Safety & Data Transformation Specialist

Northumberland Ferries; Charlottetown; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL) and Bay Ferries Limited (BFL) are seeking a Safety & Data Coordinator to join our Safety & Security team. You will help manage safety programs, regulatory compliance, and data‑driven improvements across vessel and terminal operations.

You will transition to automated digital solutions, manage event reporting, KPIs, and dashboards, and collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen proactive safety culture.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting safety management systems, safety programs, audits, inspections, or regulatory compliance
• Understanding of incident/event reporting, hazard identification, risk assessment, and corrective/preventive actions
• Experience tracking safety issues, risks, corrective actions, audit findings, and action items through to completion
• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively with vessel, terminal, and corporate teams
• Ability to manage sensitive safety and personal information with confidentiality and discretion
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, information safeguarding, and safety recordkeeping requirements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying safety trends and opportunities for improvement
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel, SharePoint, and Teams
• Experience with databases, data management, and data analysis
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI)

Responsibilities

• Receive, review, categorize, and process safety and security event reports
• Manage the full lifecycle of event reports, including corrective actions and stakeholder communications
• Maintain and transition the event reporting database from Excel to automated digital solutions
• Monitor timelines, target dates, and follow up to ensure deadlines are met
• Support process owners in the use of reporting systems
• Assist with safety KPIs, analytics, and record management (e.g., SharePoint libraries)
• Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining a just-cause safety culture
• Support the effectiveness of safety and security management systems
• Assist process owners with documentation related to corrective/preventive actions and audit findings
• Coordinate audit programs, including scheduling, recordkeeping, and follow-up actions
• Support audit teams during vessel and terminal audits and site visits
• Assist with audit reporting and tracking findings to closure
• Provide support to environmental reporting and audit activities
• Support safety initiatives such as audits, learning fairs, exercises, and training materials
• Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes, and maintain action and decision logs
• Assist with project schedules, roadmaps, progress reports, and improvement plans
• Monitor safety inboxes and calendars
• Track and support completion of safety action plans
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including contractors
• Coordinate workshops and maintain accurate project trackers, logs, and documentation
• Support the transition, configuration, implementation, management and support of digital safety platforms
• Support, build, maintain and use M365 tools including Teams, SharePoint, distribution lists, Excel workbooks, databases, and M365 workflows (e.g., Power Automate)
• Assist with data capture, KPI and trend analysis, and Power BI dashboard development
• Support other departments (e.g., Emergency Planning & Response, People & Culture) with safety-related data and workflows

Skills

Safety management

Incident reporting

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Corrective actions

Audit tracking

Data governance

Data analysis

Communication

Organization

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Business/Administration/OSH or IT-related discipline

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Excel

Teams

Power Automate

Job description

Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL) and Bay Ferries Limited (BFL) are seeking a Safety & Data Coordinator to join our Safety & Security team. You will help manage safety programs, regulatory compliance, and data‑driven improvements across vessel and terminal operations.

You will transition to automated digital solutions, manage event reporting, KPIs, and dashboards, and collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen proactive safety culture.