Manager, Environment

University of Ottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Ottawa is seeking a senior risk leader at the Office of the Chief Risk Officer on a full‑time basis. Reporting to the Director, you will lead the development and execution of strategic risk initiatives across the university’s facilities, programs, and operations.

You will monitor compliance with federal, provincial, and municipal regulations, guide risk management programs, and act as a primary liaison with regulatory agencies, ensuring alignment with the university's strategic

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Planning and strategic orientation: Develops, manages, implements, and updates strategic plans for their area, including budgets and programs to address risk.
• Operations management: Directs development, implementation, and monitoring of risk mitigation programs to minimize risk and liabilities and ensure compliance.
• Expertise: advises and provides subject-matter expertise to ensure compliance with regulatory initiatives for management committees.
• Liaison: serves as the university's primary interface and signing authority under delegation of the Director with regulatory agencies.
• Capital projects: participates in capital planning, project management, design, and construction; identifies regulatory requirements and efficiency opportunities.

Job description

Salary Grade: Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range: $107,503.00 - $134,379.00

Job Type: Employee

Hours per week: 35

Campus: Main Campus

About the Office of the Chief Risk Officer:

The Office of the Chief Risk Officer offers a rewarding journey where your skills and passion for risk management will play a key role in shaping the future of the University of Ottawa. Our Office oversees Operational and Enterprise Risk Management, Insurance, Internal Audit, Protection Services, Emergency Management, and Health, Safety and Environmental Management. Our team is dedicated to ensuring the resilience and continuity of our operations. With a commitment to excellence, you'll have the opportunity to contribute significantly to promoting risk culture within our institution. We strive to be a valued partner and key player in advising and supporting University leadership, faculties, and staff, helping to foster a culture of informed decision-making.

Join us in building a resilient future for the University of Ottawa and become part of our collaborative and forward-thinking team.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Director, provides leadership for the development, management, and implementation of strategic and operational risk management initiatives in alignment with the strategic objectives of the Office of the Chief Risk Officer and University. The position oversees the institutional management system and related programs in their area of responsibility to support and facilitate the appropriate risk management of the University's facilities, properties, academic programs, research enterprise, and daily operations. The incumbent monitors and assures institutional compliance with federal, provincial, and municipal legislation, national / international standards and guidelines by faculty, staff and students through proactive and reactive programs. The incumbent assists in resolving institutional matters in their area of responsibility and is the primary person responsible and accountable for the development of institutional programs and procedures to ensure an appropriate level of compliance at the University and its related institutions.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and strategic orientation: Develops, manages, implements, and updates strategic plans for their specific area of responsibility, including budgets, procurement processes, programs and project plans to address risk for medium and long term (greater than 5 years) durations in alignment with the business unit's and University's strategic plan. Determines and enacts the team objectives based on institutional, service, and regulatory objectives. Often requires integration of new and existing programs and initiatives.
• Operations management: Directs the development, implementation, and monitoring of high-impact and integrated risk mitigation programs which focus on minimizing risk and liabilities, ensuring compliance, enhancing environmental management and compliance, environmental stewardship, emergency response and business continuity with a view to impacts on academic, research, and operational activities to ensure consistency and continuous improvement.
• Expertise: advises, informs, proposes, consults, reports, and provides subject-matter expertise to ensure accountability and assure institutional and faculty/service compliance with respect to regulatory initiatives and their implications (financial, resource, facility infrastructure, etc.) to management committees, senior faculty / service leadership, as appropriate.
• Liaison: serves as the university's primary interface and signing authority under delegation of the Director with national, provincial, and municipal regulatory agencies, as appropriate. Examples include Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, City of Ottawa. Participates in reviewing of statutes, regulations, and government guidelines by providing commentary to regulatory bodies where such laws and modifications may impact the University's key strategic objectives and regulatory compliance.
• Capital projects : participates in the capital planning, project management, design, and construction processes to ensure that appropriate property, environment, and regulatory requirements are properly identified, considered and addressed. Identifies cost saving and efficiency opportunities by anticipating future regulatory or environmental standards. Assesses the appropriate standards and guidelines to ensure consistency with the overall strategic goals associated with research, academic prog