Advisor, Health & Safety Field

Highlights of the job

We are hiring two (2) Full Time, Temporary (up to 24 months in duration) Advisor, Health and Safety Field with the EPCOR Commercial Services team. This position will work from various locations in the Edmonton area. This opportunity is open to internal and external candidates. Current EPCOR Employees, please ensure that you are using your “@epcor.com” email address.

This is an excellent opportunity for a team-oriented individual with a natural interest in fostering EPCOR stakeholder relations, including health and safety, project management, and operations.

As an Advisor, Health and Safety Field you are accountable to Manager, Embedded Engineering and have gained practical “hands-on” field experience that clearly demonstrates your focus on contractor management including responding to/investigating incidents, visiting contractor work sites to ensure alignment with health and safety requirements and working with contractors to implement proactive measures.

The ideal candidate will have an exceptional ability to take initiatives and make decisions within defined accountabilities, as well as work with contractors to assist EPCOR in managing operational risk.

What you’d be responsible for

• Providing support to all levels of management, project management, and employees to facilitate the implementation and administration of EPCOR’s Contractor Management Standard and Procedure and to attain compliance with applicable legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Providing health and safety consultation and assisting in project/work site health and safety monitoring activities, such as worker observation, work site inspections, risk assessments, hazard analyses, and incident investigations.
• Conducting health and safety audits of the contractor’s health and safety management system against EPCOR health, safety and environment requirements.
• Liaising with contractors, during in-progress work, to verify compliance with applicable legislation and EPCOR requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Providing inputs to the development of health and safety performance measures while working regularly at field-based work sites.
• Providing interpretation and application of health and safety rules, regulations, and legislation to management, project management, employees, and contractors.
• Coaching and advising employees/contractors on methods to improve health and safety performance.

What’s required to be successful

• Completion of post-secondary education in Health and Safety, Environmental/Occupational Hygiene or related field.
• Relevant professional accreditation e.g. Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST), Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) is required.
  • Internal Auditor certification is considered an asset.
• 5 years of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) experience.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulatory requirements and applicable legislations.
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis, audits, and creating/delivering training materials.
• Experience liaising with contractors and with a wide variety of key stakeholders.
• Knowledge/experience with auditing tools, including the Alberta Partnerships Certificate of Recognition, and International Standard Organization (ISO) 14001.

• Must have a valid Alberta Class 5 Motor Vehicle Operator's License
  • Clean driving record.
  • Ability to qualify for and maintain a valid EPCOR driver's permit.
  • A 5-year Commercial Drivers Abstract may be required at the time of hire.
  • We are not accepting drivers with a GDL license.

• Extensive knowledge of occupational health, safety and incident management systems. 
• Understanding and application of health, safety and environment performance metrics and analytics.
• Knowledge/experience with project management, risk analysis and the development of mitigation strategies.
• Ability to develop, coordinate and manage multiple job requests, and projects.
• Able to understand and anticipate specific business drivers and influence, facilitate and participate in the development and implementation of health and safety plans, goals and objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and employee relations skills.
• Adept use of Microsoft office Suites – word, outlook and excel.
• Demonstrable high performance and discipline; a safety advocate, accountable, focused, innovative and result oriented.

Health and safety are integral to EPCOR's work, and we strive to maintain a zero-injury organizational culture. As the successful candidate, you possess a high level of safety awareness and will be required to actively participate in safety and other job-related training. You also foster a respectful work environment where ideas are challenged, and people feel trusted and safe.

Other important facts about this job

Jurisdiction: PROF

Hours of work: 80 hours bi-weekly

Application deadline: April 21, 2025

EPCOR Employees: Please ensure that you are using your “@epcor.com” email address.

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Please note the following information:

• A requirement of working for EPCOR is that you are at least 18 years of age, successfully attained a high school diploma (GED, or equivalent level of secondary education) and legally entitled to work in Canada. (A copy of a valid work permit may be required.)
• If you are considered for the position, clearance on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, identity, educational, and/or credit) and professional reference checks is required. Some EPCOR positions require an enhanced level of background assessment, which is dictated by law. These positions require advanced criminal record checks that must also be conducted from time to time after commencement of employment.
• A technical/practical assessment may be administered during the selection process and this exercise will be used as a part of the selection criterion.
• To meet the physical demands required of some positions, candidates must be in good physical condition and willing to work in all weather conditions. Clearance on pre-placement medical and drug and alcohol testing may be required.