Health and Safety Assessor (Bilingual)

Description

Building innovative solutions; enabling safer workplaces for everyone.

We’ll create a safer working world, building software to support a global network of responsible buyers, suppliers and partners.

We take the pain out of compliance for over 50,000 organisations globally, helping them protect their people, their operations, and the planet.

Keeping our network of hiring clients, suppliers, and contractors compliant with the standards that matter most, from health and safety and sustainability to ethical behaviour by building best in class solutions.

What that means day-to-day:

As a Health and Safety Assessor, your role is twofold—combining hands-on contractor compliance expertise with technology-driven innovation:

1. Contractor Accreditation & Guidance: Drawing on your seasoned experience, you will serve as a subject matter expert driving the accreditation and H&S Program Review process. You will evaluate contractor applications, assess safety documentation against regulatory standards, and guide contractors along their path to compliance.

2. Transforming Compliance Through Technology: You will play a pivotal role in bringing technology to compliance. Beyond day-to-day reviews, you will collaborate across Product and Operations teams, applying your domain expertise to evolve our systems, refine workflows, and enhance our internal knowledge base to advance our compliance technology platform.

What We Offer

• Exposure to Transform Compliance: Directly shape the future of safety by applying subject matter expertise to modern compliance technology and workflows.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Contribute to a platform dedicated to bringing workers home safely from high-hazard jobs every day.
• Professional Growth: Gain hands-on exposure to the latest technologies collaborating across Operations and Product teams to elevate safety standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Contractor Compliance & Accreditation Assessment

• Evaluate contractor applications, H&S program documentation, and supporting evidence in alignment with standard procedures across Veriforce systems.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert to help evolve our systems and enhance our knowledge base.
• Conduct Quality Assurance of assessment results and maintain proper evidence handling and recordkeeping.
• Assist in developing and refining health and safety assessment criteria, accreditation
• standards, and necessary documentation standards.
• Collate data and produce management reports to analyze program results, identify compliance trends, gaps, and drive operational improvements.
• Adhere strictly to operational processes, standard requirements, and quality assurance protocols.

Contractor Relationship & Customer Management

• Provide guidance to contractors via phone and email, undertaking scheduled follow-up calls to build positive, professional relationships while representing Veriforce's mission and values.
• Resolve contractor issues by clarifying complaints, identifying root causes, explaining appropriate solutions, and ensuring full follow-through.

Performance Metrics

• Regulatory & Program Compliance: Accurately apply safety regulations and program standards across all assessments.
• Timeliness: Process contractor applications and program reviews efficiently to meet turnaround goals and quarterly metrics set by the Accreditation Manager.
• Data Integrity: Precisely capture, record, and maintain contractor information within internal systems.
• Professional Standards: Demonstrate integrity, client/contractor confidentiality, adherence to QA processes, and a supportive, collaborative approach.

What you’ll need to be successful:

Qualifications & Skills

Essential:
• Education: Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety (Degree, Diploma, or Certificate).
• Experience: 3+ years in an Occupational Health & Safety role, with working field experience and proven expertise evaluating safety management systems and compliance standards.
• Language Skills: Bilingual in English and French (written and spoken).
• Technical Skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and CRM/ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics.
• Core Competencies: Detail-oriented with strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Desirable:
• Industry Expertise: Experience in the Oil & Gas industry is a strong asset.

What you’ll get in return:

We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work, and believe that if you look after your people, they look after everything else!

Personal Health & Wellbeing

>🧠 Integrated mental health & wellbeing support

>🌴 Vacation – starting at 3 weeks

>💟 Wellness Days & Annual Giving Day – an extra to give back to yourself or your community

>🩺 Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

> 😴 End of the year, company-wide shut down for you to relax and recharge

Future Planning

>🏫 LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

Interested but don’t feel you meet all the requirements?

Our recruitment team assesses and reviews all applications against the role and business needs. We believe in people having transferable and soft skills and want you to know that we consider applications that might not meet all the criteria, but have the aptitude and capability, nonetheless. Our priority is to ensure we set people up for success. We will make a final call based on our determining whether we can offer the necessary support to upskill or provide the developmental support needed for you to get the best out of this opportunity with us!

Bring Your Whole Self to Work.

We are proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring that no candidate is discriminated against because of gender identity and expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team while continuing to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and empowered to be themselves.

What you can expect if you apply:

• A response to your application within 15 working days
• An interview process consisting of:
• An initial discovery call with the recruiter
• A first stage interview via Microsoft Teams
• Additional interview with the stakeholders you’ll be working with closely in the role

We’re keen to ensure our hiring process allows you to be at your best, so if you need us to make any adjustments, please just let us know.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity workplace. All candidates will be afforded equal opportunity through the recruiting process. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or expression. We are dedicated to growing a diverse team of highly talented individuals and creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

If you are contacted for an interview and require accommodation/adjustments during the interviewing process, please let us know.