Coordinator, Health and Safety

Overview

Join Defence Construction Canada (DCC) in Greenwood, NS, and play a vital role in supporting Canada’s National Defence! As a Federal Crown corporation with over 70 years of contribution to national defence, DCC is renowned for its innovative and cost-effective solutions in contracting, construction management, and infrastructure services.

The Coordinator, Health and Safety, supports sites and regional offices by ensuring compliance with corporate and industrial health and safety frameworks, and ensures that staff follow established health and safety policies and procedures. The incumbent promotes and coordinates health and safety efforts with multiple stakeholders (e.g. construction coordinators), audits contractor health and safety plans, and investigates health and safety incidents.

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

• Act as a site resource on health and safety policy and legislation
• Promote and coordinate health and safety efforts with multiple stakeholders
• Update contract documents to include appropriate safety requirements
• Review contractor safety submissions
• Conduct safety inspections of project sites and complete monitoring documentation
• Collaborate and share best practices
• Prepare, coordinate and chair monthly staff safety meetings
• Support corporate health and safety requirements
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
• Manage risk

• Act as a regional resource in support of health and safety management
• Investigate accidents and incidents, and meet all associated reporting requirements
• Maintain relationships with provincial and federal regulatory authorities
• Organize, present and/or participate in health and safety training and development
• Other duties as assigned

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in health and safety
• Risk management principles

• Minimum: college diploma in occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene or related field with two years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: related industry designation (e.g. Canadian Registered Safety Professional)

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Apply risk management techniques

• Provide functional advice and guidance to other employees

• Typical construction site environment; incumbent is required to wear basic safety equipment
• Some work may be in a typical office environment with occasional travel

Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Health and Wellness

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced in Confidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not…