Occupational Safety Officer

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address, and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source in determining whether you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out. You must clearly demonstrate in your screening questions how you meet the education and/or experience (essential and asset).

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Intent of the process

At this time, there is one (1) vacancy in Edmonton, Alberta.

Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are willing and able to work in or relocate to Edmonton.

Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.

This process will initially be used to staff one position on an indeterminate basis and to establish a pool of qualified candidates with various tenures (i.e. indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, assignment and secondment).

Should a CM be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

• A certificate or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in occupational health, industrial hygiene, health physics, safety management, loss control management, safety engineering or any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Degree equivalency

• Recent* experience coordinating an occupational health and safety program (risk prevention program, job hazard analyses, workplace accident management program, etc.), policies, procedures, projects or directives.
• Recent* experience providing advice and guidance regarding the interpretation and/or application of federal or provincial Occupational Health and Safety legislation including Acts, Codes, Regulations, Standards and/or industry codes of practice.
• Recent* experience in conducting investigations and inspections.

*Recent experience is normally associated with the performance of these duties as part of your major job duties for a period of three cumulative years in the last five years.

Note: Experience as a member of an occupational health and safety committee alone is insufficient.

• Knowledge of applicable legislation.
• Knowledge of occupational health and safety principles.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to conduct program monitoring activities.
• Ability to facilitate and provide instructional training.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and recommend practical and/or innovative solutions.
• Ability to prioritize activities in order to meet deadlines.

• Dependability
• Thinking Things Through
• Working Effectively with Others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Integrity

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

• Certification as an occupational safety specialist, industrial hygienist or public health inspector.** This includes, but is not limited to certification as a:
1. Canadian Registered Safety Professional by the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals;
2. Registered Occupational Hygienist or Registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists;
3. Certified Industrial Hygienist or Occupational Health and Safety Technologist by the American Board of Hygiene or jointly with the Board of Certified Safety Professionals;
4. Certified Health and Safety Consultant by the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering;
5. Public Health Inspector (Canada) by the Canadian Institute of public Health Inspectors Board of Certification.
**Certification must be obtained within two (2) years of being hired.

• Experience delivering training.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

• Requirement to occasionally work irregular hours, overtime, sometimes on short notice.
• Requirement to travel by vehicle or aircraft to detachments within Alberta.
• Requirement to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to personal flotation devices, protective footwear, respiratory protection, hearing protection and fall protection equipment. Some of these items may be heavy or cumbersome.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

• Possession of a valid class 5 driver's license or the personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid class 5 driver's license.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.