Manager, Organic Contaminants

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Full time

**Join the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in Protecting Ontario's Air, Land, and Water**

As the Manager, Organic Contaminants laboratory, you will be responsible for overseeing scientific projects, research studies, and the analysis of environmental samples for organic contaminants. You will lead a team of highly skilled scientific and technical staff and provide advice and guidance to customers and stakeholders in interpreting laboratory results. You will also participate in branch-wide strategic planning and management and ensure the safe operation of the laboratory.
- Note: This position requires the manager to be present physically in the office. As a manager of a highly technical area, it is important to be available on-site to oversee the activities of the laboratory and provide guidance to the scientific and technical staff._

**About Us**:
The Environmental Sciences and Standards Division is responsible for providing scientific, technical, and laboratory expertise to support policy and operational decision-making, as well as reporting on the state of Ontario's environment. The Laboratory Services Branch provides analytical laboratory services to support the ministry's monitoring, compliance, and emergency-response programs. This includes providing high-quality sample analysis for the ministry's environmental programs and expertise to private and other public sector environmental laboratories.

For more information, visit us at:
** Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks**

**OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism**: The OPS is an innovative, responsive and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable. Diversifying leadership is a top priority for the OPS. Our goal is to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most under-represented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) on our leadership teams.

The OPS is an accessible employer and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process.

Visit the
**OPS Anti-Racism Policy** and the
** OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint** to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, diversity and inclusion.

**What can I expect to do in this role?**: As a manager in a highly technical area, you will:

- Manage complex scientific projects, research studies and analysis of environmental samples for organic chemical contaminants.
- Lead scientific projects and research studies to detect new and emerging compounds.
- Manage a group of highly skilled scientific and technical staff.
- Provide advice and guidance to customers and stakeholders in interpreting laboratory results.
- Participate in branch wide strategic planning and management.
- Ensure the safe operation of the laboratory.

**How do I qualify?**:
**Strategic Leadership and Management Skills**:

- You are a dynamic, values-based leader.
- You have proven experience in developing sound and innovative programs and in issues management.
- You have been successful in promoting equitable practices that value diversity and inclusion into your work environment and that support employee engagement.
- You have experience motivating and inspiring highly skilled scientific and technical staff to achieve results in a rapidly changing environment.
- You have strong problem solving skills with demonstrated decision-making and creative problem-solving skills.
- You have excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills along with a strong sense of political acuity to deal with a variety of sensitive issues.
- You have demonstrated the** leadership behaviors, attributes and mindsets** to lead the OPS into the future.

**Organic Environmental Laboratory Analysis Knowledge**:

- You have knowledge of scientific discoveries, specifically related to organic environmental laboratory analysis of samples, to work with laboratory scientists.
- You know theories, principles and practices of analytical tests for organic environmental contaminants using complex methodologies and sophisticated instrumentation.
- You have knowledge of organic environmental laboratory test methodologies,, method development, research and quality management related to analytical testing of organic environmental contaminants.

**Program Delivery Knowledge**:

- You know theories and practices of statistics for analysis of chemical tests' data and quality control.
- You know relevant environmental legislation, such as the Environmental Protection Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, Pesticides Act and associated regulations.
- You have computer skills and knowledge of database management in order to use specialized programs such as the Laboratory Information Management systems (LIMs) and Information Technology systems used in a laboratory environment.

**Communication and Stakeholder Management Skills**:

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