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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ENGINEER - ELECTRICAL
Organization:
Ministry of Labour
Division:
Operations Division
Language of Position(s):
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.
What can I expect to do in this role?
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)
How do I qualify?
Mandatory:
• 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
• fully recognized formal qualification in electrical engineering
• valid driver's license and ability to travel within service area
• ability to work after hours and on-call
Technical Expertise:
• expert knowledge and extensive experience in electrical 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
• thorough knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and regulations in the workplace with ability to interpret and enforce legislation
• ability to identify hazards and contraventions of legislation, and provide authoritative, reliable 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 Skills:
• ability to plan and manage an often unpredictable workload;
• ability to plan and undertake high level, complex engineering inspections and investigations
• proficiency in using computer and related software to produce engineering and other analyses, reports and a variety of materials
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent - Full Time, 1290 Central Pky W, Mississauga, Central Region, Personnel Security Screening Requirement
Compensation Group:
Professional Engineers, Government of Ontario
Schedule:
6
Category:
Science and Engineering
Posted on:
Wednesday, October 24, 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.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Thursday, November 15, 2012 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
