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Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Specialist Jobs in Laval, Canada at NordSpace Corporation
Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) Manager
Operations Full Time Ontario $80,000 – $95,000 CAD per year
Nord Space() is a Canadian startup with the mission to advance life on Earth, from space.
Nord Spaceis committed to extremely rapid innovation and development of the most ambitious aerospace projects with the most ambitious team. With divisions spanning everything fromspace robotics to satellites to rockets, Nord Space is driven to bring space closer to Earth and inspire generations of space explorers.
About the Role:
The HSSE Manager owns and leads Nord Space’s Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) function across all facilities. Operating in a demanding space-systems R&D and manufacturing environment — with energetics, cryogenics, high-pressure systems, reactive metal powders, and controlled goods — this role sets HSSE strategy, builds and matures the management system, and holds accountability for regulatory compliance, workplace risk reduction, and the protection of Nord Space’s people, physical assets, and intellectual property.
This is a program-owner role, not an execution-only role. The HSSE Manager advises executive leadership, drives a proactive safety culture from the top down, and is expected to build out HSSE staffing, systems, and processes as the company scales.
HSSE Management
- Own the enterprise HSSE management system and set the multi-year HSSE strategy, objectives, and roadmap in alignment with company growth.
- Develop, maintain, and mature formal management systems, establish and report on HSSE KPIs (leading and lagging indicators) to senior leadership and the board; drive continuous improvement against targets.
- Build, lead, and mentor staff on HSSE culture as the organization grows; coach and hold accountable managers and supervisors across the internal responsibility system.
- Serve as the primary HSSE point of contact for regulators, insurers, auditors, and law enforcement bodies.
Health & Safety Program Management
- Direct the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of H&S policies and programs in accordance with OHSA and its regulations (e.g., O. Reg. 851 – Industrial Establishments, O. Reg. 297/13 – JHSC, WHMIS 2015).
- Establish the framework for workplace inspections, job hazard analyses (JHAs), and risk assessments, and oversee their execution.
- Own the incident-management process, leading serious/complex investigations and ensuring OHSA reporting requirements are met, including critical-injury reporting to the MLITSD.
- Oversee injury/illness recordkeeping and WSIB claims management (Form 7 submissions, return-to-work planning) and manage the relationship with WSIB.
- Chair and support the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC), ensuring certified-member requirements are met.
- Own emergency preparedness: response planning, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and spill response, including scenarios specific to energetics, cryogenics, and high-pressure systems.
Environmental Compliance & Sustainability
- Hold accountability for Environmental Compliance Approvals and reporting under federal and provincial regulations.
- Direct the handling, storage, labelling, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste per federal and provincial regulations.
- Manage waste diversion and reporting obligations and shape the organization’s broader environmental and sustainability posture.
Security & Controlled Goods
- Support Nord Space’s physical security program end-to-end: access control, visitor management, surveillance, alarm systems, badge management, and after-hours protocols. Lead security risk assessments and implement countermeasures protecting flight hardware, controlled goods, IP, and sensitive technical data.
- Support the Designated Official for Nord Space’s Controlled Goods Program (CGP) on personnel assessments, recordkeeping, and compliance reporting.
- Support personnel security screening (background checks, clearances) for employees, contractors, and visitors accessing controlled or sensitive areas, partnering with Operations and People teams on onboarding and offboarding.
Training, Culture & Regulatory Audit
- Own the HSSE training program aligned with Ontario…
Title: Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Specialist
Company: NordSpace Corporation
Location: Laval, Canada
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