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, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist develops, leads and executes health, safety and environment programs for assigned accounts and ensures ongoing compliance to all internal, and external and regulatory requirements to assist the account team in mitigating and managing environmental, health and safety-related risks and improving related performance. In addition, the Health, Safety, and Environment Specialist assists the Health, Safety, and Environment team in the development and deployment of health, safety, and environment management system and associated tools, processes and procedures according to applicable external management systems. The Health, Safety and Environment Specialist adopts a portfolio and systemic approach to implement the HSE management system, as well as interprets and advises on all HSE regulatory matters to ensure compliance with government legislation and industry standards.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Organizing and managing HSE training for employees:
o Identifying the HSE training needs of Operations teams.
o Planning and organizing training sessions with trainers.
o Ensuring compliance and administrative follow-up for training courses.
Monitoring PDS team projects:
o Participating in the review of plans and specifications related to projects.
o Attend project meetings and carry out the necessary follow-ups.
o Collaborate with the various stakeholders to ensure HSE compliance of projects.
Lockout:
o Follow up on the validation of lockout sheets.
o Keep the lockout database up to date.
o Collaborate with Operations teams to ensure that procedures are followed.
Integration of new HSE coordinators:
o Organize and provide initial training for HSE coordinators.
o Act as a resource person during their integration period.
Audits and inspections:
o Conduct internal audits (ERP, lockout, HSE compliance, etc.).
o Document discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.
o Follow up on recommendations made during audits.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- College degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Sciences or master’s degree in Environment, Environmental management or Environmental science
- 3 to 5 years of health, safety, and environment program execution work experience
- Knowledge of health, safety and environment regulatory requirements
- Knowledge of health, safety, and environment management systems – ISO 14001, ISO 45001, CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001, etc.
- Strong program development and execution abilities
- Bilingual French/English required depending on the account
- Ability to promote health, safety and environment programs and influence stakeholders to achieve health, safety and environment objectives
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including client representatives at the senior to executive management level
- Ability to investigate and resolve health, safety and environment incidents, conduct root cause analysis skills along with preventative and corrective measure implementation
- Effective written communication skills
- Knowledge of Facility management operations
- Experience delivering health, safety and environment-related training
- Ability to apply regulatory background and knowledge across various work streams
- Ability to work in a cross-functional matrix environment
- Travel as required
- Availability to monitor HSE 24/7 Hazard Line
Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation
Safety:
- Canadian Registered Safety Professional from Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals or equivalent
- Registered ISO 45001 Compliance Auditor
Environment:
- Environmental Professional (EP)
- Registered ISO 14001 Compliance Auditor
- LEED GA
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!
