Employer: Powertech

Location: Surrey, BC

Expires: Jul 28, 2019

Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 2

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.

Role Overview

As a safety business partner and safety practitioner in a defined area of business operation, the incumbent provides subject matter expertise and technical support, advice and guidance to assigned clients and performs all duties of Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 1; provides subject matter expertise in the design and development of hazard-specific programs; leads Level 1 incident investigations; provides ongoing safety consultation, advisory and coaching support to assigned clients and to other OSH specialists on a diverse range of safety-related topics; and leads individual stand-alone safety projects.

Major Responsibilities and Duties

• Reviews existing safety procedures and risk assessments for work activities conducted by employees, contractors and others to ensure adherence with internal standards and to promote worker/contractor safety; identifies non-compliant, incomplete or substandard procedures, revises existing procedures or develops new procedures for activities involving employees and dependent contractors where significant depth and breadth of knowledge concerning the principles and practices of occupational safety or significant subject matter expertise relating to the employee/contractor work is required; consults with internal and external subject matter experts where new procedures are highly complex, new or unusual
• Acts as an expert information resource to employees, managers, contractors and external contacts in the interpretation and application of internal safety standards and WorkSafe regulations to assigned work locations; consults with Corporate Safety, senior OSH specialists and work methods specialists such as TTIs in new or unusual situations
• Reviews the use of new safety or site-specific equipment and associated processes as they apply to the assigned client area, assesses their safety impacts and ensures compliance with existing safety practices and standards; consults with senior safety specialists where standards governing new equipment may not be in place, or where interpretation of existing standards, policies, practices and regulations is unclear
• Participates in the development or updating of content and approach for existing and new mandated programs by providing subject matter expertise to training and development specialists on technical safety requirements and learning needs; as a subject matter expert, provides input into the design and development of hazard-specific training programs
• As a qualified Level 1 investigator, leads investigations for serious incidents occurring at any location; coordinates the work of the investigation team, compiles information through interviews, applies a root cause analysis tool, consults with subject matter experts where required, and prepares final reports including identification of potential/actual causes and related recommendations for review by affected stakeholders
• Provides resourcing services to other OSH specialists in industrial hygiene subject matter areas where situations are unique, complex or involve potentially high risk
• Leads project initiatives and research activities for individual, stand-alone projects
• May provide information and support to senior Corporate Safety specialists and the Safety Practices Committee in the preparation of responses to regulatory change
• Performs all duties of the Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 1
• Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

All skills, knowledge and abilities of the Occupational Safety and Health Specialist 1, plus:

• Excellent working knowledge of the types of work and hazardous conditions related to office, trades/technical and construction project work environments
• Excellent working knowledge of the operations and regulations of WorkSafe BC
• Excellent working knowledge of Hydro’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards, Safety Practice Regulations (SPR), Power System Safety Protection (PSSP) regulations and Work Protection Practices (WPP)
• Excellent working knowledge of federal safety regulations including Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHIMIS) and Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
• Excellent working knowledge of industrial hygiene issues affecting office, trades/technical and construction project work environments
• Excellent working knowledge of ergonomic principles governing office, trades/technical and construction project work environments
• Excellent working knowledge of all safety issues surrounding office, trades/technical and construction project work environments
• Excellent working knowledge of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies
• Excellent working knowledge of the recognition, evaluation and control of confined space hazards
• Excellent working knowledge of current Level 1 incident investigation procedures and tools
• Excellent working knowledge of first aid regulations and requirements
• Good working knowledge of project management principles and practices
• Ability to lead the execution of individual stand-alone projects
• Excellent safety advocacy skills

Experience, Training and Education

• In-depth knowledge of the electrical, mechanical, construction or civil trade or a specialized health and safety area such as confined space entry, lead or asbestos management, or hearing conservation acquired through: Completion of a diploma from a recognized institute of technology in Occupational Safety and Health plus 3 years of field level safety experience in a technical/trade environment; or completion of a certificate from a recognized institute of technology in Occupational Safety and Health plus 4 years of field level safety experience in a technical/trade environment
• Valid BC Driver’s Licence is required
• Satisfactory performance on this job requires completion of BCH Certified Investigator (in-house) designation within 12 months of starting the job to acquire the additional knowledge and skills to perform the full scope of the job

Job ID: OSHS22019.28A
Job Status: Full-Time Regular
Affiliation: MoveUP
Compensation & Benefits: Powertech Labs Inc. offers a very comprehensive total rewards package and includes medical, dental, generous time off and pension.

Please be advised that this role has been assessed as safety sensitive and pre-qualification alcohol and drug testing will be required as a pre-condition to employment.

To apply and to learn more about Powertech Labs Inc., visit our website at powertechlabs.com.