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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada uOttawa | Carrières - Careers Full time
Specialist, Occupational Health and Safety

Apply locations Ottawa, ON Roger Guindon Hall time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: March 17, 2025 (9 days left to apply) job requisition id JR21119

Job Type: Employee

Duration in Months: 12

Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety

# of Open Positions: 1

Faculty/Service - Department: Health, Safety & Risk Management

Campus: Roger Guindon Hall

Union Affiliation: SSUO

Date Posted: March 06, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE: March 17, 2025

Hours per week: 35

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 09

Salary Range: $69,478.00 - $87,764.00

Position purpose: The incumbent manages administrative operational activities relating to the Faculty Environmental Health and Safety Risk Management System (EHSRMS) to ensure the safety of the environment and the health and safety of all persons working and studying at the Faculty of Medicine. Specific operational activities include planning and executing workplace inspections to identify health and safety issues, hazards and trends, and verifying compliance with federal, provincial and municipal acts & regulations, and uOttawa policies and guidelines.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

- Project Coordination: Plans, coordinates, conducts, and documents Workplace Health and Safety inspections for the Alta Vista Functional Occupational Health and Safety Committee (the Committee), ensuring a seamless coordination of this regulated inspection process with all involved parties.
- Records Management: Utilizes multiple information management systems and software to maintain records/databases and compile reports identifying trends, areas of concern, and corrective measures to be implemented in order to improve health and safety of the community in accordance with University procedures.
- Waste Management: Counsels lab staff in the effective and safe management of hazardous waste by ensuring that practices comply with regulatory requirements and university procedures.
- Access Card Management: Programs electronic building access cards for the Faculty to support onboarding of new staff and students, as well as contract extensions.
- Program Support: Responsible for the Faculty's Health and Safety website, including required updates and innovative design of new pages, as necessary, to enhance communications.
- Community Engagement: Plans, facilitates, and participates in all aspects of workshops and events that harness a wide range of engagement techniques.

What you will bring:

- B.Sc. degree in Basic Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Engineering or other relevant discipline.
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a research lab environment or in a regulatory/consulting field emphasizing health, safety and environmental programs.
- Knowledge of relevant federal, provincial, and municipal health and safety legislation, regulations and best practices.
- Experience in conducting inspections of environments typically found in a university setting.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills, including experience with web-design and creating content required to reach different stakeholder audiences.
- Bilingual, French and English, spoken and written.

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above.

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