Health, Safety, and Environment; HSE) Specialist

Location:

Toronto

Type:
Full-time

This role is ideal for a hands‑on, field‑focused health, safety, and environmental professional who enjoys working directly with operations teams to solve problems, support safe work practices, and strengthen compliance across multiple operational sites.

At Enwave, we're advancing how cities use energy by delivering innovative district energy and decarbonization solutions that create long‑term impact. As part of our Health, Safety & Environment team, this role plays a critical part in supporting safe, compliant, and sustainable operations across our Ontario facilities.

As HSE Specialist, you will help implement and continuously improve Enwave's Health, Safety and Environment programs while working closely with plant operations, project teams, contractors, and leadership. You will maintain a strong field presence, provide practical HSE guidance, support compliance activities, and contribute to building a proactive safety culture across the organization.

You will support the day‑to‑day implementation and execution of Enwave's Health, Safety and Environment programs across operating facilities and project sites throughout Ontario. Working closely with Plant Chiefs, supervisors, employees, contractors, and project teams, you will help ensure HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements are consistently applied and followed.

You will maintain an active field presence by conducting site visits, workplace inspections, hazard assessments, safety observations, and compliance reviews. You will support the implementation and verification of critical safety programs including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Confined Space Entry, contractor safety management, hazard assessments, safe work planning, and corrective action programs.

You will coordinate and support Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) activities, inspections, corrective action tracking, incident and near‑miss investigations, root cause analysis, and lessons learned communication. You will also provide coaching and practical guidance to employees, supervisors, and contractors to promote safe work practices and continuous improvement.

You will help manage HSE training programs, certification tracking, compliance reporting, document control, and safety management systems such as Salus and SharePoint. You will support the development of HSE metrics, trend analysis, safety communications, and reports that help identify risks, improve performance, and support leadership decision‑making.

• 1. Diploma or bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Studies, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• 2. Minimum 3-5 years of progressive HSE experience, preferably within utilities, industrial, construction, manufacturing, energy, or technical operations environments.
• 3. Strong working knowledge of Ontario health and safety legislation, regulatory compliance requirements, and WSIB processes.
• 4. Experience conducting workplace inspections, safety audits, hazard assessments, and corrective action tracking.
• 5. Experience supporting incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and lessons learned programs.
• 6. Familiarity with contractor safety management, onboarding processes, pre-job planning, and field verification activities.
• 7. Experience coordinating HSE training programs, maintaining compliance records, tracking certifications, and supporting reporting requirements.
• 8. Knowledge of safety management systems and platforms such as Salus or similar solutions.
• 9. Familiarity with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems is considered an asset.
• 10. Experience supporting safety programs in a unionized…