Environment, Health & Safety Coordinator

** This role is open those based in or electing to relocate to any of Steer’s New York Office (Contact us | Steer (steergroup.com)**

About Steer

We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Steer is a global employee-owned business consultancy specializing in transportation, cities and infrastructure, with over 460 staff in 24 offices around the world.

We have an enduring commitment to generate success for our clients, for ourselves and for the communities which we support. A commitment that ultimately improves the way people live, work and travel.

At Steer North America, our colleagues work to improve the outlook of our region, ensuring that our clients keep social and environmental impact in mind as they conduct their operations. We believe that actions speak louder than words, and therefore have annual measurable targets across all social impact areas, particularly EDI and sustainability. We have also committed to successfully operate as a Net Zero Carbon company by 2025, participating in the UN’s Global Compact.

For further information on Steer, please take a moment to review our website Steer | Helping people, places and economies thrive (steergroup.com)

About the role

Steer North America is looking for a motivated, self-starting, problem-solver and collaborative professional to fill our Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Coordinator position. This person will be working as part of our global Facilities Team, reporting to the NA Facilities Manager, providing general facilities and EHS support to our United States and Canada offices.

This person will be a contributing member of Steer’s North American/International Business Delivery Group, which is comprised of finance, human resources, marketing, legal, L&D, recruitment, facilities, and IT experts. In combination, these disciplines provide us with the breadth and depth to deliver integrated and innovative solutions to the organization.

The EHS Coordinator will:

• Being the first point of contact on NA Facilities related enquiries, requests, or issues and ensuring that these are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner, escalating to the NA Facilities Manager or another member of the team as needed.
• Ordering office stationery supplies and snacks, tracking expenses, working with our vendors, suppliers, and contractors for various services including cleaning and security.
• Coordination of day-to-day office maintenance issues, arranging for repairs directly or escalating to the building management team as needed.
• Assist the NA Facilities Manager in delivery of the EHS program including the coordination of employee EHS training, according to associated legal and company requirements.
• Directly supporting the NA Facilities Manager to successfully deliver projects such as office moves, office refurbishments or setting up new offices.
• Regularly collaborate and communicate with other Business Delivery Group functions such as IT, HR, and Finance to collectively deliver effective support to the business.
• Work closely with the global Facilities Team to deliver projects that align with Company Plan objectives, always seeking continual improvement in how we manage our buildings, health and safety and sustainability at Steer.
• Help champion Company Social Value and Sustainability initiatives.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
• Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and intranet/internet.
• Communication (verbal/written communication, persuasive impact)
• Interpersonal skills (relationship building, teamwork, conflict resolution, customer orientation)
• Facility Maintenance & Coordination skills.
• The ability to work autonomously yet in collaboration with other colleagues and our clients.

The NA EHS Coordinator will work in a demanding and enjoyable environment across projects in the fields of facilities management services and provide wider support to our business in ensuring smooth and effective functioning of all offices across the region and become part of the critical support structure for a wide range of Steer’s internal initiatives.

About the candidate

At Steer, our employees are self-motivated, goal-oriented, and adaptive. Steer commits itself to providing our employees with the utmost support and training to streamline success from day one.

The ideal candidate for this role has:

• Intermediate/Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and intranet/internet.
• Commun