Management Systems

**Posting number**: 10521
**Position Title**: Management Systems & Assurance Specialist
**Business Unit**: Emera New Brunswick
**Location**: Saint John, New Brunswick
**Employment Type**: Full-time, Permanent
**Anticipated Start date**: As soon as possible
**The opportunity**:
We are currently looking to hire a Management Systems & Assurance Specialist to join Emera New Brunswick. This position will be part of a small, integrated, professional team and will support the daily administration and maintenance of Emera New Brunswick’s (ENB) Operational Management System (OMS). The QAS will provide analytical and organizational support for the Legal & Regulatory Team and other functional areas such as Operations/Engineering, Health, Safety & Environment and Stakeholder Relations, as required.
**Accountabilities**:
The Management Systems & Assurance Specialist will assist in the maintenance of the OMS and regulatory compliance for ENB and ensure that all controlled documents reflect the processes, registers, programs, procedures, inspections, monitoring, and records currently in use by the company and that the resulting service level meets the company’s regulatory quality expectations. This position may also be required to participate in the rotational on-call schedule (approximately one week per month).
More specifically, you will:

- Assist the Manager, Regulatory Compliance and the Manager, Management Systems in maintaining the company’s OMS, programs and associated documents and records on ENB’s SharePoint site and in ensuring regulatory compliance;
- Draft revisions to OMS controlled documents, propose edits to documentation to improve consistency and meet Quality Assurance Program and regulatory requirements;
- Monitor records and register inputs to ensure quality of preparation and timely filing in the records database and company registers on the SharePoint site;
- Ensure document revisions/new documents have adequate and appropriate review prior to issuance;
- Support process/program owners and Managers in the collection, analysis and reporting on inputs for the quarterly and annual management review meetings, program/process effectiveness measures and goals, objectives and targets;
- Assist in the development of action plans arising from operations, audits, management reviews and other compliance and continuous improvement activities;
- Maintain the minutes of the team meeting;
- Assist in the preparation of the annual report on the company’s OMS and operations;
- Manage the management of change initiatives;
- Support regulatory, internal, corporate and third-party audits and other compliance verification activities related to the OMS (and its elements) and the business;
- Other assignments, tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

You will be responsible for your personal safety, that of coworkers, and those under your direction by observing and ensuring compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations.
**Skills, Competencies, Education and Experience**:

- Post-secondary diploma/degree in Engineering, Business, Science, or Quality Management combined with a minimum of 5-8 years related experience in quality assurance and/or management systems;
- Knowledge of Management Systems and associated standards, such as CSA Z662;
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance in their development and implementation is essential;
- Working knowledge of ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 would be considered an asset;
- Proficiency and/or willingness to learn other platforms such as Cority, GIS and AuditBoard, would be considered an asset;
- Experience with oversight and maintenance of Management Systems and operating programs in a regulated environment, such as Canada Energy Regulator’s Canadian Energy Regulator Act and Onshore Pipeline Regulations, considered an asset;
- Effective communicator with the ability to adapt to change and a natural aptitude for creative problem solving;
- Exceptional attention to detail, strong collaborator and committed to meeting deadlines.

**Why Join Emera New Brunswick?**
Emera New Brunswick, owner of the Brunswick Pipeline, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera Inc (EMA-TSX).
The Brunswick Pipeline delivers natural gas from a terminal near Saint John, New Brunswick to markets in Canada and the US Northeast. The 145-kilometer pipeline extends through southwest New Brunswick to an interconnection with the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline at the Canada/US border near St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
**Reports to**: Manager, Regulatory Compliance
**Salary**: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent