Coordinator Health & Safety

Job Description

Who Can Apply?

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range

$79,067 - $102,788

Employment Status

Continuing

Term Length

Security Level: Reliability

Language Requirement

English Essential

Closing Date

27/02/2026

Country

Canada

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.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

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

Primary

• 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

Other

• 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

Skills

General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in health and safety


• Risk management principles

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience

• 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)

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems


• Apply risk management techniques

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Provide functional advice and guidance to other employees

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typical construction site environment; incumbent is required to wear basic safety equipment


• Some work may be in a typical office environment with occasional travel

Check Out Your Benefits

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.

Your Package Includes

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 inConfidence 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

Moose Jaw

Moose Jaw is located 73 kilometers west of Regina and is ranked #2 in the TOP 20 small cities in Canada to live in and listed on Expedia.ca as #3 for the “Top 10 Coolest Downtowns in Canada.” A city known as “Canada’s Most Notorious City” due to the city’s prohibition past with Al Capone the notorious gangster, as well as having a rich history in the foundation of Saskatchewan and the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It’s also Home of the Snowbirds, the CF 431 Air Demonstration Squadron which are based out of 15 Wing Moose Jaw. Moose Jaw boasts a wide range of amenities including Mosaic Place – Home of the Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL Hockey Team), access to the Trans Canada Trail, a public library, movie theatre, various malls and shopping centers, and many locally owned small businesses. It also offers many tourist attractions including the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa, Tunnels of Moose Jaw, Mac the Moose (the world’s largest moose), Downtown Murals, and the Western Development Museum.

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

Required

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. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. 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 limited to:

• criminal record checks


• reference checks


• previous employment


• open source checks


• credit/financial status

DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.