Summary:
Join our team as a Construction Safety Specialist to enhance safety standards across BCLC’s operational and construction projects. You'll leverage your expertise in WorkSafe BC legislation, safety audits, and risk assessment to develop key safety databases, procedures, and processes. This role combines hands-on site inspections with strategic safety planning, covering everything from hazardous materials management to contractor onboarding. Based in Kamloops, BC, you'll collaborate with project teams to ensure compliance with safety regulations and promote a culture of safety. Ideal for professionals with strong construction site experience and a passion for safety excellence.
Project Description:
The purpose of the VRP is to request qualified Candidates for a Construction Safety
Specialist position with BCLC’s Corporate Facilities operations and construction project
teams to support the development of key safety databases, procedures, and processes in
accordance with WorkSafe BC legislation for our operational and construction projects
scopes of work.
SECTION 3: REQUIREMENTS
SERVICES LOCATION
The successful Candidate will perform services at BCLC’s Kamloops office located at 74
West Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 1E2
PARKING AT BCLC OFFICES
Kamloops Office – Daily parking is free for the contractors.
TERM
The engagement is expected to start on May 26, 2025, and last 12 months with the
possibility of extension.
* BCLC prefers Candidates with start date that is on or before the expected start date but
may consider Candidates with a later start date.
REPORTS TO: Manager, Corporate Facilities Projects
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: BCLC will not be providing laptop to the successful
candidate. BCLC will provide a login for a Virtual Desktop that the candidate can use on their
own laptop. It will work with both Windows and MacOS.
QUALIFICATIONS
The successful Candidate should demonstrate the following qualifications and experience
(the “Qualifications”):
• Extensive knowledge of WorkSafe BC legislation.
• Minimum 4 years of experience on construction sites to identify and ensure safety
processes are being met.
• Project coordination and administration capabilities.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Microsoft 365 particularly Excel and Word.
• Company has an existing (at time of submission) and ongoing contract with Candidate.
SKILLS
The successful Candidate should demonstrate the following skills:
• Experience creating databases from scratch (Excel, SharePoint).
• Gap analysis on existing safety documentation and procedures.
• Create a safety program action list for Facilities and prioritize it based on criticality.
• Identify training opportunities for BCLC Facilities team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
SERVICES
The successful Candidate will provide following services:
Specific to project work:
• Responsible for coordination of internal construction project documentation, including
meeting minutes, internal scheduling, change orders, site instructions, project status reports,
document controls, hazardous materials reports, billing, ESG reporting and KPIs.
• Conduct construction site safety audits on a regular basis, attend weekly Toolbox meetings
with Projects team and contractor(s), support safety incident reporting, ensure contractors
are adhering to Exposure Control Plans.
• Attend BCLC’s monthly Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee meetings to provide
updates on construction activities, if Manager of Corporate Facilities projects in unable to
attend.
Specific to operational work:
• Conduct random audits on 3rd party trades who perform preventative maintenance
activities, ensuring they meet BCLC’s criteria (e.g. WorkSafe registration is up to date, safety
tickets are in place, safety program/education are in place – e.g., where applicable to ensure
the trade has their mandatory asbestos certification).
• Develop third party contractor onboarding safety program for BCLC’s Facilities department
and assist in how to operationalize this program.
• Create field level Risk Assessment documents and contractor onboarding templates to
enable project and operational specific activities conducted by third party contractors/trades,
• Catalogue, manage e-files for contractor onboarding, risk assessments documents.
• Train on-site Facilities staff on these procedures to ensure compliance with WorkSafe BC
requirements.
Specific to safety practices:
• Develop database and training schedule to track safety tickets including but not limited to,
confined spaces, raised platform operation, arc flash, ladder safety, fall protection, etc. for
BCLC Facilities employees.
• Develop and manage hazardous materials database (lead, silica, mold, asbestos) in
accordance with WorkSafe BC requirements. Includes reviewing all Hazardous Materials
reports and capturing key information and locations (with pictures) of hazardous materials
and noting any abatement that was conducted to remove materials.
• Develop hazardous substances (WHMIS) database: list of inventories, classifications, risk
assessment template for product of a quantity that can possibly cause harm. (e.g. chemicals,
paint cans, cleaning agents, etc.). This will be added to BCLC’s Fire Safety Plan.
• Identify and coordinate abatement planning: o Work with consultants, vendors, etc. to
identify hazardous materials ahead of repair, maintenance, construction work.
o Develop the corrective action abatement plan for BCLC to address hazardous materials.
o Work with internal stakeholders to develop communications regarding employee and
contractor safety.
o Act as BCLC’s WorkSafe BC coordinator on hazardous materials management,
communication, and reporting as required.
o Review construction product SDS sheets and add content to hazardous assessment
database, if applicable.
o Train on-site Facilities team on these procedures so they can incorporate WorkSafe BC
legislative compliance into daily operations.
• Develop and manage safe work practices database and associated processes: o Hazard
assessment and controls/risk assessment; identify which work has a high enough risk to
trigger a Safe Work Plan (SWP) document.
o Critical Task Inventory (CTI); Develop list of all tasks that are ranked high risk or complex.
o Based on CTI, develop safe work procedures describing how to safely carry out these
tasks.
o Document control (work with BCLC’s OH&S Specialist): Template review/approval.
o Field level hazardous assessment documents. Template that can be used for ‘one-off
events’ (e.g. floods) to ensure that everyone involved in the cleanup is aware of all hazards
and acknowledge and sign off on the hazards. Construction site safety audits. Identify what
PPE is require, exposure control plans.
o Communicates safety roles and responsibilities to all site personnel.
o Assists BCLC’s Facilities teams how best to advise field employees/trades on BCLC’s safe
work practices.
o Establish and conduct safety meetings or safety check-in within Facilities teams: e.g.
identify proper PPE, training opportunities, weekly and/or monthly safety meetings
o Create maintenance cycle to review Safe Work Plan annually/training annually.
• Other tasks as reasonably required by the BCLC Facilities Project Manager.
SCHEDULE
The successful Candidate will provide up thirty-seven and a half (37.5) hours per week of
services, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Pacific Time,
excluding statutory holidays in British Columbia, or as otherwise agreed to by the parties in
writing.