Date:	March, 2013
Reports to (Job Title):	Secretary of University
Jobs Reporting (Job Titles):	Safety Administrator, Senior Safety Officers and Safety Officers
Location:	Safety Office
Grade:	USG 15 35 hr/wk

Primary Purpose

Responsible for directing the effective, efficient, and comprehensive delivery of assigned health, safety and environmental program services to support the achievement of the University’s strategic goals, facilitate successful endeavors by all members of the University community and ensure that persons accountable for University operations are informed of risks and compliance requirements

Key Accountabilities:

1. Provides forward-thinking and tactical leadership, including:

Development, implementation and maintenance of the department's strategic plan according to University’s requirements; and

Preparation and implementation of annual and multi-year budgets consistent with the objectives set forth in that plan.

2. Determines department plans for development and implementation of a comprehensive Health, Safety and Environment Program which contains the following core areas:

Health, Safety and Environment Management System - Risk Mgt., Leg. Compliance
Occupational Health and Safety - Committees and Representatives, Training, Safety Regulations, Designated Substances, Biological and Chemical Agents, Hygiene, Technical Standards
Research and Teaching - Labs/Studios/Shops/Fieldwork Lasers, Biosafety, Radiation, X-rays, Chemicals
Workers’ Compensation - Injury Prevention and Reporting, First Aid, Ergonomics
Fire & Emergency Preparedness
Environment - Hazardous Waste, Emergency Response, Dangerous and Controlled Goods Transportation
Grounds, Facilities and Public Safety - Events, Personal Safety including Violence Prevention

3. Oversees direction for Health, Safety and Environment System:

Joint Health and Safety Committees and Representatives
Research Safety Committees
Faculty/Department Health and Safety Coordinators
Training
Hygiene equipment and Environmental Safety Facility
Department records and computer systems
Implementation and achievement of annual plans

4.Ensures office serves as a resource that is professional, responsive, reliable, courteous, effective and efficient:

Identifies trends for proactive rather than reactive response
Engages in collaboration and partnership
Sustains quality and entrenches innovation to improve processes and services
Uses the communication media most appropriate to best connect with community
Advocates thoroughness and accuracy for legal scrutiny
Ensures programs are managed according to financial requirements and within budget

5. Directs compliance:

Defines standards through relevant expertise
Monitors for due diligence and performance using measurement indicators
Ensures departments are informed and held accountable accountability to facilitate the internal responsibility system
Resolves concerns with sound judgement, tact, integrity and diplomacy
Controls rather than avoids risks associated with creativity and innovation
Advises researchers on appropriate protocols and requirements
Oversees inspections

6. Champions organizational effectiveness and relationship management:

Analyses needs, develops strategies and implements improvements
Provides visible leadership by example reinforcing the mission and culture of the University
Champions team spirit cohesiveness, motivation and commitment to customer focused service and continuous quality environment treating people with respect and trust
Uses personal initiative, multi-tasking work of competing priorities and takes action

Position Requirements

Education:

Undergraduate degree related to Health, Safety and Environment

Professional Designation in Health and Safety including Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH/CIH) and/or equivalent

Extensive ongoing professional development is required to maintain competency

Experience:

Extensive expertise with proven track record of achievement managing Health, Safety and Environment programs in a university or similar diverse environment.

Demonstrated leadership in strategic and tactical thinking, innovating, weighing risks and applying sound judgement to decision making.

Expert interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.

Substantive experience with building collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholder groups and senior leadership.

Strong written and presentation skills.

Technical:

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Other

word

excel

powerpoint

Expert knowledge of Health, Safety and Environment legislation and management systems.

Expertise in conducting occupational and environmental hygiene sampling/measurement, interpretation and use of equipment.

Superior ability to direct implementation and maintenance of Health, Safety and Environment computer databases.

Maintain membership competency in hazardous materials response team

Extensive knowledge of safety management, building and laboratory systems.

Ontario Driver’s Licence

Nature and Scope

Interpersonal Skills:

Deals with confidential materials and must exercise sound judgement, tact, unquestionable degree of integrity and diplomacy using well-developed interpersonal communication skills to handle at times emotional concerns, often more perceived than concrete.

Internal: Communicates with all members of University community including with senior leadership to deal with, influence and motivate others, and to promote, justify and settle matters that are often highly sensitive.

Resolves situations as a consensus facilitator with creative abilities to achieve success for the University.

External: Liaises with professional and government regulators and agencies representing the University on matters that are highly sensitive, confidential and critical to the deliverables of the University of Waterloo.

Level of Responsibility:

Under legislative and legal requirements the University and its Officers and Directors must exercise due diligence. The position is responsible for provision of expert advice and compliance with health, safety and environment program for all aspects of the University.

uWaterloo Policy #34 outlines position responsibilities for reporting concerns and recommendations to senior administration.

Decision-Making Authority:

The position ensures that all reasonable precautions are taken. A hesitation to pursue a health, safety and environment issue or fault in the health, safety and environment program could result in serious disruption to academic/research programs and campus services while damaging the institution’s reputation.

The position determines the signing authority for Safety Office accounts and negotiating supplier contracts.

Physical and Sensory Demands:

Varied physical positions and occasional climbing, lifting and carrying required.

Occasional concentrated sensory use particularly during program development, resolving concerns and responding to incidents.

Working Environment:

Involves visiting varying work areas and locations in and outdoors at all times of the year normally within normally Monday to Friday hours however is often required to vary schedule to respond to events and incidents.

Handles hazardous materials and enters higher hazard work areas (construction projects; injury and fire scenes).

Uses various personal protective equipment (PPE) however majority of time is in an office type environment where PPE is not required.

Director of Safety