Requisition ID: 15123
Department: Infrastructure & Water Services Department
Service: Business & Technical Support Services
Branch: Technical, Safety & Learning Supp Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP
Salary Information: $78,367.38 - $95,355.26 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean (May have to go on-site to various IWSD facilities, such as Lemieux Island & Britannia Water Purification Plants, ROPEC, 951 Clyde Ave, as well as various construction project sites)
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Administrative and Support Services
Application Close: 05/11/2024
The Infrastructure and Water Services Department requires comprehensive safety support for the City's extensive water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities. These facilities demand strict adherence to industrial hygiene standards, applicable legislation including, but not limited to, industrial and construction regulations, chemical storage and management, and confined space entry. Other key safety areas of knowledge include fall protection, respiratory hazard mitigation, and maintaining rigorous standards for large industrial process equipment and processes to ensure the safety of personnel, contractors, and the public.
The Health and Safety unit delivers a comprehensive health and safety program for the Infrastructure & Water Services department by conducting safety inspections, audits and investigations, assessing and mitigating departmental health and safety risks/hazards, implementing management strategies including monitoring and promoting compliance to legislated and corporate requirements, developing or enhancing health and safety programs, and delivering health and safety training to staff.
You are responsible for providing an overall coordination function for all Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) related programs, services, and initiatives within the department. You support management and staff by providing advice and guidance, developing programs and procedures, coordinating special projects, conducting risk assessments, monitoring compliance through inspections and audits, conducting incident investigations, and making recommendations for improvement.
You also liaise with Health and Safety in Human Resources Services and the operating branches within the Infrastructure & Water Services department.
Completion of 3 year university degree in Science, Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related field, with coursework related to OH&S administration
Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible OH&S experience working in a large unionized industrial organization, implementing initiatives, performing project management, and/or conducting research and analysis
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
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Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.