Director, Safety, Health, Environment, and Risk - Waterloo, Canada - Wilfrid Laurier University

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Description

Date:
Apr 9, 2024

Location:
Waterloo, CA

Company:
Wilfrid Laurier University

Department:
Human Resources

Job Type:
Continuing

Full-time/Part-time: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year)

Campus:
Waterloo

Reports to:
Chief HR & Equity Officer

Employee Group:
Management

Application Deadline:
May 7, 2024

Requisition ID:7146

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose.

Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact.

With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Laurier's thriving community has a place for everyone.

Laurier has more than 19,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton.

The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics.

Our locations are situated on the traditional territories of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples.

We recognize the unique heritages of Indigenous peoples and support their intentions to preserve and express their distinctive Indigenous cultures, histories, and knowledge through academic programming and co-curricular activities.

Laurier's Centre for Indigegogy is one example of how Laurier honours Indigenous knowledge.

Position Summary:

The Director Safety, Health, Environment & Risk Management (SHERM) provides strategic direction and operational oversight to the environmental health, safety and risk management program across all campuses and locations to ensure the University's Officers and Directors can demonstrate the exercise of due diligence and compliance.

The Director is responsible for promoting a safe, healthy and environmentally responsible work environment for University staff, faculty, students and visitors.

The Director plans, directs and facilitates the development and promotion of a comprehensive safety and risk mitigation strategy and framework based on management best practices and municipal, provincial, federal and international statutes that creates and maintains a healthy and safe environment for the University community and public.

The Director encourages the adoption of risk management practices within the University community and ensures that risk management processes are integrated into the University's academic and research activities.

The Director is responsible for the University's Emergency Management program for Laurier, working closely with local safety officials and internal safety partners and operational leaders.

The Director collaborates with key departments and University management to ensure that environmental health and safety risks are identified, analyzed, rigorously monitored and addressed.

They foster strong working relationships with key stakeholders by providing informed advice, consultation and strategic direction to senior University leaders on Emergency Management and Fire Safety, Risk Management, Environmental and Lab Safety, and General Health and Safety.

This position reports directly to the Chief Human Resources and Equity Officer and to the Board of Governors for compliance issues, through the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee.

Accountabilities:

Oversees the development and implementation of environmental health, safety and risk management programs, systems, policies, initiatives and training, and develops a compliance program, annual audit plan and reporting procedures to ensure the regulatory compliance of the University.
Ensures the University's regulatory compliance with federal, provincial and municipal health and safety regulations by monitoring and analyzing the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on existing health and safety programs, methods and regulations.
Advises and recommends actions to the Board of Governors, the President's Cabinet and the Chief HR & Equity Officer in all matters arising from compliance or noncompliance with safety legislation, on actions required to mitigate risks and on potential risks arising from research and teaching practices or other university activities in regulated areas.
Oversees critical and strategic analysis of all safety legislation (National & International) and develops programs, policies and procedures which reflect an informed understanding and assessment of risks at all levels of the University.
Guides the development of policies, procedures and risk mitigation strategies that enable and empower departments to address health and safety issues. Identifies the key risks that may impact the successful achievement of institutional priorities, and develop strategies to reduce or control for potential impacts.
Directs, plans