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:
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Meaningful Impact: Play a vital role in protecting workers and ensuring compliance across a growing organization.
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Site-Based Experience: Get hands-on exposure with dynamic, multi-site construction environments.
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Autonomy \& Responsibility: Take ownership of health and safety programming with support from leadership.
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Growth Potential: Join a supportive team that values safety excellence and ongoing development.
Key Responsibilities:
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Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to Ontario's OHSA, WSIB, and MLITSD standards across all project sites.
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Site Inspections: Conduct regular health and safety audits, hazard assessments, and site visits.
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Policy Development: Support the creation and rollout of site-specific health and safety protocols.
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Training \& Orientation: Deliver safety training including WHMIS, Working at Heights, and new hire orientations.
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Incident Response: Investigate injuries, incidents, and near misses, and facilitate corrective action plans.
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Emergency Preparedness: Maintain up-to-date emergency response procedures and organize drills.
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Equipment Oversight: Ensure PPE use and manage stock levels of all required safety gear.
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Collaboration: Work closely with site teams, project managers, and subcontractors to foster a safe workplace culture.
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Reporting: Maintain accurate records of inspections, incidents, and compliance documentation.
Qualifications:
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Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field.
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Certified WSIB Joint Health and Safety Committee representative.
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Minimum 2 years' experience in a construction-based health and safety role, preferably with multi-site exposure.
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Knowledgeable in OHSA regulations and WSIB legislation.
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Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle.
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Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
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Comfortable facilitating meetings and delivering safety training.
Please send your resume to Cynthia Gray at .
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