JOB SUMMARY

The Infrastructure and Water Services Department requires comprehensive safety support for the City's extensive water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities. These facilities demand strict adherence to industrial hygiene standards, applicable legislation including, but not limited to, industrial and construction regulations, chemical storage and management, and confined space entry. Other key safety areas of knowledge include fall protection, respiratory hazard mitigation, and maintaining rigorous standards for large industrial process equipment and processes to ensure the safety of personnel, contractors, and the public.

The Health and Safety unit delivers a comprehensive health and safety program for the Infrastructure & Water Services department by conducting safety inspections, audits and investigations, assessing and mitigating departmental health and safety risks/hazards, implementing management strategies including monitoring and promoting compliance to legislated and corporate requirements, developing or enhancing health and safety programs, and delivering health and safety training to staff.  
 

You are responsible for providing an overall coordination function for all Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) related programs, services, and initiatives within the department.  You support management and staff by providing advice and guidance, developing programs and procedures, coordinating special projects, conducting risk assessments, monitoring compliance through inspections and audits, conducting incident investigations, and making recommendations for improvement. 
 

You also liaise with Health and Safety in Human Resources Services and the operating branches within the Infrastructure & Water Services department.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 3 year university degree in Science, Human Resources, Business Administration, or other related field, with coursework related to OH&S administration

Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible OH&S experience working in a large unionized industrial organization, implementing initiatives, performing project management, and/or conducting research and analysis

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• Provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations
• Workplace Safety Insurance Act and applicable regulations 
• Applicable federal, provincial and municipal legislation related to OH&S
• Key safety issues involved in operating an industrial operation
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of OH&S work procedures and practices
• Hazard Recognition, assessment and control
• Inspection and audit planning and procedures
• Incident investigation methodology
• Risk assessment methodology
• Research methods, data collection and interpretation
• Planning and performance measurement
• Policy and procedure development and documentation practices 
• Project management principles and techniques
• Training and development approaches and evaluation methodology
• Strategic and operational planning
• Human resources practices and principles, collective agreements
• Computer applications relating to the work, including MS Office Suite, SAP, PowerPoint 
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Able to interpret and apply legislation
• Able to work independently, with minimum support/direction
• Able to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all staff and as part of a team  
• Able to plan, initiate, organize, and prioritize work, and to balance the stress of multiple demands, conflicting priorities, and pressures, while maintaining a keen sense of quality and deadlines
• Able to plan, lead, coordinate, implement, and manage projects to completion
• Able to conduct research, compile/analyze issues/data, make judgments on the interpretation of issues/data, identify and compare a range of options, and make recommendations
• Possess strong problem solving skills and the ability to make decisions where precedent is not usually available
• Able to communicate complex information and influence and convince others to adopt courses of actions they might not otherwise wish to take
• Able to initiate and facilitate change
• Able to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive issues
• Able to conduct interviews and obtain relevant information
• Possess excellent consultative, collaboration and interpersonal skills; able to direct, advise and guide
• Able to negotiate and persuade others and to bring conflicting points of view to consensus 
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills; able to write reports and deliver presentations; able to communicate effectively with a range of audiences 
• Possess strong existing computer skills, with ability to use Microsoft Office suite applications and SAP
• Able to think analytically, and focus on accuracy and detail
• Able to demonstrate leadership and initiative
• Patient, flexible and adaptable
• Able to display tact and diplomacy
• Innovative, creative, and resourceful
• Customer service oriented

JOB SUMMARY

Public health works to prevent illnesses, injuries and poor health. Ottawa Public Health delivers a range of mandated core programs and services that are outlined in the Ontario Public Health Standards. The programs and services are designed to meet the health needs of the communities in Ottawa. We work with local communities and partners to create equitable opportunities for all residents to be healthy and thrive, regardless of any social or economic reasons. 

The Legislative Affairs and Strategic Engagement Team engages with elected officials and public policy makers at all levels of government to identify opportunities for collaboration on shared priorities. This team engages with external partners by establishing and strengthening meaningful relationships with a variety of health, social-services, community and business organizations. Our goal is to establish trust and community support, so that public-health priorities, as outlined under the Ontario Public Health Standards, can be advanced. 

In this role, you are responsible for supporting strategies to advance OPH priorities, aligned with the OPH Strategic Plan. This work involves developing and implementing policies and procedures, working collaboratively with internal and external partners, drafting correspondence and reports for internal and external audiences. This role requires the ability to work independently and as part of a team, knowledge of municipal and provincial government structures, comfort in building and maintaining relationships, while working with tact, discretion and integrity. This role is an opportunity for you to hone your public relations skills and political acuity, while working collaboratively to advance the health and wellbeing of our community.  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in health, social sciences, applied science or related field

Minimum of 3 years of broad in-depth work experience, preferably supplemented with project management experience

KNOWLEDGE

• Principles and techniques of project management
• Knowledge of Ontario Public Health Standards, Health Protection and Promotion Act and all associated legislations and acts related to Public Health
• Public health theory and practice
• General knowledge of health promotion issues, strategies and interventions, including community mobilization approaches and social marketing techniques
• Business case development
• Research, assessment skills
• Program evaluation
• Planning and performance measurement
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Communicate both orally and in writing
• Effective time management
• Organizational skills
• Prioritizing tasks
• Ability to develop policy and procedures
• Demonstrate strong conceptual and analytic skills, including ability to analyze complex and/or controversial health issues
• Research and summarize information
• Organize work and manage time effectively
• Prepare well documented reports
• Facilitation of meetings and presentations
• Foster collaboration and negotiations
• Self-directed
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to work within a team environment
• Tact, discretion and integrity
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to handle multiple overlapping projects
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Creative approach to problem solving