Burlington Hydro | Senior Manager Health Safety Enviornment

Senior Manager, Health, Safety & Environment
Burlington Hydro – Powering the Careers of Tomorrow
Are you looking for a meaningful career with an organization that values teamwork, sustainability, and community impact? At Burlington Hydro, we don’t just provide electricity—we are powering a brighter future for our community.

The Role
We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our team as a Senior Manager, Health, Safety & Environment. Reporting to the Director, People, Safety & Culture, the incumbent manages the organization’s health and safety function and supports the implementation and continuous improvement of the Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System (HSEMS). The position provides strategic input, technical and operational expertise, and leads proactive loss prevention and risk reduction programs across multiple sites.

Working closely with leaders, Field Operations and employees, the Senior Manager supports legislative compliance, strengthens safe work practices and advances organizational health and safety priorities and a proactive safety culture.

This is an on-site position located at 1340 Brant Street, Burlington. Burlington Hydro offers eligible employees the flexibility to work remotely one (1) day per week as part of our Hybrid Work from Home Program. This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.

What You Will Do

Manage the day-to-day Health & Safety function and implement priorities aligned with organizational objectives, operational requirements and identified health and safety risks.

Provide strategic input and recommendations on health and safety strategy, priorities and improvement opportunities, and translate approved direction into operational plans and initiatives.

Act as a strategic partner to Senior Leadership, Field Operations and other departmental stakeholders by providing technical and operational health and safety expertise, advice and guidance on the implementation and continuous improvement of the HSEMS.

Lead proactive loss prevention and control programs across multiple sites, working with leaders and employees to identify hazards, reduce the risk of workplace injury, illness and property loss, and strengthen preventative safety practices.

Partner with leaders to integrate health and safety requirements into operations, projects, work practices and organizational initiatives, and provide guidance on complex or significant health and safety matters.

Promote a proactive safety culture through visible field presence, coaching, employee engagement, safety communications and awareness initiatives.

Manage the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the HSEMS, including related policies, programs, procedures, documentation and reporting requirements.

Manage key health and safety assurance activities, including audits, workplace and field inspections, hazard assessments and significant incident investigations; monitor findings and corrective actions and work with leaders to address identified risks and deficiencies.

Maintain a strong presence within operational and field environments to understand work practices and emerging risks, and provide coaching and guidance on safe work practices, hazard controls, procedures and the application of HSEMS requirements.

Lead or provide guidance on significant workplace incident investigations, including root cause analysis and the identification and completion of appropriate corrective and preventative actions.

Monitor health and safety performance, incidents, audit findings and emerging risks; identify trends and recommend improvements to programs, practices and controls.

Manage health and safety training requirements and annual priorities to support legislative obligations, operational…