Jobs in Kamloops, bc

New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company is seeking a Construction Safety Specialist to support the development of key safety databases, procedures, and processes in accordance with legislation for our operational and construction projects scopes of work.

The candidate would identify safety training opportunities for Facilities teams and also be responsible for providing construction project administration support to the Manager, Corporate Facilities Projects. The candidate should have an excellent working knowledge of WorkSafe BC legislation, construction site operations, and have project coordination experience.

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for coordination of internal construction project documentation, including meeting minutes, internal scheduling, change orders, site instructions, project status reports, document controls, hazardous materials reports, billing, ESG reporting and KPIs.
• Conduct construction site safety audits on a regular basis, attend weekly Toolbox meetings with Projects team and contractor(s), support safety incident reporting, ensure contractors are adhering to Exposure Control Plans.
• Attend monthly Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee meetings to provide updates on construction activities, if Manager of Corporate Facilities projects in unable to attend.
• Conduct random audits on 3rd party trades who perform preventative maintenance activities, ensuring they meet criteria (e.g. WorkSafe registration is up to date, safety tickets are in place, safety program / education are in place – e.g., where applicable to ensure the trade has their mandatory asbestos certification).
• Develop third party contractor onboarding safety program for Facilities department and assist in how to operationalize this program.
• Create field level Risk Assessment documents and contractor onboarding templates to enable project and operational specific activities conducted by third party contractors / trades, Catalogue, manage e-files for contractor onboarding, risk assessments documents.
• Train on-site Facilities staff on these procedures to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Develop database and training schedule to track safety tickets including but not limited to, confined spaces, raised platform operation, arc flash, ladder safety, fall protection, etc. for Facilities employees.
• Develop and manage hazardous materials database (lead, silica, mold, asbestos) in accordance with requirements.
• Develop hazardous substances (WHMIS) database : list of inventories, classifications, risk assessment template for product of a quantity that can possibly cause harm. (e.g. chemicals, paint cans, cleaning agents, etc.).
• Work with consultants, vendors, etc. to identify hazardous materials ahead of repair, maintenance, construction work.
• Develop the corrective action abatement plan to address hazardous materials.
• Work with internal stakeholders to develop communications regarding employee and contractor safety.
• Act as a coordinator on hazardous materials management, communication, and reporting as required.
• Review construction product SDS sheets and add content to hazardous assessment database, if applicable.
• Train on-site Facilities team on these procedures so they can incorporate legislative compliance into daily operations.
• Hazard assessment and controls / risk assessment; identify which work has a high enough risk to trigger a Safe Work Plan (SWP) document.
• Critical Task Inventory (CTI); Develop list of all tasks that are ranked high risk or complex.
• Based on CTI, develop safe work procedures describing how to safely carry out these tasks.
• Communicates safety roles and responsibilities to all site personnel.
• Assists Facilities teams how best to advise field employees / trades on safe work practices.
• Establish and conduct safety meetings or safety check-in within Facilities teams : e.g. identify proper PPE, training opportunities, weekly and / or monthly safety meetings.
• Create maintenance cycle to review Safe Work Plan annually / training annually.

Requirements :

If you have this expertise, and are able to work in Canada, please submit your resume. While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates who are shortlisted will be contacted.

ID# 4890

The hourly rate range for this position is $30 - $45, with the final rate based on consultant experience and fit for the role.