Senior Industrial Hygienist - Colorado Refinery

Joining Suncor means you will work for one of the best companies in Canada, providing tremendous future potential where talented people thrive and lead. As our business evolves, so do our employment opportunities. Our work culture includes a dynamic mix of professionals, with a diversity of skills and expertise.

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to directly influence the health & safety culture? Join our Health & Wellness team and assist in the development and implementation of programs and processes that support the business and Suncor’s enterprise wide industrial (occupational) hygiene program. As the Senior Industrial Hygienist, you will steward standards, guidelines, processes, and procedures with the aim of minimizing the risk of occupational illness due worker exposure to hazards.

Working at our Commerce City refinery, which is the largest refinery in the Rocky Mountain region and the only petroleum refinery in Colorado you will coordinate with multiple internal stakeholders in operations, maintenance, engineering, turnaround, as well as external contractors, you will maintain workplace health and safety by identifying, evaluating, and controlling exposure to occupational health hazards including chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic.

Minimum Requirements:

• Five years of work experience within the Industrial Hygiene (IH) field

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health and Safety, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related environmental field

• Previous experience in a refinery, petrochemical or other industrial setting preferred

• Working knowledge of industrial health and safety legislation, product safety, chemical management, community response (e.g. noise/odors, etc.)

• Experience conducting hazard assessments, field IH sampling, and developing control programs

• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation or membership in good standing of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) would be considered an asset

Responsibilities:

• Conduct workplace assessments to identify, quantify and control risk to people, property, and equipment to identify and mitigate potential site chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic hazards

• Provide technical support to site Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) peers with evaluation of health hazards, recommend mitigations, and validate effectiveness of controls

• Interpret and apply IH processes (including respiratory protection, hearing protection, radiation safety, etc.) and validate organizational compliance

• Develop IH governing documents

• Coordinate or supervise work with external consultants and ensure their safety when at site

• Ensure privacy and confidentiality processes are followed to maintain confidentiality of health and exposure records

Location and other Key Details:

• You will work out of our Commerce City refinery, located at 5801 Brighton Blvd. 

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs, including being on-call as appropriate and potentially working night shifts as necessary during large scale outages, turnarounds, and/or emergencies

• You will be required to use ladders and work on elevated work sites such as scaffolds and towers with the ability to perform in a variety of different environments both indoor and outdoor as well as within confined spaces

• The application deadline for this position is November 11, 2024, however if you are interested please apply now

Salary and Compensation Details:

• $110,000 to $127,000 annual salary and an annual incentive (bonus) program; our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work

• Competitive and flexible employee benefits package that can be adjusted to suit the changing needs of your life, including: 3 medical options (including HSA and FSA options), 2 dental options, vision coverage, and an Employee Assistance Plan

• Great work/life balance, including a generous vacation program of 2 to 4 weeks (based on credited prior experience) as well as 12 additional personal paid time off days (1 each month)

• Excellent 401(k) plan with up to a 6% vested match, pre-tax, Roth, and post-tax options, and an automatic 1.5% profit sharing contribution

• Suncor-funded Cash Balance defined benefit pension plan (vests in 3 years)

Why Suncor?
 

Suncor's operations include oil sands development,