Emergency Preparedness Manager to coordinate emergency response to wildfire that threaten or impact to the organization's capital asset

Our client is looking for an Emergency Preparedness Manager to coordinate emergency response to wildfire that threaten or impact to the organization's capital asset

• 6 months, possible for extension, full time hrs, 7.5 hrs per day, Hybrid in Burnaby Office

Must haves:

• 3+ years experience in Project Coordination
• Strong relationship management as well as proven ability to effectively collaborate with and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of SharePoint, network drives, and MS Teams.
• Demonstrated project management capabilities.

Asset:

• Experience with emergency response planning and the emergency management system (i.e. incident command system, emergency center activation) will be a benefit.

Responsibilities:

• This role is responsible for improving preparedness and response by ensuring plans are adapted or developed for all corporation sites which include Offices and warehouses, Generating facilities, Substations, non-integrated Area generating sites
• This role contributes to achieving compliance to the new WSBC emergency planning regulations related to hazardous materials.
• This role is responsible for improving preparedness and response by ensuring plans are adapted or developed for all the corporation sites
• Develop guidelines on what is considered a hazardous material in a quantity that may endanger a person.
• Develop an inventory of hazardous materials, detailing locations, info on effects/ precautions and approximate and maximum quantities at all sites.
• Develop and document for all sites, a risk assessment for hazardous substances, considering potential emergency generation or workplace entry, in consultation with a qualified person, including risks from and to external workplaces, and utilizing industry-assigned hazard ratings.
• Develop for all sites emergency response procedures associated with the incoming and outgoing threats.
• Develop a hazardous materials drill that is annually planned, documented, and linked to lessons learned.
• All the above items should be completed for all the corporate sites:
• with either the site Joint Health and Safety Committee or worker representation
• in a prioritized approach, scheduled over two years
• by placing into existing Emergency Response Plans and where there are no dedicated ERPs, to place them in local information documents.
• leveraging OSH Specialists, Environmental Field Operations, Emergency Management, change management and other Subject Matter Experts as needed
• limiting the impact on Facility Safety Leads and Operational Staff