Coordinator, Health and Safety

3 months ago

Ottawa, Canada City of Ottawa Full time

Requisition ID: 14459
Department: Transit Services Dept.
Service: Rail Construction Program Service
Branch: Construction Management Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Until December 31, 2026
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP
Salary Information: $78,367.38 - $95,355.26 annually (2024 rates of pay)
Location: Gillin Building,141 Laurier Avenue
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Transportation
Application Close: 20/09/2024

**JOB SUMMARY**
- The mandate of the Rail Construction Program is to transform, develop, grow and sustain Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit Systems as a component of the City of Ottawa’s overall transportation and mobility strategy.
- In this role, you are responsible to support the Stage 2 LRT project’s Health and Safety program during construction and testing and commissioning on both the Confederation and Trillium Lines. This involves 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 performing site visits; preparing field reports and developing reports and presentations; and participating in meetings as required. You support management and staff by providing advice and guidance, coordinating with adjacent projects, conducting risk assessments, monitoring compliance through inspections and audits, conducting incident investigations, and making recommendations for improvement.

You may liaise with key stakeholders internally (health and safety staff from different city departments) and externally (Ministry of Labour, utility owners such as Hydro Ottawa and Hydro One, etc.)

You demonstrate strong knowledge of project requirements, construction practices, Ontario and local HandS construction legislation and good industry practice.**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**

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**CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES**
- Health & Safety certification such as Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Certified Health & Safety Consultant (CHSC), Registered Occupational Hygienist/Technologist (ROH/T) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is desirable**KNOWLEDGE**
- Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations
- Workplace Safety Insurance Act and applicable regulations
- Applicable federal, provincial and municipal legislation related to OH&S
- Key safety issues involved in operating an industrial operation
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of OH&S work procedures and practices
- Hazard Recognition, assessment and control
- Inspection and audit planning and procedures
- Incident investigation methodology
- Risk assessment methodology
- Research methods, data collection and interpretation
- Planning and performance measurement
- Policy and procedure development and documentation practices
- Project management principles and techniques
- Training and development approaches and evaluation methodology
- Strategic and operational planning
- Human resources practices and principles, collective agreements
- Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

**COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**
- Able to work independently, with minimum support/direction
- Able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all staff and as part of a team
- Able to plan, initiate, organize, and prioritize work, and to balance the stress of multiple demands, conflicting priorities, and pressures, while maintaining a keen sense of quality and deadlines
- Able to plan, lead, coordinate, implement, and manage projects to completion
- Able to conduct research, compile/analyze issues/data, make judgments on the interpretation of issues/data, identify and compare a range of options, and make recommendations
- Possess strong problem solving skills and the ability to make decisions where precedent is not usually available
- Able to communicate complex information and influence and convince others to adopt courses of actions they might not otherwise wish to take
- Able to initiate and facilitate change
- Able to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive issues
- Able to conduct interviews and obtain relevant information
- Possess excellent consultative, collaboration and interpersonal skills; able to direct, advise and guide
- Able to negotiate and persuade others and to bring conflicting points of view to consensus
- Possess str

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