Title: Environmental and Health and Safety Intern

Reports To: Associate Director, Environmental and Health and Safety | Environmental Risk Specialist

Work Location: 11 Church Street, Toronto

Position Summary: Reporting to the Associate Director, Environmental and Health and Safety (and taking direction from the Environmental Risk Specialist), the EHS Intern provides administrative support to the EHS department on a variety of topics, with a focus on environmental risk and compliance. The successful candidate will assist in ongoing/upcoming projects and support CAPREIT’s adherence to legal and regulatory requirements across Canada.

This is a part-time, in-person position (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from June to August 2024.

Responsibilities:

Compliance

Assist with researching EHS standards for all jurisdictions in which CAPREIT operates and advise internal stakeholders on applicable statutory and regulatory requirements;
Assist in developing, implementing, maintaining, supporting, and continually improving corporate and operations EHS policies, programs, procedures and related documents including manuals, plans, and guidelines;
Assist in the implementation and maintenance of an internal environmental management system, as directed;
Assist in conducting workplace inspections;
Attend Joint Health & Safety Committee meetings;
Assist with the preparation and gathering documentation for submission to regulatory bodies, as directed;
Assist with the testing and roll-out of EHS-related audits and questionnaires; and
Maintain an inventory of compliance documents.

Project Coordination

Ensure all environmental and hazardous materials records are up to date and appropriately stored in CAPREIT’s document management system;
Assist with the coordination environmental projects (e.g. Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs, site remediation, etc.), as directed;
Review environmental reports to provide summary and next steps; and
Maintain environmental inventory with including summary reporting.

Qualifications:

University or College education with a focus in EHS or similar discipline;
0 to 1 years of related experience, preferably within a real estate setting;
Familiar with occupational health and safety, hazardous materials, Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs, remediation, and risk assessment;
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;
Excellent time management and organization skills to deliver on multiple deadlines;
Excellent administrative and project management skills;
High attention to detail; and
Proficient Microsoft Office skills, including Microsoft Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams.

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