Risk Treatment Program Lead

The Opportunity

We need a skilled leader to join our Safety System Risk team. As the Risk Treatment Program Lead, you'll oversee a comprehensive program to manage and evaluate risks. Working closely with our Leader of Safety System Risk and the Technical Risk Committee, you'll prioritize which risks to address, coordinate efforts across departments, and maintain our risk treatment tracker. Your role also involves collaborating with stakeholders to streamline risk reduction efforts, enhance our understanding of safety risks, and identify synergies across different teams. If this seems like the challenge you've been looking for, keep reading and apply now

As a Risk Treatment Program Lead, you will:

• Lead the planning and execution of risk treatment activities, including:
  • Collection of internal and external data and insights to support risk understanding and treatment,
  • Conducting interviews with internal and external subject-matter experts to develop a robust understanding of safety system risks and associated risk treatment options,
  • Facilitating trade-off analyses to develop risk treatment strategies with stakeholders,
  • Identifying uncertainties critical to developing effective risk treatment options,
  • Developing research questions, planning, and coordinating research activities to reduce critical uncertainties,
  • Leading the design of risk treatment plans and the evaluation of risk treatment activities,
  • Documenting risk treatment and our understanding of risks in a clear, consistent, and transparent manner.
• Work closely with the Leader, Safety System Risk to:
  • Develop, implement and execute a cross-functional risk treatment program,
  • Support the management of risk assessment tools and improvement of data sets needed to facilitate risk treatment.
• Support the prioritization of risk assessment activities through the development of risk treatment - risk monitoring - risk assessment feedback loops.
• Develop decision support tools, guidance, and training materials to enhance risk literacy and enable teams across the organization to better understand and manage safety system risks.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a programmatic approach to risk treatment, including:
  • Assess and prioritize risks for treatment in alignment with corporate strategy and make recommendations to the Technical Risk Committee,
  • Lead the organization and facilitation of collaborative, cross-department risk treatment and monitoring & evaluation planning workshops,
  • Develops tools and delivers training to support other departments in using risk-based tools in the development and implementation of risk treatment activities,
  • Manages the risk treatment, monitoring, and evaluation activities of individuals and teams across the organization,
  • Supports maintenance of the Safety System Risk Register and Emerging Risk Tracker,
  • Maintains a central repository of risk treatment plans, risk treatment activities and monitoring & evaluation plans on intranet platforms.
• Be responsible for periodic reporting to the Executive and/or Board and supporting the development and maintenance of a Safety System Risk Management dashboard and risk treatment monitoring tools.
• Work as an expert advisor to organizational decision-makers and project leaders to help them understand and define risk mitigation opportunities.
• Work with policy analysts and technical experts across the organization, and with external partners, to support the development of code, standards, and regulations related to safety system risk based on a deep understanding of the safety system and policy.
• Present and communicate safety system risk work in clear and innovative ways to effectively reach and influence target audiences and optimize uptake in decision-making processes, including at senior leadership levels and Board of Directors.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience you have:

• Master's degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in risk sciences, decision sciences, interdisciplinary studies, resource management, planning, policy, behavioural sciences, engineering or equivalent.
• 6-8 years' experience working with stakeholders and subject matter experts from multiple sectors in developing, implementing, and evaluating risk reduction solutions, including:
  • Promoting shared understanding of risks,
  • Developing risk reduction actions,
  • Facilitating trade-off analyses and developing mitigation strategies with stakeholders,
  • Developing monitoring & evaluation strategies to track the effectiveness of mitigation actions,
  • Communicating strategies and results in written and verbal formats,
  • Eliciting judgments under uncertainty.
• Excellent critical thinking and strategic decision-making skills, demonstrates sound judgement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and superior interpersonal skills.
• Ability to plan and lead strategic projects and cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships in stakeholder-rich environments, both externally and internally.
• Adaptability, proactivity, and ability to work independently under pressure with quickly changing priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent project management, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong track record of managing multiple projects with aggressive deadlines.
• Excellent command in the language of English.

Other nice-to-haves:

• Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis skills including a proficiency in statistics, data analysis, and/or statistical modelling
• Strong knowledge of safety risks related to the technology areas that Technical Safety BC regulates
• Proficient with modern BI or data analysis tools, SQL experience strongly preferred

Beyond the role:

• Learning & Development - We value giving and receiving feedback, as well as encouraging different ways for us to continuously learn as a company. This can be through lessons learned, wrap up sessions, one-on-one meetings, and team or individual courses, workshops, and conferences. In addition, we offer up to $1500 tuition aid per calendar year to support your education and learning goals.
• Compensation & Benefits - In full transparency, you can find our industry-competitive compensation information on our postings. For our regular employees, we have outstanding benefits that include extended health, dental and disability coverage, access to an employee and family assistance program (EFAP), competitive annual paid vacation entitlements, public service defined benefit pension plan, generous top-up allowance for new parents, and time-off for caregiving, moving, and adoption leave. We recently upgraded our mental health benefits to $1500 separate from our non-mental health paramedical services too.
• Community & Wellness - We recognize and respect each other's diverse needs. We strive to maintain a healthy culture of psychological safety, belonging, and space to prioritize healthy minds and well-being. This includes Wellness Wednesday (meeting free time), flexible paid holidays, a free subscription to the Calm app, and a flexible hybrid work environment focused on connections. Our teams also enjoy giving back to the community, and having fun, whether volunteering in the community, or running together on our Sun Run team. In 2023, Technical Safety BC donated to Crisis Centre BC, Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness, BC Wildfire Recovery, PADS, and Rise to Thrive Foundation.
• Employee Resource Groups - We have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for Mental Health & Wellness, Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation, and Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to support initiatives we're passionate about.

About Technical Safety BC

At Technical Safety BC, we matter to each other. Together, we apply a systems mindset to safety, embrace possibility, and act on what we learn. Our culture empowers and enables innovation and connection. Our environment welcomes diverse perspectives and learning is celebrated. We make decisions based on data and use our expertise to make the safety system equitable for all.

Our values guide our work.

• We see genius in diversity
• We foster confidence
• We make the complex simple
• We adapt

Technical Safety BC is an independent, self-funded organization that oversees the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across the province. In addition to issuing permits, licences and certificates, we work with industry to reduce safety risks through assessment, education and outreach, enforcement, and research. Through simplification of our initiatives, we promote understanding and engagement, making safety accessible to everyone. As society changes, we create and adopt new ideas, skills, and tools that will enable us to meet the safety challenges of a highly-connected world.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online by 9:00 AM PT July 22, 2024. This opportunity will remain posted until filled; however, priority consideration will be given to those who apply by the deadline. To see a full list of our current opportunities or to learn more about working at Technical Safety BC, please visit our careers page.

We thank everyone who has applied to this opportunity. Applicants can check the status of their online applications by logging into their profile. Only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted directly.

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