Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Supervisor

About CSE

The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is Canada’s agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber operations and cyber security. Learn more about our mission.

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Job summary

As an Occupational Health and Safety Supervisor, you’ll promote the health and safety and lead the GC Passport. You’ll use your strong client service and collaboration skills to ensure the safety of our employees, lead prevention projects and initiatives, and advise and influence leaders within the organization.

We’re looking to hire a dynamic and passionate person who has a deep commitment to health, safety & accessibility. As a successful applicant, you are eager to make a difference and help us create a safe and more inclusive workplace.

Salary range

To find out more about our salary scale, vacation allowances and benefits (health, dental and pension plans, etc.) visit the compensation page on our website.

Area of selection

Open to Canadian citizens within the National Capital Region.

Location

All jobs are in Ottawa, Ontario. CSE has two accessible facilities. Flexible work arrangements, including telework for a portion of the work week, may be possible.

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Essential qualifications

In order to be considered, your cover letter must clearly explain how you meet the following education and experience requirements.

Education

You must have either one of the following:

• A university degree in a field related to the position, such as but not limited to, human resources management, labour or industrial relations, psychology, public or business administration, organizational development, education sciences, social sciences, sociology.
• A college diploma combined with relevant training and experience in a field related to the position.

Note: The educational program must be recognized in Canada, and you must be able to provide proof of education credentials. Students graduating within the next twelve months are eligible to apply.

Experience

• Experience researching and interpreting health and safety legislation, policies and standards to provide informed advice, guidance, and recommendation on complex* Occupational Health & Safety matters to senior management.
• Experience in leading or managing multi-disciplinary teams, project teams or working groups.
• Experience developing a variety of communication products, such as but not limited to: reports, presentations, correspondence or briefing notes.

Note: for the purposes of this selection process, "complex matters" are issues with at least two of the following characteristics: multi-dimensional, sensitive, confidential, affecting many partners or stakeholders, precedent-setting or having a major impact on a business process.

Official language requirements

• Bilingual imperative: CBC/CBC

Competencies

The following technical, behavioural and leadership competencies will be assessed at a later date. You do not need to include information about them in your application.

Technical competencies

• Information Gathering and Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Planning and Organizing
• Analytical Thinking

Behavioural competencies

• Interactive communication
• Service
• Working in a team

Leadership competencies

• Achieving results
• Change and innovation
• Lead and motivate
• Strategy and vision

Assets

Assets are “nice-to-have” expertise and skills we’re interested in. If you do have them, they may be invoked as a volume management strategy. Please demonstrate on your application if you meet or possess the asset experience listed below.

Asset experience

• Experience managing accessibility and disability management files.
• Experience managing workplace accommodation files.
• Experience collaborating with union representatives.
• Experience mentoring colleagues.
• Experience supervising employees

How to apply

You may submit your candidacy online by selecting “Apply” at the bottom of this page.

If you cannot apply online or have a disability preventing you from applying online, please inform us by email at careers-carrieres@cse-cst.gc.ca prior to the closing date of this selection process.

Important information

We ask you to not discuss your application with others (including on social media) besides your partner, or close family members - who should also be reminded about the need to be discreet.

Assessments of candidates are conducted in the official language of their choice.

To address CSE’s current representation gaps, priority may be given to persons who self-declare as belonging to the following designated employment equity groups: women; Indigenous peoples, including First Nations who are status, or registered and non-status, or non-registered, Inuit and Métis; persons with disabilities, including people with a mental health condition and neurodivergent people; and persons from racial or ethnic groups.

Please note the Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

CSE offers an assessment process that will accommodate any reasonable measures you require to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Those measures are available to all candidates during our processes. Information you provide will be addressed confidentially.

All communications with CSE relating to this process, including email messages and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

The intent of this process is to fill vacant positions at CSE. The process may also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures.

Due to the nature of CSE’s mandate certain roles may expose employees to content that is difficult to process. Mental health is a priority at CSE and if any personnel feel they require assistance to preserve their mental wellbeing, they have access to services, tools and other resources to help them in both their personal and professional lives.

We thank you for your interest in CSE. However, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.