Health and Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor — Lead Safety on One of Quebec's Largest Infrastructure Builds About the Opportunity

You won't be pushing paper from a trailer. This is the on-site safety authority role for one of Quebec's most significant infrastructure builds — a complex heavy civil environment involving marine work, lifting, excavation, and dozens of concurrent activities across multiple subcontractors. If you earn credibility by being on the ground rather than behind a desk, this project gives you the scale to prove it.

Given its size and duration, this is a long-term seat with genuine stability and a clear runway to grow within a well-established health and safety organization — including mentoring newer team members as the site maturing.

What separates this role from a typical site safety posting is scope. You'll work directly alongside project, engineering, and construction leadership, shaping how safety gets built into planning rather than bolted on afterward. With marine work, heavy lifting, excavation, and constant subcontractor turnover, no two days look the same — and real autonomy in the field is built into the job.

• Act as the on-site health and safety expert, supporting project management in implementing best practices
• Deploy and ensure compliance with the HSE prevention program under CNESST and corporate standards
• Identify, analyze, and control critical risks tied to civil engineering, marine work, lifting, and excavation
• Conduct daily field inspections, safety audits, and behavioral observations, with follow-up on corrective actions
• Investigate incidents, accidents, and near misses, and recommend sustainable preventative measures
• Lead health and safety committees, toolbox meetings, and training sessions for crews and subcontractors
• Collaborate with project, engineering, and construction teams to build safety into work planning
• Produce health and safety reports, KPIs, and statistics for management and stakeholders
• Mentor junior members of the health and safety team

• Experience on civil construction projects — this is the top priority for this role
• 2–5 years of health and safety experience on major construction projects, ideally civil engineering, heavy infrastructure, port, or industrial
• Relevant OHS certifications such as ASP Construction, first aid, lockout/tagout, and confined space training
• Sound knowledge of Quebec's occupational health and safety legislation, CNESST, and standards for large-scale sites
• Strong on-the-ground leadership and the ability to influence site teams and subcontractors
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Bilingual: advanced French and functional English

Base salary of $95,000 to $130,000 CAD, commensurate with experience, plus an annual bonus of approximately 10–12%. On-site role, with time split approximately 75% at the client site and 25% at the corporate office.

Montreal / Contrecœur, Quebec. Mileage and expenses covered when traveling to site.