Health And Safety Coordinator

The Health & Safety Coordinator is responsible for supporting and coordinating health and safety initiatives across field and office operations. This role works closely with employees, supervisors, foremen, superintendents and management to promote a strong safety culture, maintain compliance and ensure health and safety programs are effectively implemented across active construction projects.

• Conduct project-specific safety orientations for new employees, subcontractors and site visitors.
• Coordinate, assist with and deliver health and safety training.
• Conduct documented daily project and site inspections, identify hazards and work with site leadership to correct deficiencies.
• Assist with equipment inspections and ensure identified deficiencies are addressed.
• Monitor tool and equipment maintenance programs to ensure requirements are being followed.
• Identify and address unsafe working conditions and elevate concerns where required.
• Support supervisors and field personnel with job hazard assessments and field-level hazard assessments.
• Assist during government health and safety inspections and help coordinate any required corrective actions.
• Maintain WHMIS and SDS documentation and ensure controlled products meet regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and distribute safety alerts, bulletins, notices, reports and meeting minutes.
• Assist with the development and communication of project-specific emergency response plans.
• Support supervisors and foremen with incident investigations, root-cause analysis, reporting and corrective actions.
• Track incident data and maintain monthly safety statistics to identify trends and areas requiring improvement.
• Maintain accurate health and safety documentation and records.
• Provide a visible health and safety presence across active construction sites.
• Build strong working relationships with field employees, trades, supervisors and management.
• Support continuous improvement of health and safety policies, procedures and programs.

• Post-secondary education and/or certification in Health & Safety, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Previous health and safety experience within construction, electrical contracting, industrial services or a similar field environment.
• Experience working within a COR-certified environment is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of CVOR practices, inspections and regulations is an asset.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal and provincial health and safety legislation.
• Strong understanding of workplace safety practices, hazard identification and regulatory compliance.
• Experience conducting site inspections, incident investigations and safety orientations.
• Comfortable working in an active construction environment and interacting directly with trades and site leadership.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills with both field and office employees.
• Able to confidently address unsafe practices and have difficult conversations when required.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage health and safety requirements across multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation.
• Analytical with the ability to identify trends and recurring safety issues.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and general business software.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently while remaining part of a broader project team.