Director, Health, Safety and Emergency Management

Competition Number: REQ 7399

TITLE:Director Health Safety and Emergency Management

DIVISION:People & Culture

SALARY:Payband 13 $130500 to $153545

HOURS PER WEEK:37.5 hours

LOCATION:230 Richmond Street East

WORK MODALITY:Hybrid (3 days on site)

STATUS:Full-Time Admin

VACANCY:Replacement

EFFECTIVE DATE:Immediately

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled.

Land Acknowledgement: George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn work and live in the community with each other.

Equity Statement: George Brown Polytechnic is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment. We encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous Black racialized people visible minorities 2SLGBTQIA persons all genders and persons with disabilities.

GBP Vision: To be a polytechnic renowned for its inclusion excellence relevance impact and leadership.

Position Description

The Director Health Safety and Emergency Managementprovides strategic leadership and oversight for a safe secure and healthylearning and working environment across George Brown Polytechnic. The roleleads the Polytechnics occupational health and safety security servicesemergency management business continuity employee wellness and relatedenterprise programs.

The Director develops institution-wide strategiespolicies management systems and governance frameworks that support regulatorycompliance emergency preparedness hazard identification workplace violenceprevention safety education risk mitigation and employee well-being. Workingcollaboratively with academic and administrative leaders the Director servesas a senior advisor on complex safety security emergency management andbusiness continuity matters affecting the Polytechnic community.

Key Responsibilities

• Direction of Health SafetySecurity and Emergency Management Operations
  
  • Provides strategic leadership for health safety security emergency management and wellness operations ensuring alignment with institutional priorities legislative requirements risk management innovation and operational efficiency.
    
  • Develops and maintains department policies procedures KPIs performance measures and reporting frameworks that support compliance and continuous improvement.
    
  • Manages the departments operating and capital budgets including planning reporting proposals security-service costs emergency-planning costs and capital-project investment.
    
  • Oversees complex security-service contracts vendor selection procurement processes service levels quality assurance and collaboration with internal and external partners.
    
• Security Strategy and Operating Plan
  
  • Develops and implements GBPs security strategy governance procedures and operating plan in support of institutional priorities.
    
  • Oversees security technology incident management evidence collection access management emergency communications crime prevention and physical security assessments.
    
  • Monitors external and internal risk trends liaises with police and first responders and advises senior leaders on coordinated security and safety planning.
    
• Emergency Management Program and Business ContinuityPlanning
  
  • Leads the design development and governance of the Polytechnics Emergency Management Program emergency response policies and Business Continuity Program.
    
  • Serves as a senior advisor and 24/7 escalation lead during major emergencies threats and incidents providing direction on evacuation lockdown hold-and-secure shelter-in-place and recovery decisions.
    
  • Oversees emergency planning training communications and preparedness activities across multiple sites and complex urban facilities.
    
  • Leads HIRA processes and ensures emergency management public health environmental workplace safety and business continuity risks are identified communicated and mitigated.
    
• Health and Safety Leadership
  
  • Leads long-term physical and psychological health and safety strategies including workplace violence prevention hazard identification risk assessment and safety culture initiatives.
    
  • Oversees Joint Health and Safety Committees governance structures incident investigations corrective actions regulatory reporting audits and compliance reviews.
    
  • Develops safety metrics monitors organizational trends and collaborates with Facilities Human Resources Academic Divisions and Student Affairs to support integrated safety outcomes.
    
• People Leadership
  
  • Recruits develops motivates evaluates and support staff to maintain high performance across health safety security emergency management and wellness functions.
    
  • Builds team capability through professional development performance management training standards and identification of program-level skill gaps.
    
  • Promotes continuous improvement evidence-based decision making and a collaborative team culture aligned with GBP values.
    
• Other Duties as assigned.

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Four-year degree in Business Administration Public Safety Justice Studies Occupational Health and Safety Emergency Management or a directly relevant field; equivalent education and experience may be considered. Masters degree related to Public Safety Emergency Management or Occupational Health and Safety preferred.
  
• Emergency Management Ontario IMS 200-300 and Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP - DRI Canada) training/certification are preferred.
  
• Certification in Risk or Violence Threat Assessment is preferred; Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation or equivalent and advanced occupational health and safety training are considered assets.
  
• Minimum of nine years of progressive experience in departmental-level management including managing managers in a large complex organization.
  
• At least four years of progressive leadership and management experience related to human fiscal and other resources including operations budget management business process improvement project management assessment and analytics.
  
• Experience leading enterprise-wide occupational health and safety programs Joint Health and Safety Committees Ministry of Labour inspections regulatory compliance hazard assessment and safety culture initiatives.
  
• Experience managing complex emergency situations across mitigation prevention/preparedness response and recovery conducting complex investigations and working in unionized environments.
  
• Strategic and working knowledge of emergency management business continuity occupational health and safety security operations and enterprise risk management.
  
• Knowledge of Ontario and Canadian legislation and standards relevant to the role including OHSA Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act Private Security and Investigative Services Act FIPPA AODA Human Rights WSIA prevention/reporting requirements and psychological health and safety standards.
  

Skills and Attributes

• Broad leadership skills managing diverse multidisciplinary teams and contractor/service-provider relationships.
  
• Superior communication collaboration relationship-building and advisory skills with the ability to think clearly communicate concisely and act effectively with senior leaders unions and stakeholders in high-stress time-sensitive emergency conflict crisis and de-escalation situations.
  
• Sound judgement discretion and tact when handling confidential information sensitive investigations competing rights legal/regulatory considerations and reputational risk.
  
• Demonstrated skill in policy development governance performance measurement safety education change leadership evidence-based decision making and upholding the polytechnics priorities on equity diversity inclusion and Indigenization (EDII).

Interview process may consist of a practical skills component.

Notes:

• The Polytechnic requires proof of degrees credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post-secondary institutions and/or their international equivalents. Credentials may require validation at the time of interviews or offer.

About Us:

George Brown Polytechnic prides itself on educating students through real-world learning in the heart of Toronto. Our faculty and employees make this vision a reality and we support them by making George Brown a great place to work.See why we are consistently rankedas one of GTAs top employers. George Brown Polytechnic offers hybrid work opportunities a competitive pension plan generous holiday and vacation time a tuition assistance program discounted rates for employees taking Continuing Education courses and an equitable work environment where everyone matters.

George Brown Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Candidates who require accommodation in the hiring process may contact confidentially.

Required Experience:

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