Safety Engineer

City of Ottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Ottawa seeks an Electrical Engineer to lead safety and compliance initiatives in the Zero Emissions Bus Program. This full-time temporary role includes providing engineering expertise, supporting project implementation, and ensuring the safety of operations and facilities. Candidates should possess a relevant Engineering degree, P.Eng. certification, and extensive experience in mass transit safety.

Qualifications

• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario.
• Minimum five years of experience in railway or mass transit.
• Experience in project management is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead role in Zero Emissions Bus Program providing engineering advice and support.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Offer technical reviews, root cause analysis, and assist with investigations.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Planning

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Four-year university degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database management software

Job description

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Requisition ID: 18236
Department: Transit Services Dept.
Service: Safety, Regulatory, Trng & Dev Service
Branch:Safety Stand. Invest. & Reporting Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary-Up to 18 months
Work Hours: 35.00hours per week
Affiliation: MPE
Salary Information: $95,127.76- $120,309.28 annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Transit Services - OC Transpo
Application Close:09/07/2025

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of the Safety, Regulatory, Training and Development Service Area is to provide training and development, safety and compliance, and quality and continuous improvement of bus, para transit and light rail services. Services and programs include appropriate safety and job training for transit employees, and the compliance, development, and implementation of safety standards to protect employees and the public. You are responsible for taking a lead role in providing professional electrical engineering advice, support and expertise as part of the Zero Emissions Bus Program. This can include but is not limited to safety of: Transit fleet, facilities, infrastructure as it relates to electrical safety, As well, the position is responsible for supporting the full implementation of the e-bus fleet, through participation in working groups, risk assessment, site visits, technical assessments, verification checks, industrial process mapping, documentation development, projects, and responding to investigations and resolution of Transit’s diverse needs.

In addition, you will also represent the branch on technical committees and project teams to provide electrical engineering expertise to discuss and resolve issues on projects internal and external to the department that may impact the operational requirements of OC Transpo. You are also responsible to ensure that the operations and facilities of transit services comply with safety regulations and standards to ensure a safe, efficient, and sustainable implementation of electric fleet.

You will provide technical support, technical review of submissions, root cause analysis, assist with investigations, and technical writing of reports. In addition, you will also represent the branch on technical committees and project teams to provide engineering expertise to discuss and resolve issues on projects internal and external to the department that may impact the operational requirements of OC Transpo. You are also responsible to ensure that the operations and facilities of transit services comply with safety regulations and standards.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

A four (4) year university degree in Engineering is required. Preferred fields include: Mechanical, Systems, or Electrical Engineering.

A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in railway or mass transit relating to fleet safety, electrical safety, engineering, rail operations, or facilities maintenance. Experience in project management is considered an asset.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

KNOWLEDGE

• Relevant federal, provincial, and municipal regulations, legislation, and policies
• A working knowledge of passenger railroad / transit operations railway industry procedure and practices with a focus on urban transit systems
• Project management techniques and practices associated with the planning, documentation and monitoring of systems engineering activities
• Systems engineering and technical assurance Risk identification analysis and mitigation
• Occupational safety and risk management; familiarity with qualitative and quantitative electrical risk assessment
• Engineering Safety Management
• Electrical Systems
• Possess general knowledge of the Corporation, departmental business requirements, policies and organizational structure, and legislative environment of the work location
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, general Internet, electronic communication, and computer software applications/data base management specific to the relevant work location.
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills
• Analyze issues and problems within a team to develop realistic and innovative solution to problems
• Strong planning, facilitation, analyst, coordination to achieve continuous improvement
• Build effective relationships through partnering and collaboration
• Proven ability to execute projects and achieve measurable benefits
• Ability to influence higher level manager and peers
• Work well in team environment
• Perform tasks with minimal supervision
• Plan, organize, and implement work groups

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement:English oral, reading, writing
• Additional vacancies may occur during the competition process
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the Employee Service Centre at 613-580-2424 extension 12211 or via email at [e-mail] .