadership to ensure safety expectations are understood, applied, and integrated into daily work.