Occupational Safety

Powered by water... and by people like you

Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:

- Reviews existing safety procedures and risk assessments for work activities conducted by

employees, contractors and others to ensure adherence with internal standards and to promote
worker/contractor safety; identifies non-compliant, incomplete or substandard procedures, revises
existing procedures or develops new procedures for activities involving employees and dependent
contractors where significant depth and breadth of knowledge concerning the principles and

procedures are highly complex, new or unusual (including emergencies).
- Acts as an expert information resource to employees, managers, contractors and external

regulations to assigned work locations; consults with other Safety groups (such as Work Methods)
and senior OSH Specialists in new or unusual situations.
- Reviews the use of new safety or site-specific equipment and associated processes as they

existing safety practices and standards; consults with senior safety specialists where standards
governing new equipment may not be in place, or where interpretation of existing standards,
policies, practices and regulations is unclear.
- Participates in the development or updating of content and approach for existing and new

into the design and development of hazard-specific training programs.
- As a safety investigator leads or supports serious safety investigations of safety incidents

occurring at any location; coordinates the work of the investigation team, compiles information

- required, and prepares final reports including identification of potential/actual causes and related
- recommendations for review by affected stakeholders.where situations are unique, complex or involve potentially high risk.- Leads project initiatives and research activities for individual, stand-alone projects.
- May provide information and support to senior Corporate Safety specialists and the Safety

Practices Committee in the preparation of responses to regulatory change.- Performs all duties of the Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 1.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the

job.**Qualifications**:
***
- In-depth knowledge of the electrical, mechanical, construction or civil trade or a specialized

health and safety area such as confined space entry, lead or asbestos management, or hearing
- conservation acquired through: Completion of a diploma from a recognized institute of technology
- in Occupational Safety and Health plus 3 years of field level safety experience in a technical/trade
- environment; or completion of a certificate from a recognized institute of technology in
- Occupational Safety and Health plus 4 years of field level safety experience in a technical/trade
- environment.- Satisfactory performance on this job requires completion of

designation within 12 months of starting the job to acquire the additional knowledge and skills to
- perform the full scope of the job.**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
***
**This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE).**
- This is a full-time temporary opportunity for approximately 24 months.
- This is an MOU#15 position headquartered in Nanaimo.
- Please note a condition of employment for this role is to maintain your Class 5 Driver's License

in good standing.
- Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification

alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.
We're always looking for exceptional people to bring new ideas, fresh thinking and the motivation
to help shape the electricity system in B.C. It's an exciting time to be a part of our team as we
invest in our system and prepare to meet the challenges of tomorrow.
Our values guide our work. Want to join us?
We are safe.
We are here for our customers.

We are one team.
We include everyone.
We act with integrity and respect.
We are forward thinking.

BC Hydro is an equal opportunity employer.

minorities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual
orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills