OHS Consultant - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Description

Job Information
Job Title: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Consultant
Job Requisition ID: 52272
Ministry: Public Service Commission
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: May 13, 2024
Classification: Opted Out & Excluded Human Relations Level 2
Salary: ​$2,594.83 to $3,558.35 bi-weekly ($67,725 - $92,872/year)

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Role Responsibilities

Are you an Occupational Health and Safety Consultant? Do you have an interest in public service occupational health and safety management? If so, take some time to read through this opportunity.

As an OHS Consultant, you will apply your depth and breadth of knowledge in occupational health and safety in guiding clients on a diverse number of related occupational health and safety (OHS) issues by applying technical methodologies/concepts and principles to their work. As a consultant, in this position you are to provide independent decision making on various OHS related services and manages day to day OHS related issues for your assigned client group. Your strong collaborative skills will be required when working closely with client leadership on the resolution of moderately complex health and safety issues.

The OHS Consultant is accountable for collaboratively liaising with internal and external stakeholders to support business units in managing operational risk and achieving strategic OHS goals. This includes implementing the Government of Alberta's (GoA) OHS program that helps ministries understand and control hazards, respond to incidents, comply with policies, standards, procedures, and legislation, and take proactive measures to improve performance in health and safety and maintain effective health and safety management systems.

Reporting to the Team Lead, Occupational Health and Safety, your key accountabilities include, but are not limited to:
• Working with all levels of management and employees to facilitate the implementation of the GoA's OHS Program and to attain compliance with OHS legislation as well as related legislation and applicable standards.

• Lead or support the development of hazard assessments and written practices and procedures.

• Lead investigations into Serious or Potentially Serious incidents.

• Collect and analyze OHS data and crucial metrics, complete reports, and identify trends related to various aspects of the GoA OHS Program.

• Assist in the development, review, and implementation of ministry specific OHS procedures and practices in accordance with legislative requirements.

• Participating in the development of OHS performance initiatives/measures, interpreting technical results and coaching/influencing staff on how to improve OHS performance.

• Providing interpretation and application of all GoA OHS policies/directives and legislation to staff, management, and executive leadership.

• Coaching and mentoring all levels of management and employees to provide understanding of their health and safety responsibilities, accountabilities, and assistance in fulfilling their legislated and OHS program assigned roles and obligations.

• Providing consultation to clients in the completion of workplace inspections, hazard assessments, incident management, WCB reporting and other program elements.

Role cont..

To be successful, you will require in-depth knowledge and working understanding of OHS Legislation/Programs, OHS program evaluation, Psychological Health, and Safety Programs, applicable standards, related programs such as WCB, Duty to Accommodate, Fit-for-work, Return to Work, occupational health surveillance and so on. In this role, you will participate or lead elements of cross-ministry or cross Portfolio Director (PD) Teamwork and will review complex related ministry data and assist assigned client groups with recommendations on creating a healthy and safe work environment.

You will support your PD team members and work across teams and centers including the OHS and disability management staff to achieve outcomes and goals. Other demonstrated competencies required to be successful in this position include exceptional verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate to a diverse client group, taking initiative, adapting to change, problem solving, time management skills and the ability to multi-task in order to meet business objectives.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in a related field (sciences, human resources, commerce, business, social sciences), or a related area supplemented with a minimum of 2 years of directly related experience in OHS program development and implementation in a government or large corporate setting.

• OHS Designation (CRSP, CRST, other related or equivalent)

Equivalencies:

• A related two-year diploma in OHS from a recognized post-secondary institution and four years of related experience, or a related one-year OHS certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and five years of related experience.

Assets:

• Public sector experience

• Experience providing OHS advice to Senior Leadership

• Program or project management experience

A cover letter that details how your education and work experience makes you the ideal candidate for the job is required.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to .

Notes

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same or lower classification.

Hours of work: 36.25 hours per week. This position is eligible for the hybrid work arrangement.

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