About this role
Competition # : 49803 Department: Labour, Skills and Immigration Location: DARTMOUTH Type of Employment: Permanent Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG Closing Date: ¿27-Sep-26 ¿ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) About Us
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Division plays a key role in workplace safety in the province of Nova Scotia. Workplace health and safety is our number one priority. The Internal Responsibility System (IRS) is the foundation of the Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act. The IRS is based on the principle that everyone in the workplace shares the responsibility for creating a safe and healthy workplace to the extent of their authority and ability to do so. The OHS Division supplements the IRS by establishing and clarifying the responsibilities under the law. The OHS Division also promotes compliance with the OHS Act and intervenes appropriately when necessary.
About Our Opportunity
As an Electrical Engineer, you will work independently as an engineering expert and department specialist. You may be called upon to make critical decisions and recommendations that impact occupational health and safety, to establish standards associated with engineering required at workplaces throughout the province. You will work primarily within the Occupational Health and Safety Act and relevant regulations. You will be required to make recommendations to the Executive Director as part of regulatory approval procedures.
Primary Accountabilities
You will review document filings, submissions for approvals, deviations, and codes of practice to the Department, related to electrical safety in Nova Scotia. You will also be responsible for assisting Occupational Health and Safety Officers in their inspections of surface and underground mines and advising the Department on law development. You will be expected to travel and conduct on-site inspections at workplaces throughout the province, applying relevant laws and conditions of approval in accordance with the enforcement policy of the Occupational Health and Safety Division. Appearance as a court witness may be required.
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