Health, Safety

Powertech Labs Inc, BC Hydro's subsidiary that specializes in energy research, consulting, testing, and systems integration, has been serving power utilities, oil and gas companies, automotive, and electrical utility equipment manufacturers since 1989. We operate as a separate, unregulated, for profit, commercial company. In addition to providing innovative R&D, consulting, and testing services to BC Hydro, Powertech provides the majority of its services to a large and diverse array of clients across North America, and around the world. Powertech is located on an 11-acre campus in Surrey, British Columbia and has 200+ employees. Our reach and reputation are global, and we are recognized as a leader in technology, testing, and power systems software. Our location places us close to BC Hydro, 25 kilometers from the US border, and at a gateway between Asian and North American markets. Finally, we are located in one of the most desirable locations on the globe, with all the natural beauty of British Columbia on our doorstep. We call this home.

Powertech’s brand and reputation command a dominant position in the power industry. To better serve our clients, we group our services under six market-orientated sectors: Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Substations, Power Systems, Grid Modernization and Advanced Transportation. Powertech’s competitive advantage is enhanced through close collaboration between all sectors.
The company's staff consists of professional engineers, scientists, technologists, and technicians from a wide range of disciplines. These highly skilled individuals have access to 21 well-equipped, specialized laboratories. Together, the resources allow us to offer a range of forward-looking technology services to help clients advance technology, solve complex problems, and maximize asset performance.

Finally, we are customer-focused: To ensure our customers have high confidence in our services, we attract the best resources, are highly responsive and constantly strive to improve the quality and value of our services.

As Powertech Health, Safety & Environment Lead, you will develop, deploy, and coordinate company programs, processes, and procedures to achieve Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) objectives. Working as part of a team, you will help to identify and resolve HSE issues in a mixed setting of activities within laboratories and offices but also within customer premises where our workers or contractors are working.

**Responsibilities**
- Establish and support standardized risk assessment and risk management processes throughout Powertech in relation to fire, electrical, chemical, mechanical and environmental risks.
- Provide electrical safety oversight and leadership for energized and de-energized work, safety & environmental guidance.
- Provide advice for existing operations, HSE programs, and procedures.
- Initiate and complete projects and activities leading to improved HSE programs, methods, and processes to impact the overall HSE performance within Powertech.
- Communicate HSE expectations and requirements, provide HSE inputs and explain plans for correction of gaps.
- Be involved in the investigation of HSE accidents to ensure correct investigation, standardized reporting, and use of scientific and engineering principles to eliminate and reduce risks.
- Develop and enhance the Powertech’s HSE incident prevention, electrical safety, and chemical, high pressure and mechanical safety program and deliver it throughout Powertech.
- Develop and use performance indicators; data analysis and data treatment to monitor and establish action plans.
- Participate in and/or lead HSE self-assessments and/or audits.
- Conduct HSE program audits and assessments, drive continuous improvement, and demonstrate compliance with various regulatory and quality requirements and objectives.
- Influence change, develop safety culture, and provide a collaborative safety service.
- Make sound judgments and decisions in all situations and develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
- Coordinate all aspects of HSE Program including training for current and new team members.
- Maintain and manage safety & training program by using Powertech’s Internal Learning Management System (LMS)
- Maintain documents showing compliance with HSE programs and procedures.
- Develop Site Safety Plans including audit requirements, procedures, and practices needed for compliance with customers’ site safety requirements.
- Perform Site Safety Observations for field work, electrical, mechanical and high-pressure laboratories.
- Track Federal, Provincial and Local safety & environmental regulations and evaluates their effects on company operations.
- Interface with Operations, Testing, Engineering, Human Resources, Quality, Purchasing, Legal Affairs and others to meet assigned safety & environmental objectives.
- Establish, coordinate and implement facility observations, audits and inspections to as