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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ENGINEER - STRUCTURAL/CIVIL
Organization:
Ministry of Labour
Division:
Operations Division
City:
Mississauga, North York, Sudbury
Position(s) language:
English
Job code:
09PBE - Bargaining-Engineering 09
Salary:
$83,947.00 - $115,752.00 Per year
Be a contributing part of making Ontario's workplaces safe, healthy and productive. Join a dedicated team of multi-disciplinary professionals across the province that set, communicate and enforce occupational health and safety legislation across Ontario.
About the job
You will:
• enforce the Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations in workplaces
• conduct inspections, investigations and quality assurance assessments
• provide professional advice to staff and management
• gather evidence and prepare engineering reports
• act as an expert witness in court and as an occupational health and safety expert/advisor in the field
• issue orders, and promote safe working practices and conditions with workplace parties via the Internal Responsibility System (IRS)
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• you must be a registered Professional Engineer licensed to practice in the Province of Ontario within three months of the posting date of this job advertisement
• degree in civil engineering with structural specialization
• valid driver's license and ability to travel within service area
• ability to work after hours/on call
Technical Expertise
• strong background in structural analysis in a variety of systems and equipment used in construction projects such as multi-point scaffold system (MPSS), mobile and Tower cranes elevating work platforms
• experience evaluating the structural integrity of systems/components subjected to static and dynamic loads, construction methods and machinery
• expert knowledge and extensive experience in structural engineering including discipline-related theories, principles and practices including those related to occupational health and safety
• ability to keep up to date on trends and developments in engineering and the health and safety field
• ability to identify hazards and contraventions of legislation, apply concepts of risk reduction using protective measures/devices and provide authoritative, reliable and defensible assessments/advice and recommendations
Communication Skills
• well developed interpersonal skills with experience in consulting, advisory and relationship management skills
• ability to communicate complex technical and professional matters clearly and tactfully in stressful situations
Other General Skills
• ability to plan and manage an often unpredictable workload
• ability to plan and undertake high level, complex engineering inspections and investigations
• ability to interpret and enforce legislation and expert knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations in workplaces
• proficiency in using computer and relative software to produce engineering and other analysis, reports and a variety of materials
Apply by:
Friday, November 16, 2012 11:59 pm EST
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Compensation group:
Professional Engineers, Government of Ontario
Category:
Science and Engineering
Posted on:
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Note:
- Prior to the offer of employment, in accordance with the Ontario Public Service personnel screening checks policy, the top applicant(s) will be required to undergo personnel screening checks, which includes a police records check.
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
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