Senior Electrical Safety Engineer

Senior Electrical Safety Engineer - ESA

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Engineering, the Senior Electrical Safety Engineer is a unionized position represented by the Society of United Professionals.

General Accountabilities:

As a safety professional utilize safety principles, loss control management, risk assessment, incident analysis, and safety management systems and processes to assist ESA in identifying, prioritizing and addressing public electrical safety hazards and issues. Assist Operations with maintaining their inspection practice, ensuring practices and policies are aligned with ESA's safety risk management philosophy. Establish processes and procedures related to the requirements for Electrical Safety Authority to access safety risk, measure its safety impact and verify the effectiveness of its various safety services. Lead, collect, analyze, and report on incident/fire reviews. Apply knowledge of electrical and forensic engineering, and sound investigative techniques, including cause and effect analysis in incident reviews. Maintain knowledge of relevant safety regulations, electrical standards, and best practices in forensics and investigative methodologies. Position is also responsible for planning, monitoring, and coordinating research and planning activities. Responsible for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing and presenting qualitative data for the purpose of planning and policy development or other goals of the organization. Develop ESA strategies on health and safety requirements. Identify needs related to future development of public electrical safety initiatives and services.

• Responsible for leading, assessing and preparing technical materials related to electrical codes, utility regulation, and products regulation such as bulletins, proposals and other technical documents and articles. Responsible for development of Inspector training material. Review all changes and consult with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist ESA Inspection personnel on the interpretation and application of electrical codes, utility regulation, and products regulation to achieve greater consistency of interpretation, and proper inspection performance and procedures with respect to wiring and electrical installations, and approval of electrical equipment. Through active listening and questioning, ensure there is a thorough understanding of client needs. Liaise with other department staff, and internal and external contacts as needed to provide the information and advice needed in a timely manner.
• Conduct technical analysis of problems and produce memoranda and bulletins in consultation with supervisor to resolve field problems. Receive requests from supervisor to examine particular aspects of electrical installations or electrical equipment. Consult with other advisors, managers, certification organizations, equipment manufacturers, consultants, utility staff and other external organizations. Consult the Electrical Safety Code, Utility Regulation, other codes and regulations, equipment standards, safety records and technical literature. Prepare memoranda, bulletins and other documents for use by field staff based on supervisor direction, using existing departmental documentation, guidelines, bulletins and published interpretations.
• Work with staff and industry stakeholders to increase ESA's involvement in the review and analysis of electrical incidents. Develop, lead, and improve ESA's processes and capability related to the review of incidents. Use incident review techniques and root cause analysis techniques to identify the underlying cause of electrical incidents and fires. Provide advice, guidance, direction and support to ESA on issues related to public electrical safety matters. Review incidents, sign off and update database.
• Utilize risk management principles, processes and techniques to identify and assess public electrical safety hazards. Provide advice and guidance to ESA in determining the types of public electrical safety programs and initiatives it needs to put in place to achieve the greatest possible impact on electrical safety. Collaborate with staff to share incidents at technical meetings to inform & discuss possible next steps. Assess the safety impact of its programs and services.
• Participate on Standards subcommittees responsible for the Canadian Electrical Code, the Electrical Safety Code and other electrical codes and safety standards. At the committee, support ESA Regulatory initiatives and communicate ESA's Regulatory outlook. As department representative, present advice on code and standard changes as needed.
• Maintain awareness of the latest principles and processes and techniques in health and safety field and use this information to improve or deliver on its safety strategy. Plan, monitor, and coordinate research and planning activities. Develop ESA strategies on health and safety requirements and provide expertise in the interpretation and administration of Health and Safety Policies and Procedures in Municipal, Provincial and Federal legislation and in health and safety management. Represent ESA to selected organizations, I.e. IAPA, Construction Safety Association, OFMEM, Ministry of Labour, in the discussion and exchange of health and safety information.
• Exercise periodic/limited supervision over others delegated to assist on projects/programs or incident reviews.
• Perform other duties as required.

Education:

Requires a comprehensive and professional knowledge of health and safety principles and practices including aspects of risk and loss control management, safety audit and root cause analysis. Requires computer application skills including communication training for presentation, report and investigation requirements.

Requires a broad knowledge of electrical engineering principles and theory, including related mathematics, circuits, physics, etc., as these apply to electrical equipment and installations, to provide advice and guidance on electrical safety incidents and investigations. Requires strong knowledge of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code, product standards, Canadian Electrical Code Part 3 as well as other standards in order to understand electrical theory and practice as these apply to the installation and maintenance of electrical equipment, design layout and specifications.

This knowledge is considered to be normally required through the completion of four years of University training an appropriate discipline.

Experience:

Requires significant experience in the field of public safety or health and safety particularly in a construction or industrial setting. Requires practical knowledge related to risk and loss control management, accident/incident investigation and root cause analysis, In safety audit processes and principles, including safety data gathering and analysis of results. Requires a background in areas that have been forward in development and improvement of safety awareness, practices, and programs. Requires knowledge of appropriate safety topics/legislation/rules and regulations that would allow for certification as a safety professional in this field of endeavor.

Requires experience with the practices of electrical installations, equipment design and a detailed understanding of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code and Distribution Regulation to assess and prepare changes to it and to develop product safety standards. Requires experience carrying out and documenting complex engineering and technical analyses of electrical installations and equipment and experience to provide an operational consulting service throughout the company. Requires experience to understand the preparation, intent, meaning and application of codes and the function and operation of the testing laboratories and how they affect inspection activities. A period of eight to ten years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

HOW TO APPLY

• Please be advised that in relation to all job postings, accommodation for persons with disabilities is available throughout the selection process, upon request in accordance with requirements under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Qualified Applicants please send your cover letter and resume to

Please note that only those advancing to an interview will be contacted.