Position: Health and Safety Coordinator

Location: Ottawa

Salary: Up to $70K, based on experience

Industry: Construction

Are you passionate about workplace safety and compliance? Our construction client in Ottawa is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Health and Safety Coordinator to promote a strong safety culture across multiple sites. In this role, you'll be instrumental in ensuring regulatory compliance, minimizing workplace hazards, and supporting a safe and productive environment for all staff and subcontractors.

Why You'll Love This Role:

- Meaningful Impact: Play a vital role in protecting workers and ensuring compliance across a growing organization.

- Site-Based Experience: Get hands-on exposure with dynamic, multi-site construction environments.

- Autonomy & Responsibility: Take ownership of health and safety programming with support from leadership.

- Growth Potential: Join a supportive team that values safety excellence and ongoing development.

Key Responsibilities:

- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to Ontario's OHSA, WSIB, and MLITSD standards across all project sites.

- Site Inspections: Conduct regular health and safety audits, hazard assessments, and site visits.

- Policy Development: Support the creation and rollout of site-specific health and safety protocols.

- Training & Orientation: Deliver safety training including WHMIS, Working at Heights, and new hire orientations.

- Incident Response: Investigate injuries, incidents, and near misses, and facilitate corrective action plans.

- Emergency Preparedness: Maintain up-to-date emergency response procedures and organize drills.

- Equipment Oversight: Ensure PPE use and manage stock levels of all required safety gear.

- Collaboration: Work closely with site teams, project managers, and subcontractors to foster a safe workplace culture.

- Reporting: Maintain accurate records of inspections, incidents, and compliance documentation.

Qualifications:

- Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field.

- Certified WSIB Joint Health and Safety Committee representative.

- Minimum 2 years' experience in a construction-based health and safety role, preferably with multi-site exposure.

- Knowledgeable in OHSA regulations and WSIB legislation.

- Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.

- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

- Comfortable facilitating meetings and delivering safety training.

Please send your resume to Cynthia Gray at .

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