Health and Safety Specialist

Health and Safety Specialist - ( 240001JB )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works to support operational excellence. The Stantec community unites more than 28,000 employees working in over 400 locations across 6 continents. Our Functional Services Teams (FSTs) include Corporate Development, Finance, HR, HSSE, IT, Legal, Marketing / Communications, Practice Services and Real Estate and Procurement. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an individual to provide intermediate level safety consulting services in support of the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects (IIWWTP) within our Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) team and our Water business. This role will report to the Director of Stantec's Industrial Hygiene and HSSE Consulting Services team in collaboration with the Construction Administration and Safety Lead within the Iona Project Management Team.

This position will be based out of any of our Burnaby, British Columbia location. Our Burnaby office operates the largest water and wastewater consultancy in British Columbia and serves as a primary design center for major water projects, including potable water treatment, storage reservoirs, pump stations, wastewater treatment plants, and lift stations.

The Health and Safety Coordinator will be assigned to the client's jobsite to integrate policies and procedures which will guide the project regarding safety related policies. This role will verify that key systems, programs, and processes are developed and effectively implemented / documented for the project as related to health and safety. Will verify an active monitoring process is in place to drive timely completion of key activities for the project and verify deviations or exceptions from expected performance are communicated to client safety team and leadership. Their role will also support the Construction Administration and Safety lead in maintaining and updating the Heath Safety and Security Framework. They provide guidance for the implementation of requirements and processes developed in the HSSE Framework and provide technical guidance to staff on each project from a Health and Safety standpoint. Health and Safety Coordinators will be familiar with all project plans, project specifications, applicable laws and regulations related to safety.

We are looking for you to help grow and lead a team of high performing individuals who are excited about collaborating to build this vital infrastructure to protect and improve public health and the environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support project teams in the implementation of the IIWWTP HSSE Framework across all of the related projects
• Serve as a 'first point of contact' resource for issues related to Iona Projects Health and Safety
• Assist in identifying and mitigating hazards
• Coordinate IPMT member training requirements and maintain training records
• Maintain necessary project H&S documentation and records
• Review monthly safety submissions, monitor and collate key KPIs and report KPIs to leadership
• Review H&S submittals
• Assist Investigation Team for near-miss incidents and actual work-related injuries and illnesses associated with IPMT team members, including losses involving the environment or property
• Develop and assign responsibility for completing corrective actions to remedy identified root causes from the investigation reports
• When requested, support incident investigations for contractor-involved events associated with IIWWTP activities, but that do not include IPMT team members, property, or environmental impacts
• Review and provide comment on contractor submitted incident investigation reports and corrective actions
• Liaise with and report to Metro Vancouver Corporate Safety teams on safety related issues and updates
• Conduct jobsite audits of IPMT related activities to verify compliance with OH&S requirements and IPMT Safety Framework
• Support construction execution teams providing details and interpretation on project expectations as required.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Education and Experience

Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs and to hike in rough terrain to meet field teams is required.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary : Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term / long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary / casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Richmond, Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver

Organization : BC-1203 HSSE-CA Canada

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jun 3, 2024, 2 : 12 : 51 PM

Req ID : 240001JB

additional

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