AddressRegional Manager/Technical Advisor
Location: Working remotely
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Compensation: $97,000 - $145,000, compensation offered will be based on skills, knowledge and experience
ERAC is looking to fill positions across Canada. An eligible signing bonus and relocation expenses will be strongly considered for the right candidate.
Since its inception more than 35 years ago, Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC) has provided a quality system approach to manage emergency responses from the petroleum, transportation and agriculture industries. As a national, not-for-profit organization, we continue to evolve to meet the needs of our member organizations. Our commitment to excellence has allowed us to become the benchmark for emergency preparedness and response for flammable gases and liquids in Canada.
Reporting to the Operations Director, the role of Regional Manager/Technical Advisor is to provide leading-edge advice and technical expertise to the authority having jurisdiction during an emergency event. You will possess the ability to translate this knowledge into the development of new methods, approaches or procedures, as well as the ability to apply logical, evaluative and scientific thinking to define problems, collect information, establish facts and determine optimal courses of action to pursue to support ERAC and our Plan Participant members.
As a Regional Manager/Technical Advisor, you will be responsible for managing all ERAC assets and response teams in your territory, as well as engage in outreach, business development and relationship building. While conducting regional training and assessments for our response teams, you will be responsible for ensuring they maintain the minimum equipment and scorecard requirements, and noting and communicating/coaching corrective actions, as required. You will be required to participate in an on-call rotation and can be activated to respond to incidents across Canada. All duties are to be carried out while keeping ERAC’s mission, vision and values top of mind.
The successful candidate will possess:
- 5 years’ experience in the hazardous materials emergency response industry and/or industrial or municipal hazardous materials firefighting
- NFPA 1001 Level II - Professional Firefighter Qualifications, NFPA 1081 - Professional Industrial Brigade Member, NFPA 1041 Level II - Instructor Professional Qualifications and Rail Car Specialist Certification
- ICS 100, 200 and 300, up to 400 would be preferred
- Previous training and experience in containment, confinement and transfer of bulk LPG, flammable liquids, anhydrous ammonia and ammonia nitrate, and bulk flammable liquids and/or LPG firefighting
- Knowledge of Transport Canada Standards and Regulations
- Class “5” Driver’s License with valid insurance
- Criminal Background Check, Driver’s Abstract and Drug and Alcohol testing satisfactory to ERAC
Benefits and perks of working at ERAC:
- health and dental benefits
- employer RRSP contribution of up to 5%
- annual discretionary bonus
- paid on-call
- eligible signing bonus
- relocation expenses, within Canada
Please include your cover letter and resume when applying for this role.
We thank all applicants for their interest in joining our team, however, only those candidates with the skills and experience closely matching our stated requirements will be selected for an interview.
For more information on ERAC, visit www.erac.org.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $97,000.00-$145,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Application question(s):
- Do you have hazardous materials emergency response experience and training?
Work Location: Remote
