Specialist II, EHS (Water/Wastewater)

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.
At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.
Purpose
This position is responsible for providing tactical support to implement, monitor and improve Libertys EHS management system consisting of policies, procedures, standards, programs, providing training, tools and techniques with the assigned Operations scope, including activities to ensure employee engagement and education, regulatory compliance, hazard identification and control for the assigned Operations scope. The incumbent will be responsible for leading the continuous development of the health and safety culture and positively impacting employee engagement within the assigned scope, through collaboration with local leadership and with the surrounding EHS Team. This position will be responsible for supporting improvements in our EHS risk assessment and risk mitigation process through collaboration with local leadership. The incumbent should have a foundational knowledge of occupational health, safety and environmental regulations and management systems and work with other internal stakeholders to ensure proper functionality and use of such programs with a view to compliance and a commitment to an illness and injury-free workplace.
Accountabilities

• Tracking of training records for EHS training and maintenance of EHS curriculums in collaboration with Safety Assistant (PTE) the Learning and Development group.
• Provide Gensuite technical support and training as needed to ensure daily optimal function of the Gensuite system
• Lead ground-level collaboration with assigned Operations scope for buy-in, understanding, implementation of Liberty EHS policies, procedures, programs and compliance with regulatory requirements, EHS initiatives, critical tasks, and potential areas of opportunity to operationalize safety within local operating procedures and work practices, job-specific, modality-specific, etc.
• Coordinate and support hazard identification, risk assessments, JHA, job briefing/planning activities through regular ongoing field crew visits to support proactive observations, coaching and exchange of ideas for safe work practices
• Maintain a level of knowledge of current and emerging legislations, regulations, and trends related to EHS
• Support the updating of Liberty EHS standards, policies, and procedures as needed
• Support coordination and response for planned and unplanned EHS regulatory events, such as but not limited to: requests for information, inspections, complaints, and correspondence from governing bodies (OSHA, DOT, PUC, etc.) as assigned
• Support ongoing monitoring of EHS compliance across the assigned scope and work in collaboration with the business units to resolve deficiencies, prioritize operations and capital spending related to EHS compliance
• Perform and support field/task, facility/site, equipment inspections and calibrations as required
• Actively participate and support emergency and storm response efforts for mutual aid, unplanned events, avalanche/wildfire events, crisis management, etc.
• Triage and manage employee injury and illness incidents and claims in collaboration with employees, people leaders, HR, and workers compensation third-party representatives
• Facilitate root cause analysis and event learning of all incidents in the assigned scope, in collaboration with local leadership, appropriate with the energy-level and potential risk exposure.
• Support development and distribution of EHS communications specific and applicable to the scope/work group supported (flash reports, safety bulletins)
• Support and actively participate in assigned scope EHS committees (responsibility may vary depending on representation and existing processes), Operational Excellence Committees, Tool/PPE committees, etc.
• Record, track, trend and develop action plans for leading and lagging EHS indicators
• Support and actively participate with the EHS team on projects
• Adequate computer skills for incident report and exchange of information for lessons learned (Microsoft Suite, Gensuite
• Creating of reports outlining incident metrics and trend analysis to identify high-risk focus areas for improvement.
  

Education and Experience

• University - Bachelor degree or equivalent
• 5-10 years of field experience at an water/wastewater operations role is an asset.
• Broader knowledge of theory and principles within occupational EHS professional discipline or advanced knowledge of specific technical/operational practice, including but not limited to, incident investigation, behavior-based safety, safety programs, workplace inspections, procedure compilation, etc.
• Understanding of and experience working in the utility sector, specifically transmission and distribution is an asset.
• Good understanding of and experience working with EHS regulations (both Canadian and US)
• Good organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with and communicate with people at all levels of the organization
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Suite, Gensuite, Adobe Acrobat, Publisher) Applications such as ISN, Gensuite, MSDS Online will be learned on the job.
  
  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.
For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.
Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.
With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our Think Global, Act Local business model.
What We Offer
Company funded Pension program
401k with Company match
Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)
Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy
Share purchase/match plan
Defined Contribution savings plan
Top Talent Program
Volunteer paid days off
Employee Assistance Program
Achievement fund
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value each persons unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.