Safety Specialist

• Assisting the Manager and Supervisor, Health & Safety Services, in implementing the Occupational Health & Safety Program, with a focus on operational safety and industrial hygiene.
• Supporting line managers, employees, and contractors in fulfilling their occupational safety and industrial hygiene responsibilities.
• Providing industrial safety expertise for operational and demolition activities.
• Developing hazard identification and mitigation techniques to support operations and work control.
• Characterizing site hazards and maintaining regulatory hazard inventories.
• Maintaining worker exposure inventories and supporting the Health Centre with hearing testing and medical baseline scheduling.
• Performing exposure monitoring for occupational safety and industrial hygiene hazards as required.
• Reviewing contractor work activities and ensuring compliance with company and government safety regulations.
• Working with supervisors and employees to integrate safety into all site activities.
• Identifying issues through inspections and investigations and recommending improvements to management.
• Developing and maintaining occupational safety programs, policies, procedures, guidelines, and training materials.
• Developing and delivering effective safety training to employees and supervisors.
• Assisting line management with incident investigations by identifying apparent and root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Assuming responsibility for special projects assigned by the OHS Program Manager.
• Acting as a delegate for the Section Head, Health & Safety Services, as required.
• Applying risk‑management principles to assess and resolve hazardous situations.
• Promoting a strong safety culture by modelling safe behaviours and fostering participation in the Near Miss program.
• Attending and actively participating in Fact Finding/Rapid Learning investigations.
• Mentoring new employees and visitors to reinforce safety expectations.
• Maintaining instrument calibrations and supply inventories to support operations and project work.
• Maintaining confidentiality in all matters.
• Assisting with the development and review of safety‑related training.
• Supporting line management with workplace monitoring, assessments, inspections, and accident investigations.
• Delivering formal presentations to employees and managers on assessment, inspection, or investigation findings.
• Participating in all required safety and operational training to maintain current skills and certifications.
• Completing required Radiation Protection training and sharing learned knowledge with peers.
• Identifying and reporting safety hazards and adhering to all PPE and safety procedures.
• Following Workplace Safety and Health procedures and WHMIS requirements, and encouraging others to work safely.
• Other duties as assigned by your manager.

• Education

• Occupational Health and Safety Professional Certificate recognized for CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) designation or equivalent.
• Experience

• Seven (7) or more years of relevant safety experience in construction/demolition environments involving heavy equipment.
• Advanced industrial hygiene knowledge in areas such as Asbestos, Silica, hazardous chemicals/WHMIS, noise, heat-stress, confined space entry, and personal protective equipment and clothing (PPE&C).
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of work-related injuries and case management.
• Understands injury statistics and performance metrics – can develop and interpret them.
• Proven technical document writing skills, i.e., procedures, investigations, reports.
• Initiative and judgement to organize and maintain the flow of work and accuracy of records.
• Ability to be exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to meet deadlines - able to prioritize and manage work time effectively.
• Demonstrated responsibility and accountable for accurately handling the details associated with one’s work; conscientious about accuracy.
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and respond with initiative.
• Ability to improvise and to deal adequately with rapidly changing conditions.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills – written and oral - and proven ability to maintain successful working relations at all levels within the organization and with external stakeholders.
• Able to provide prompt, clear and concise guidance as required that is be tactful and diplomatic to all employees, contractors and line management.
• Able to present recommendations, complete regulatory reporting and technical writing in a clear and effective manner.
• Able to effectively handle and diffuse difficult situations in real time with internal and external clients.
• Understand Human Performance principles: Not just what an employee did but also why they did it(learned experience/beliefs).
• Highly motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be punctual and dependable.
• Able to work extended hours and off normal work shifts to support project needs.
• Must possess a working-level knowledge of hazards presented by industrial work environments, including process systems and components, machine tools and heavy equipment.
• A working knowledge of currently available personal protective equipment and clothing, as well as other safety-related equipment.
• Working level knowledge of industrial safety legislation relating to general operational systems, construction and demolition environments.
• Able and willing to develop and maintain working-level knowledge of specific federal and provincial legislation that affects occupational health and safety within CNL, including the Canada Labour Code Part II as it pertains to Health & Safety and the Manitoba Provincial Health & Safety Regulations.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required

• Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3-5 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.”

• Working schedule: We have a compressed work week: Four (4) days per week, ten (10) hours per day for a forty (40) hour work week, starting at 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Must possess normal physical agility necessary to perform all aspects of the work that involves bending, lifting and mobility.
• Must be willing and able to wear a respirator and other PPE&C as required.
• Combination of office-based and field-level work, including work outdoors in inclement weather and temperatures ranging from +30C to -40C.
• Prolonged periods of sedentary office work are associated with preparing reports and other documents.
• Heavy workloads that require knowledge of industrial safety & hygiene principles and heavy equipment operations, on a wide range of hazards.
• Operational and decommissioning environments - i.e.; laboratories, workshops, confined spaces, heights, etc.
• May be required to work overtime and adapt to changing work schedules to meet project needs.

• Paid time off: vacation, sick, personal, and floater days
• Benefits effective Day One – no waiting period
• Tuition support to help you keep learning and growing
• A defined-benefit pension plan or a defined-contribution pension plan, depending on your employee group, to support your long‑term financial security

• Delivering clean energy for today and tomorrow
• Restoring and protecting the environment
• Contributing to the health of Canadians

• Respect
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Safety
• Integrity
• Excellence

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories