EHS Specialist - 1 year contract

Location

Vaughan, ON | Canada

Job description

GFL Environmental is looking for an EHS Specialist to join our team in Vaughan on a 1-year contract. Reporting to the National Director of Health and Safety, this is a key role at the heart of GFL’s Environmental, health, and safety management system. This role is critical to the execution of projects and workstreams enabling program delivery spanning operating areas or people, process and technology including project plans to help achieve program objectives, risk/issue management and stakeholder engagement.

This role will use their knowledge of EHS practices to support, plan, coordinate, and manage large scale EHS projects and corporate initiatives. They will determine technical goals within broad outlines provided in conjunction with higher level managers; exceptional communication will help foster detailed plans to assist in achieving program goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Effectively develop EHS Programs that will assist in elevating the Safety culture. For example, EHS Management System, training, templates, and auditing tools. Monitor major programs for effectiveness and application
• Identify risks and opportunities for GFL Environmental Services and provide solutions to close identified gaps
• Develop and carry out effective communication strategies related to EHS Programs. Develop and deliver messages related to complex and technical ideas to a broad audience
• Develop project schedules and timelines and manage projects to completion, obtaining buy-in from key stakeholders and leadership on plans
• Identify obstacles to delivery and effectively plan mitigations to achieve milestones on-time
• Track, manage and escalate project risks and issues
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of Programs
• Ensure timely communication flow between project leadership and key stakeholders in pursuit of alignment of decision making
• Provide support on critical incidents and serious potential incidents to ensure completion of a thorough investigation analysis, determination of root causes and corrective actions
• Experienced in the development and implementation of technical training including determining training requirements and deployment

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience working within a Health and Safety Discipline
• Minimum of 3+ years in a leadership role
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or other Professional Designations
• Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy, excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work with teams using shared values as well as recognizing others for their contributions and work
• Willingness to travel

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.

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