Environment Health and Safety Specialist

Environment Health and Safety Specialist

Job Title

Environment Health and Safety Specialist

Job Description Summary

This role develops and implements health and safety plans, enforces policies, evaluates workplace practices for legal compliance, and conducts training to promote a strong safety culture. It also monitors compliance, investigates incidents, and communicates guidelines to employees while driving continuous improvement to reduce risks and maintain a safe work environment.

Job Description

About the Role

• Develop and implement workplace health and safety plans and policies in line with legal and organizational requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments, inspections, and audits to evaluate procedures, facilities, equipment, and employee practices for compliance and safety.
• Lead safety trainings and awareness programs to promote accident prevention and foster a strong safety culture.
• Investigate incidents to identify root causes, recommend corrective actions, and support workers’ compensation processes.
• Prepare safety reports, track key metrics, and provide recommendations for continuous improvement and regulatory adherence.

About You

• Proven experience as a Safety Manager with strong knowledge of health and safety regulations and legal guidelines.
• Skilled in developing policies, producing reports, analyzing data, and conducting thorough risk assessments.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to observe and correct unsafe behaviors or conditions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and motivate teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in safety management or a related field preferred, along with a valid occupational health and safety certification.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
  

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

 

 

 

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

Experience Level

Senior Level