Safety Advisor

Who We Are

OCL Group Inc., is proudly 100% Canadian. We are a privately held, employee-owned, fully integrated general contractor with design-build solutions across Western Canada. We have been serving the energy and municipal infrastructure markets since 2009.

The formation of OCL was a direct result of a few long-tenured industry professionals with entrepreneurial spirits, wanting to get back to their roots and build an organization where people matter. Formed in 2009, OCL started their first project and began building around a business model focused on “People” and “Doing the Job Right”.

Learn more about OCL here:http://www.oclgroup.ca

The Role

We are recruiting for an experienced Safety Advisor to join our team at various project locations in Prince George, BC and Williams Lake, BC starting in June 2026.

This role requires a strong leader with a minimum of 5 years of safety and leadership experience in heavy industrial construction projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring all work is executed safely, in compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies, while fostering a strong safety culture on site.

LOA provided

Shift: TBD

Travel: Please note that no flights are provided for this position; candidates are responsible for arranging their own transportation to the project site. A travel allowance will be provided in accordance with company policy.

Compensation/Benefits

• Can hire as a direct employee or as a *Direct Service Provider/Sub Contractor.
• Competitive hourly rate. Negotiable, based on experience.
• Eligible for bonus (depending on overall company performance).
• Health, dental, vision, travel benefits (50/50 split).
• Long term disability, AD&D, life insurance & dependent life Insurance.
• Paid holidays.
• Cell phone allowance or company provided cell phone.
• A company provided laptop.
• Company truck and fuel card.

*DSP’s - hourly wage only plus vehicle and insurance allowance; no overtime, benefits, vacation or stat holiday pay

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Performing a general site hazard assessment and developing a mitigation plan to control the known hazards associated with scope of work that is being conducted.

• Updating the general site hazard assessment as new hazards are recognized.

• The review of field level hazard assessments (FLHA), to ensure proper completion and involvement with all personnel associated with the scope of work that the FLHA is being completed for.

• Leading the development of job safety analysis (JSAs) with supervision, employees and subcontractors involved in the scope of work that the JSA is being developed for.

• The review or distribution for review of known Job procedures and/or safe work practices that apply to the scope of work being conducted. This may include JSAs or FLHA Cards.

• Conducting Safety Meetings at intervals identified in the safety management plan (SMP).

• The communication of the SMP to employees, subcontractors, client representatives and visitors.

• Updating of the SMP as required and re-communicating and re-distributing it to all site personnel. Forwarding the revised copy to the area safety manager is also required.

• Tracking and reporting of site safety statistics at set intervals on documentation provided by the Area safety manager.

• Completing incident investigations including the documenting of incidents, witness statements, root cause analysis on the documentation provided by OCL.

• Assisting supervision or administering post incident and/or reasonable suspicion drug testing.

• Ensuring that work on site is conducted in accordance with safe work permit that is in place, OCL policies and procedures, Client requirements and ensuring that the OH&S (act, regulation and code) are adhered to.

• Completing scheduled safety inspections that are documented on OCLs general site inspection form.

• Communicating the learnings from Near Misses, Hazard IDs, Job Observations and Inspections to all site personnel on a daily basis.

Education/Skills/Qualifications

• Are you a certified National Construction Safety Officer? (NCSO/OHS Certificate/diploma or CRSP)
• Knowledge of the construction industry and interest/understanding of safety management
• Must have valid safety tickets: First Aid, WHMIS 2015, H2S Alive, CSTS-2020
• Familiarity with Google Business Applications (Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• Experience with Safety Programs and Procedures related to construction an asset
• Experience analyzing, developing and reviewing safety program documents an asset
• Attention to detail and critical thinking are essential for this role
• Team attitude and a willingness to learn
• Valid drivers license and a clean drivers abstract
• Demonstrated attention to detail and organization skills
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment Drug and Alcohol test
• Valid driver’s license, clean drivers abstract
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

OCL Group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.