Technical Leader, Process Safety (Anticipatory)

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The Canada Energy Regulator works to keep energy moving safely across the country. We review energy development projects and share energy information, all while enforcing some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with regional offices in Montréal, Vancouver and Yellowknife, the CER has approximately 500 employees.

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Achieving a representative and diverse workforce has been identified as an organizational need for CER and may be applied at any time during this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered. As such, first consideration for an appointment may be given to candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the four designated employment equity groups (Persons with a disability, Aboriginal* people, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women).

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The CER is recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Duties

Reporting to the Director of Safety & Damage Prevention (the Director) in the Field Operations Business Unit, the Technical Leader, Process Safety applies expert knowledge in providing advice to Canada Energy Regulator (CER) staff, Board Members, regulated companies, other stakeholders, and the public with respect to process safety and related management system and safety culture aspects, as they relate to the CER’s legislated mandate for safety oversight. This includes:

• process safety oversight related to the construction, operation, and abandonment of CER-regulated facilities and projects;
• support internal capacity building on process safety and collaborate with other subject matter experts to develop and execute compliance verification and enforcement activities including inspections, compliance meetings, application assessments, and incident follow-up approaches;
• applying knowledge on industry standards and best practices;
• contributing to the oversight framework, processes, and procedures (including inspections, compliance meetings, incident and unauthorized activity follow-up methods, management systems, statistical trending/analysis, job hazard/risk analysis and management, personal protective equipment, material handling, occupational safety, process safety, safety culture, and engagement strategies) to promote process safety ; and
• other related duties in the advancement of process safety oversight.

The Technical Leader, Process Safety may be required occasionally to conduct field inspections, compliance meetings, site visits, and/or engagement activities at various locations, including remote areas, and over various terrains.

Intent of the process

Qualified candidates may be used to staff other similar positions at an equivalent or lower level on a term, indeterminate or acting basis.

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)

Education:
Graduation with a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in chemical or mechanical engineering, or a related field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
E1. Expert-level* process safety experience (i.e. 10 years or more of direct and recent* industry experience, with a combination of leadership and field-level practitioner experience) in the oil and gas or chemical industry and/or as an oil and gas regulator with demonstrable competence in all levels of the hierarchy of controls for risk reduction (e.g. inherently safer design) and process safety culture.

E2. Significant* experience liaising with the public, industry, Indigenous peoples, and government regarding safer construction, operation, and abandonment of pipelines or other upstream /midstream/downstream oil- and gas-related activities.

E3. Expert-level* experience working within and contributing to the development, implementation, and/or regulatory oversight of various elements of process safety management systems.

E4. Significant* experience with facilitating or completing HAZOPs, PHAs, QRA, LOPA and FMEA studies as they pertain to Oil & Gas or chemical industry.

*Note: For the purposes of this staffing process, expert-level means approximately 10 years of combined direct industry experience and recent experience means experience obtained within the last 10 years. Significant experience will be evaluated in regard to the amount, complexity, and diversity of the work handled, and the level of autonomy demonstrated.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organization-wide and Business Competencies:
OC1. Leadership & Teamwork (Shape)
OC2. Initiative & Adaptability to Change (Shape)
OC3. Written Communication (Guide)
OC4. Oral Communication (Guide)

Technical Competencies:
TC1. Compliance Verification (Shape)
TC2. Investigative Techniques (Shape)

Competency Level Definitions:
Learn is defined as developing a basic knowledge of the competency and ability to apply.
Apply is defined as demonstrating sound understanding of the competency and ability to apply and contribute.
Guide is defined as thorough knowledge and capability of the competency. Able to influence and guide others in its application.
Shape is defined as recognized as an expert. Shapes direction of the CER with regards to the competency.

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

Asset Qualifications:
AQ1. Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) and working towards AIChE CCPS Process Safety Professional Certification or equivalent. Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or equivalent an asset

AQ2. Post graduate degree in process safety or a directly related discipline.

AQ3. Significant* experience with process safety systems identified in CSA Z662 and Z767 or CCPS Risk Based Process Safety system or UK Energy Institute PSM system.

AQ4. Significant* experience working in oil and gas exploration or development (offshore or onshore) including seismic, drilling, production, and processing facilities.

AQ5. Significant* experience in a regulatory oversight capacity.

AQ6. Significant* experience in root cause analysis and incident investigation techniques as relevant to process safety.

AQ7. Significant* experience in evaluating electrical classifications, gas detection systems, fire protection systems, management of change process, risk analysis and risk management processes.

AQ8. Significant* experience coaching and mentoring staff on process safety, including field-level practitioner matters, at all levels throughout an organization in supporting a process safety management system.

AQ9. Significant* experience in evaluating Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and making recommendations to the Safety & Damage Prevention team for compliance verification activities.

*Note: Significant experience will be evaluated in regard to the amount, complexity, and diversity of the work handled, and the level of autonomy demonstrated.

Conditions of employment

1) Willingness to undergo, successfully pass and maintain a reliability status security clearance.
2) Compliance with the CER’s Code of Conduct is required.
Note: It is strongly recommended that potential applicants read and consider the CER’s Code of Conduct prior to applying. This document is available on the CER Website http://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/code-of-conduct.
3) Must be willing and able to travel and to work overtime when required.
4) Must be willing to move within and between business units and teams, based on operational requirements and/or as individual development needs are identified.

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

1. The CER has a classification system that differs from the greater public service. This NEB 12 position is similar to an EN-ENG-05 in terms of salary range only. The benefits offered, including relocation assistance, may be significantly different than those offered in the greater public service. This position is subject to CER’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Collective Agreement

2. Salary: Effective 1 November 2021 NEB-12, $120,113 to $146,139

The CER has the following forms of additional compensation that are separate from base salary, the eligibility for which is determined, in accordance with the provisions in the collective agreement or terms and conditions of employment for the duration period specified:
• a Calgary Allowance in the amount of 4.95% of base salary may be paid on a bi-weekly payroll basis for employees who reside within the daily commuting distance of Calgary (150 km)
• annual performance pay which includes elements of individual performance (60% of payout) and corporate performance (40% of payout)
• annual market allowance which applies to this position; the allowance is paid in two semi-annualized payments

3. Application Requirements: Applicants must submit, by the closing date, a resume clearly demonstrating how they meet the essential qualifications of education and experience. Applicants are strongly encouraged to demonstrate how they also meet the asset qualifications. Asset qualification(s) may be used at any point in the selection process (screening and/or assessment). Failure to provide sufficient information will result in applicants being screened out.

Applicants must provide a valid e-mail address which is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. Our intention is to communicate with applicants by e mail for assessment purposes including sending invitations for written tests, interviews and issuing selection process results.

Candidates will need to provide proof of their education prior to appointment. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at https://www.cicic.ca.
NOTE: Equivalencies granted by the Canadian provincial authorities with respect to Applied (Bachelor's) Degrees by colleges and technical institutes (i.e. in Ontario, British-Columbia, Alberta & Manitoba) must always be accepted as equivalent to Bachelor Degrees granted by universities in the provinces concerned.

4. Head Office Location – Calgary, AB: 210, 517 10th Avenue SW

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.