Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator

Job summary

The coordinator manages environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate operational risks. They are responsible for conducting facility inspections, investigating incidents, maintaining safety documentation, and preparing compliance reports.

Job details

SUMMARY The Health, Safety, and Environment Coordinator coordinates environmental and health program processes and activities to assist the team in maintaining compliance, mitigating and managing environmental, health and safety risks and improving related performance. This position is more required to manage environmental issues although some health and safety tasks can be assigned to the coordinator. KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Program Coordination * Acts as the first point-of-contact for environmental and health inquiries and incidents. * Provides guidance to team members on environmental and health matters, and escalates inquiries, where appropriate * Coordinates the implementation of environmental, health and safety programs along with related processes, procedures and resources * Coordinates environmental, health and safety activities including but not limited to attending tenant OSH committee meetings, attending environmental committee meetings and activities, undertaking incident investigation and resolution, completing equipment and systems registration, developing emergency response procedures and business continuity planning activities, completing and delivering training, completing annual management system re-registration, managing data and generating reports, and conducting environmental compliance audits. * Researches environmental, health and safety matters; provides findings and recommendations. * Maintains and assists with the creation of environmental, health and safety documentation including but not limited to plans, processes, forms, logbooks, and procedures. * Create and maintain documentation including but not limited to instruction sheets, checklists, forms, and training materials. * Support construction activity teams (Projects and O&M) by creating, distributing, verifying and maintaining documentation such as work instructions, checklists, training materials * Conducts regular inspections of facilities to mitigate any Environmental regulatory issues and/or Health and Safety Concerns before an incident or service call is received. * Maintains business continuity and emergency management plans and procedures * Participates in field inspections, job observations, health, safety and environment audits and other types of reviews for the purpose of monitoring compliance to environmental and health regulations and identifying risks. Provides findings about risks and suggestions for improvement. Incident Investigation, Resolution & Reduction * Assists in the investigation and resolution of incidents including root-cause analysis and providing probable causes of incidents and recommendations for resolution * Coordinates the implementation of corrective and preventative measures * Assists in the identification and analysis of trends. Communicates observations and provides suggestions for incident reduction measures Audit Compliance, Data Maintenance & Reporting * Maintains all environmental, health and safety data including but not limited to incident data, and regulatory and process compliance data within applicable databases and all other types of information storage systems * Assists in the audit of compliance records and all other environmental, health and safety data * Prepares and distributes various environmental, health and safety related reports including but not limited to incident reports * Experience with database development, programing and maintenance considered an asset * Other duties as assigned KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS * Strong background in environmental management system development and administration, with knowledge of environmental regulations and environmental compliance auditing an asset. * Certification in one or more of the following – Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety; Certificate in Environmental Management through a Community College; University degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Studies * 1 to 3 years of environmental, health and safety work experience * Understanding of environmental, health and safety regulatory requirements * Understanding of emergency management requirements * Strong organizational and coordination skills along with ability to coordinate multiple requirements (i.e. processes, activities, projects, emergency response procedures, etc.) simultaneously * Strong communication skills along with some ability to influence stakeholders * Strong administrative skills along with ability to maintain and report accurate data * Analytical and problem solving skills * Ability to exercise good judgment * Able to work independently but provide strong support to the team as and when requested * Frequent trips to be expected on the different sites Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of the following would be considered an asset: Safety: * Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals * Certified Health & Safety Consultant from Canadian Society of Safety Engineering * A car his required for the role Security: * Physical Security Professional from ASIS International * Certified Protection Professional from ASIS International Business Continuity: * Certified Business Continuity Planner from Business Continuity Management Institute #LI-JC1 We value transparency in our hiring processes. Please note, artificial intelligence may be used in certain stages to screen, assess, or select applicants, however, a human reviewer makes all final decisions. This posting is for an existing vacancy. BGIS is a global leader in integrated facility management services. With a combined team of over 10,000 globally, BGIS relentlessly focuses on delivering innovative service solutions that create value for its clients. Globally, BGIS manages over 50,000 facilities totaling more than 600 million square feet across several markets including government, higher education, utilities, telecommunications, financial services, oil & gas, healthcare and cloud enterprise. In addition to managing a diverse portfolio of corporate offices, retail, colleges, hospitals and industrial assets, BGIS is a world leader in the management of data centers and other critical environments. At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric if our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success! BGIS is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome you to apply for a position with us! If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at askPC@bgis.com. Upon request for accommodation, we will consult with the applicant in question and provide, or arrange for the provision of, a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability.

What you’ll do

The coordinator manages environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate operational risks. They are responsible for conducting facility inspections, investigating incidents, maintaining safety documentation, and preparing compliance reports.

Requirements

Candidates must have 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience and a background in environmental management or occupational health and safety. A relevant degree or professional certification in environmental science, engineering, or industrial hygiene is required.

Listed skills

• Technical Documentation · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• data management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Environmental management
• Health and safety compliance
• Incident investigation
• Regulatory reporting
• Emergency management
• Business continuity planning
• Audit compliance
• Risk assessment
• Data management
• Facility inspections
• Root-cause analysis
• Technical documentation
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Organizational skills
• Field Inspection
• Emergency Response
• Compliance Auditing
• Influencing Skills
• Business Continuity Management Operations
• Data Maintenance
• Certified Protection Professional
• Administrative Functions
• Artificial Intelligence
• Auditing
• Telecommunications
• Construction
• Business Continuity
• Business Continuity Planning
• Management
• Checklists
• Textiles
• Data Centers
• Database Development
• Emergency Management
• Occupational Safety And Health
• Environmental Engineering
• Environmental Laws
• Environmental Compliance
• Environmental Issue
• Environmental Resource Management
• Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Facility Management
• Financial Services
• Oil and Gas
• Leadership
• Higher Education
• Incident Reporting

Job areas

• Environmental & Sustainability
• Security & Safety
• Engineering
• Administrative
• Management & Leadership
• Safety and Environmental Coordinator
• Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Coordinator
• Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals
• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

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