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The Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Advisor role will provide support and guidance for all our facilities and field operations in ensuring a safe workplace. This role involves actively participating in the reduction and management of safety risks, evaluating and gauging safety performance at sites, promoting safety responsibility, and fostering a robust, favorable safety culture on-site.
The position can be based out of the Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island; however, the EH&S Advisor will be required to travel to various work sites across British Columbia. The EH&S Advisor may also be required to spend time at certain sites for extended periods of time which may result in overnight stays.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Ensures quality delivery of GFL’s EH&S program by guiding and mentoring operations, managers and supervisors to increase safety and environmental awareness and improve EH&S practices of day-to-day operations.
Support the development and implementation of GFL’s EH&S initiatives, programs, policies, and procedures while ensuring compliance with relevant employment and occupational health and safety legislation.
Conducts audits under the corporate risk management program.
Conducts and assists with internal and external COR certification Audits (BC, other western provinces considered an asset).
Assists and coordinates the execution of environmental monitoring and emergency exercise events.
Participates in incident investigations and provides guidance to operations when conducting root cause analysis and identifying quality corrective actions.
Ensures safety hazards and environmental risks are identified and controlled through established programs
Ensures regional branches perform required Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee meetings as well as other legislatively required programs.
Remain up to date on Health & Safety regulations and maintains relationships with regional regulatory personnel.
Maintains effective relationships with regional stakeholders and regulatory authorities.
Support the development and implementation of GFL’s EH&S initiatives, programs, policies, and procedures while ensuring compliance with relevant employment and occupational health and safety legislation.
Coordinates involvement with regional and corporate initiatives.
Demonstrates an understanding of internal and external customer requirements and provides quality service in accordance with company and regulatory standards.
Works closely with other regional and corporate staff to enhance the company’s risk management system.
Participates in regional/corporate initiatives.
Provides guidance through coaching and positive reinforcement to operations management to ensure that all employees are trained to do their work in a safe and environmentally sound manner.
Qualifications
A degree or diploma in environmental science or engineering, health and safety, or related discipline is required.
5 years demonstrated progressive experience in the EH&S field and corporate management is preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of EH&S legislative requirements, as well as best industry practices.
COR Auditing Certificate (Western Provinces) is an asset.
Class 5 Driver’s License and Clean Driving Abstract is required.
P.Eng, P,Geo, CRSP considered an asset.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Exceptional communication skills.
Proficient in the use of various office software programs.
Enablon and/or WorkHub experience considered an asset.
Knowledge of industrial, waste disposal, trucking or manufacturing environments is an asset.
Confidence in ability to work in a constantly changing, fast paced work environment.
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We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
GFL Environmental is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. GFL will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
