Who We Are  

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6, 500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia.   Further information is available at www.bgis.com

SUMMARY

 

The Health and Safety Coordinator coordinates the health and safety program processes and activities to assist the account team in maintaining compliance, mitigating and managing health and safety related risks and improving related performance

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Coordination

Acts as the first point-of-contact for health and safety inquiries and incidents Provides guidance to account team members on health and safety matters, and escalates inquiries, where appropriate Coordinates the implementation of health and safety programs along with related processes, procedures and resources Coordinates health and safety activities including but not limited to health and safety committee meetings and activities, incident investigation and resolution, training, return-to-work, and compliance audit. Researches health and safety matters, provides findings and recommendations Maintains and assists with the creation of health and safety documentations including but not limited to plans, processes, procedures Creates and maintains documentations including but not limited to instruction sheets, check lists, forms, training materials Participates in field inspections, job observations; health and safety audits and other types of reviews for the purpose of monitoring compliance to health and safety requirements 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 health and safety  related data including but not limited to incident data, compliance data within applicable databases and all other types of information storage systems Assists in the audit of compliance records and all other health and safety data Prepares and distributes various health and safety related reports including but not limited to incident reports Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

College degree completed Certification in one or more of the following – Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety or Certificate in Environmental Management through a Community College 1 to 3 years of health and safety work experience Understanding of health and safety/ environmental regulatory requirements An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered Understanding of 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 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

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

Demonstrates an interest in attaining one or more of the following would be considered an asset:

 

Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals Certified Health & Safety Consultant from Canadian Society of Safety Engineering

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 of 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 askHR. 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.