Program Officer, Fleet Safety

CityofOttawa • Ottawa, ON

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Fleet Safety and Driver Safety Training Branch is responsible for managing the City’s Fleet Safety program, including vehicle safety, driver behaviours, vehicle risk event (collision, incident, conviction) prevention and investigation, and safe operation standards for the Corporation. The Branch is also responsible for maintaining the corporation’s Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration (CVOR) safety certification and ensuring ongoing compliance with all related provincial legislation.

You are responsible for drafting and coordinating the implementation of vehicle risk event (collisions, incidents, and convictions) prevention initiatives that support the City in ensuring the safety of its fleet and all drivers. You work collaboratively with all service areas to improve vehicle safety, conduct investigations of risk events (collisions, convictions, inspections, incidents, and any other risk events) involving City operated vehicles/equipment, and determine preventability, causes, and recommending steps to prevent recurrences. You perform vehicle safety compliance assessments, and provide vehicle safety support and expertise for safe usage.

You are responsible for supporting City departments in their daily operations as it relates to the Fleet Safety and CVOR Management Program.

Requirements

• Completion of a 3-year university degree in a related field with coursework in safety engineering, road safety, or Occupational Health and Safety.
• Minimum of 5 years of related safety-focused work experience in a large fleet.
• Experience in data analysis.
• Experience working within the requirements of related Ministry of Transportation and safety legislation.
• Valid Ontario unrestricted “G” class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 0 demerit points accumulated.
• Extensive knowledge/field application of Canada Motor Vehicles Safety Standards, National Safety Code, CVOR, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA).
• Knowledge of Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act, road closure requirements (Book 7), Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, and other relevant Regulations.
• Knowledge of risk and compliance auditing processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of collision prevention strategies.
• Knowledge of GPS/Telematics systems and its application to fleet safety.
• Knowledge of generally accepted safety policies, best practices and industry standards.
• Knowledge of operating and safety specifications for a wide range of vehicles and complex technical equipment.
• Knowledge of business software and information systems.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with employees and managers, and to deal with difficult personalities, confrontational/stressful situations and contentious issues.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team.
• Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and to deal effectively with multiple projects/demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and stringent deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct investigations at collision scenes, perform data analysis, interpret results, and formulate recommendations.
• Ability to prepare and conduct interviews with (potentially uncooperative) drivers following collisions, and victims, witnesses, supervisors and police at collision scenes.
• Ability to recognize basic indicators of impairment, such as drugs and alcohol.
• Ability to interpret/translate legislation into easily understood language and to communicate assertively (written, verbal and interpersonal communication) at all organizational levels.
• Possess computer literacy in MS Office Suite, and software related to the job duties.
• Possess excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgement and decision-making capabilities.
• Analytical and attentive to detail.
• Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to work outside in difficult locations and inclement weather conditions.
• English oral, reading, writing.

Nice To Haves

• Road Safety Profession 1 (Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB)) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and coordinating the implementation of vehicle risk event (collisions, incidents, and convictions) prevention initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with all service areas to improve vehicle safety.
• Conducting investigations of risk events (collisions, convictions, inspections, incidents, and any other risk events) involving City operated vehicles/equipment.
• Determining preventability, causes, and recommending steps to prevent recurrences of risk events.
• Performing vehicle safety compliance assessments.
• Providing vehicle safety support and expertise for safe usage.
• Supporting City departments in their daily operations as it relates to the Fleet Safety and CVOR Management Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees