Safety Specialist

Posted: June 11, 2025

Closing Date: June 25, 2024

Position Type: Permanent

Union: Exempt MP

ENMAX Values - Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation

As a shared service under the Corporate Operational Services team, the Safety Specialist supports all employees and management throughout ENMAX in achieving a workplace where nobody gets hurt.

Ensuring the implementation and compliance with the ENMAX Safety Management System (SMS), as well as both Federal & Provincial Legislation and Peer-industry Best Practices, the Specialists role aims to support ENMAX with a proactive approach. By adhering to the principles of Human and Organizational Performance and emphasizing energy-based safety, specialists can cultivate a positive and open-minded safety culture. This approach fosters an environment where workers feel empowered to share their insights and actively participate in safety initiatives.

Major responsibilities:
- Lead or participate in compliance, COR, management system and contractor audits.- Lead the development of sustainable H&S programs and then implement them consistently throughout the ENMAX organization.- Lead/Support the development, support implementation, maintenance, or improvement of an enterprise Safety Management System and continuous improvement framework.- Support on the build and refresh of safety training programs. Provide technical and regulatory Safety Support at Operating Sites, for Maintenance Outages and at Construction Projects performing audits, inspections, hazard assessment coaching, safety procedure training and compliance.- Support with corporate safety governance framework/safety committee structures and assess governance pathway maturity for effectiveness and opportunities for improvement.- Support management on the integration of safety into their business which produce tangible outcomes, such as, but not limited to coaching, training, mentoring, and collaborating across the business on varying safety initiatives, inspections, consensus-builder, advocate, tutor, coach, and mentor.-
- Lead and participate in Safety investigations. Utilizing the Edison Electric Institute’s SCL model and High Energy Control Assessment (HECA).- Participate in a rotational On Call program to provide Safety support as needed both on and off site.-
- Assist in the delivery of safety communications internally and externally.- Conduct analysis on safety metrics and research on industry best practice, write reports and present reports.- Create safety communications and/or reports internally and externally related to ENMAX’s incidents, SMS, audits, and management reviews for all levels of employees.- Actively participate in emergency preparedness, response planning, and test exercises- Ability to support large plant outages through a Safety POV the Capability to assist and engage with contractual workers and plant management.

Education required:
- University degree or technical diploma in Sciences.- Degree/diploma in Health & Safety is preferred.- Professional Designation - Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and/or Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST), and/or Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP) are preferred and required to be maintained.

Qualifications and experience:
- A minimum of 7 years' experience in a health and safety role.- Power utility or power generation plant operational experience is preferred.- Formal safety investigation training (e.g. TapRoot, BowTie. Kepner-Trego as past use, but with ability to take newer investigation training as required).- Significant experience with Safety Management Systems and Standards (e.g. ISO 45001) and audits.- Safety analytical experience.- Ability to be ON CALL and support as required. Weekend work may be required based on business needs.- Familiarity with various software platforms (Maximo, Microsoft Office Suite, Infolink, WORKDAY).- COR Auditor Certification preferred.- Class 5 Alberta Driver’s License is a must.

Competencies:
- Relationship builder and manager who promotes collaboration- Exceptional interpersonal skills and can gain trust and respect with ease- Well respected by peers and works well with a variety of team members and clients- Excellent listening and persuasive oral and written communication skills- Effective presentation skills, able to adapt to varying audiences- High degree of initiative and self-motivation

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage?

We offer competitive compensation including a comprehensive flexible benefits program, non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility with programming geared to employee’s needs, onsite childcare centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 - 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.

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