Health, Safety and Environment Advisor

1 week ago

Victoria, Canada National Research Council Canada Full time

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization.

The National Research Council operates labs and research facilities across the country, each with its own unique challenges related to health, safety and environmental management. NRC is involved with innovative research in transportation, engineering, life and medical sciences, and emerging technologies in computer science, electronics, astronomy and nanotechnology. Each area presents a wide and exciting variety of health, safety and environment related aspects ranging from worker health and protection, to animal safety, biosafety, radiation safety, hazardous materials management, noise and air emissions, waste waters, species at risk, and the list goes on.

NRC’s Health, Safety and Environment Branch (HSE) proactively establishes, promotes and implements best practices in health, safety and environmental management. The HSE Branch provides enabling and support services to NRC’s Research &Development activities, assuring the health and safety of our employees, our neighbouring communities and our environment.

As a Health, Safety and Environment Advisor (HSE Advisor), you will partner with your assigned clients in the research centres and corporate branches to expand upon a culture that works proactively to ensure the health and safety of employees, visitors, contractors, our neighbouring communities, and the environment. You will be expected to develop a strong knowledge of your client’s business and their resulting challenges related to health, safety and environment stewardship so that you can effectively support implementation and monitor NRC’s occupational health, safety and environmental management policies and programs. The HSE Advisor team members are supported by a strong operations group and risk area experts who will provide technical advice and guidance as required.

We are looking for an HSE Advisor in Victoria, British Columbia to embrace the responsibility of supporting the clients in that location and at NRC facilities near Penticton, BC. To be successful in this client facing role, you will need to have strong interpersonal skills and the desire to learn about new clients, new policies and programs, possess excellent organizational awareness coupled with demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of safety programs in machine shops and electrical/engineering environments together with the required analytical skills to accomplish the required tasks.

Our client, NRC’s Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre (HAA) manages Canada’s participation in some of the world’s most important optical and radio astronomy observatories. HAA also designs and develops the innovative technologies these observatories use to advance our understanding of the universe.

HAA operates from two large, standalone rural locations with offices, laboratories, telescopes, fabrication and prototyping facilities, wood and metal working shops, roadways and vehicles.

**Screening Criteria**:
**Education**:
Bachelor’s degree in science (chemistry, biology, biochemistry, environment), engineering, or industrial hygiene.

A Master’s degree in one of the disciplines listed above will be considered an asset.

Preference may be given to those with a professional certification in a field relevant to the position.

A combination of education and experience may be considered - see Equivalency section below.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Significant* experience providing HSE client support to multi-faceted work operations.
- Experience working in a scientific, engineering and/or industrial work environment, supporting the implementation of health & safety related regulations, policies and programs. This includes experience performing risk assessments, preparing safe work procedures, conducting audits or workplace inspections, providing emergency response support, and-participating in investigations following incidents and accidents.
- Experience providing guidance and support in relation to occupational health and safety
- Significant experience is defined as more than 2 years of experience.

**Equivalency**:
**Condition of Employment**:
Reliability Status

**Language Requirements**:
English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Assessment Criteria**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Knowledge of at least one of the following areas: the Canada Labour Code Part II and/or the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, including applicable directives, standards and guidelines, and their related federal, provincial, and municipal regulations and policies
- Ability to interpret applicable environmental, health and safety legislation, relevant standards and/or accepted best practices
- Ability to provide advice and guidance t

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