Senior Safety and Environmental Specialist
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$105,000 to $130,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Department: Technical Capability
Location: Canada
Compensation: CA$105,000 - CA$130,000 / year
Description
Job Title: Senior Safety and Environmental Specialist
Location: Halifax, NS, Ottawa, ON, or Victoria, BC
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Annual Salary: $105,000-130,000
About BMT
BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at www.bmt.org.
About The Role
The Safety and Environmental Specialist is responsible for ensuring that safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are effectively integrated into design. Identifying hazards, assessing safety and environmental impacts, developing mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and customer requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Role Specific:
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
At BMT we believe in hiring the best talent, from diverse backgrounds, as this introduces new ideas to the team and our customers. We believe in a cooperative and collaborative work environment and support and encourage career growth.
The Successful Candidate Will Receive a Competitive Salary Commensurate With Skill, Ability And Experience, As Well As a Comprehensive Benefit Package Including
Location: Canada
Compensation: CA$105,000 - CA$130,000 / year
Description
Job Title: Senior Safety and Environmental Specialist
Location: Halifax, NS, Ottawa, ON, or Victoria, BC
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Annual Salary: $105,000-130,000
About BMT
BMT is dedicated to tackling the most crucial engineering challenges of our era, fostering an environment where individuals with exceptional technical expertise provide meaningful, practical solutions. Committed to creating a safer, more efficient, effective, and sustainable future, BMT values diversity, equity, and inclusion, recognizing their pivotal role in achieving our business purpose. Learn more about BMT at www.bmt.org.
About The Role
The Safety and Environmental Specialist is responsible for ensuring that safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements are effectively integrated into design. Identifying hazards, assessing safety and environmental impacts, developing mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and customer requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Role Specific:
- Develop and own the Safety and Environmental Management Plan.
- Conduct Safety and Environmental assessments throughout the design lifecycle.
- Identify and mitigate potential Safety and Environmental risks through design recommendations.
- Develop and manage Safety and Environmental requirements and verification criteria.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Safety and Environmental standards.
- Translate Safety and Environmental needs into defined and measurable requirements.
- Analyze verification assessments to ensure compliance with Safety and Environmental requirements.
- Lead and support hazard identification, analyses and assessments.
- Develop and maintain Hazard Logs.
- Lead and facilitate Safety briefs and working groups.
- Support hazard analyses and operational risk assessments.
- Evaluate Safety and Environmental impacts associated with design change.
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to ensure best practice is applied to Safety and Environmental initiatives.
- Present findings and recommendations to technical and senior management audiences.
- Mentor BMT staff who are developing skills, qualifications and experience in their domain
- Manage your own technical work and evaluate its effectiveness to improve best practice.
- Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Comply with relevant business and ethics codes of conduct.
- Undertake engineering and non-engineering activities in a way that contributes to best practice.
- Act as Technical Lead on specified projects.
- Maintain a program of Continuing Professional Development to sustain your technical knowledge
- Act as Technical Assurer on specified projects.
- Work within the BMT Quality Management System (QMS) processes and procedures.
- Maintain your technical competency in your area(s) of specialization.
- Promote a positive team culture through input, feedback and participation in team building and wellness activities.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Degree in engineering, occupational health and safety, environmental engineering, or a related field;
- Minimum 10 years of experience in the field of safety and environmental Engineering;
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the shipbuilding industry;
- Existing registration or ability to obtain registration with Professional Engineering governance body in province of work; and
- Eligible for a Canadian security clearance.
- Detailed knowledge and experience in the operation of Naval systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of marine/mechanical design on small simple platforms (tug, barge, ferry) to large complex ships (surface combatants, submarines, cargo and passenger vessels) in one or more areas:
- Component selection;
- Equipment arrangement;
- Propulsion and Auxiliary systems;
- Application of standards for pumps, valves, flanges, and piping;
- Heat/cooling load calculations; and
- Metallurgical considerations.
- Experience working with shipyards, dockyards, owners, class and equipment manufacturers to conduct ship surveys for design and engineering changes, mid-life upgrades and vessel condition documentation.
- Experience in the in-service support of naval systems and/or engineering design.
- Experience in the development and use of technical studies and drawings.
- An understanding of specifications for government and commercial vessels.
- Experience in systems integration, ship construction and/or repair.
- Knowledge of domain specific standards including International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations, Class Society rules, Transport Canada Regulations and Canadian Forces Technical Orders.
At BMT we believe in hiring the best talent, from diverse backgrounds, as this introduces new ideas to the team and our customers. We believe in a cooperative and collaborative work environment and support and encourage career growth.
The Successful Candidate Will Receive a Competitive Salary Commensurate With Skill, Ability And Experience, As Well As a Comprehensive Benefit Package Including
- Medical, dental and vision plan (including a Health Care Spending Account)
- Employee and Family Assistance program
- Parental/Maternity leave top-up program
- RRSP or TFSA matching program
- Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement
- Training and development opportunities
- Employee recognition program
- Employee referral program
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop and manage safety and environmental plans, requirements, assessments, hazard logs, and verification activities throughout the design lifecycle, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and customer requirements. Lead technical safety and environmental work, advise project teams and management, assess design changes, and mentor colleagues.
Requirements
Requires a degree in engineering, occupational health and safety, environmental engineering, or a related field, at least 10 years of safety and environmental engineering experience, and at least 5 years in shipbuilding. Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration with the provincial engineering body and eligible for Canadian security clearance; naval systems and marine engineering experience are desirable.
Skills
- Safety And Environmental Management
- Hazard Identification And Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Safety And Environmental Impact Assessment
- Hazard Log Management
- Requirements Management
- Verification And Compliance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Design Risk Mitigation
- Shipbuilding
- Naval Systems
- Marine And Mechanical Design
- Systems Integration
- Technical Leadership
- Technical Assurance
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, And Vision Plan
- Health Care Spending Account
- Employee And Family Assistance Program
- Parental And Maternity Leave Top-Up Program
- RRSP Or TFSA Matching Program
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Arrangement
- Training And Development Opportunities
- Employee Recognition Program
- Employee Referral Program
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- Engineering
- Security & Safety
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Safety And Environmental Management Plan
- Hazard Identification
- Hazard Analysis
- Hazard Logs
- Operational Risk Assessment
- Safety And Environmental Impact Assessment
- Design Lifecycle
- Requirements Management
- Verification Criteria
- Regulatory Compliance
- Engineering Standards
- Shipbuilding
- Naval Systems
- Marine Design
- Mechanical Design
- Systems Integration
- Ship Construction
- Ship Repair
- In-Service Support
- Ship Surveys
- Mid-Life Upgrades
- International Maritime Organization Regulations
- Class Society Rules
- Transport Canada Regulations
- Canadian Forces Technical Orders
- Professional Engineering Registration
- Canadian Security Clearance
- Technical Studies
- Engineering Drawings
- Quality Management System