Bpv Junior Technical Specialist

**About Us**:
Since 1997, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has delivered public safety services on behalf of the government of Ontario. With headquarters in west Toronto, the TSSA is a self-funded, not-for-profit organization that employs approximately 450 staff across Ontario. The roles within the TSSA are as diverse as the Province we serve. It takes all kinds of people with varied skillsets and backgrounds to meet our organizational goals, but all our employees share a few key traits:

- We are passionate about public safety.
- We are highly skilled, problem-solvers.
- We are collaborators who are invested in the communities we work in.
- We are more than employees; we are serving the greater good.
- We are committed to life-long learning and development.
- We operate with the highest integrity.

**Position Summary**:
As Junior Technical Specialist, Boilers & Pressure Vessels, you will enhance public safety by delivering consulting services and education within TSSA and externally on the requirements of the TSS Act, Ontario BPV Regulations and the adopted technical codes and standards.

To be successful in this role, you must possess a sound knowledge of pressure equipment design, inspection, manufacture, installation, repair, alteration, operation and maintenance. You should also have a deep understanding of Risk Management principles and be able to analyze large datasets to discover insights.

**Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate process of the development, revision and updating of Safety Bulletins, Directors Orders, QA Procedures, inspection procedures and other BPV technical documents. Assure that latest revisions of technical documents are posted on web site for external clients and in technical library for internal staff.
- Assist clients in development of their QA manuals and preparation for QA surveys
- Collect training and process improvement suggestions and coordinate actions for improvement of processes to ensure current and consistent practice and knowledge
- Coordinate incident investigations, keep incident data base accurate, review reports for completeness and perform root cause analysis
- Oversee the administration of ASME QAI-1 Program including scheduling, preparing documents, and duties as per the Program manual
- Prepare and analyze business data for the program such as backlog or debrief reports
- Provide help to senior staff in preparation of new boiler, pressure vessel and pressure piping regulatory/technical code training seminars or programs and continuously improve existing seminars or programs for presentation to industry and clients based on their feedback and regulatory/code changes
- Set-up and maintain lesson learned data base
- Provide help to COI program and collect information related to performance of insurance inspectors to support insurance agency audits.
- Establish and maintain administrative control on creation of install base.
- Establish and maintain administrative control on the onboarding of existing equipment for Revocation of Agricultural Exemption process in coordination with the Regional Supervisors.
- Establish and maintain administrative control on the enhanced piping inspection process in coordination with the Regional Supervisors.

**Job Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary diploma/degree (e.g. Mechanical Engineering) is preferred;
- Ontario Certificate of Competency and National Board Commission is preferred.
- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office
- Secondary school diploma
- General technical understanding of pressure equipment
- Data analytic skills
- Skills in preparing and delivering training and presentations
- Valid passport for occasional travel in Ontario, Canada or international destinations

**Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment**:
Please note that applicants who receive any conditional offer of employment from TSSA will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada as a condition of employment and to maintain their status as fully vaccinated as a condition of continued employment. TSSA will consider individual requests for accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccinated due to grounds protected under the Human Rights Code.