Safety Assurance Professional

Canada's Ocean Supercluster
Canada's Ocean Supercluster

Halifax, NS, Canada

Posted on Jun 30, 2026
The Opportunity

Company, Department: Emera Inc, Corporate Safety

Location: Halifax, NS

Closing Date: July 13, 2026

The Emera Safety team has a principal accountability to act as the Company’s authority on matters of safety policy, governance, planning and due diligence. The team supports Emera in its vision to achieve World Class Safety where no one gets hurt in our business. We strive to be Predictably Safe in everything we do which includes the relentless pursuit of best-in-class leadership, safety systems, and safety culture.

Our role on safety involves ensuring that the company’s management system requirements are established, implemented, and maintained. Reporting to the Senior Safety Assurance Professional, this position will involve supporting the safety assurance function by actively monitoring the compliance of Emera’s safety management systems enterprise wide by taking a key role in safety assurance activities, guided by the company’s safety auditing and compliance program. As well, it will involve providing technical and policy assistance on various safety initiatives and plans and implement and track programs that support corporate governance for Emera and its affiliates.


Key elements of this role include:

  • Participate in and lead safety audits across Emera companies, including audit planning, information gathering and documentation review; conducting onsite audit activities such as interviews, site inspections, job observations, and record reviews; and preparing audit reports and managing corrective action plans through to completion.
  • Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls to mitigate safety risks and assess compliance with corporate and subsidiary safety policies & procedures, standards, programs as well as provincial, federal & state laws and applicable safety regulations.
  • Providing recommendations and advice to senior management and assisting the team in preparing the Emera Executive and Board reports.
  • Assisting with the maintenance and development of the Emera’s safety management systems to enhance safety performance, fulfill compliance obligations and complete safety objectives. This will involve leading various continual improvement initiatives; working with Emera affiliates on various aspects of safety management systems and safety performance; and assisting with the preparation of various company internal and external reports.
  • Assess and determine how legislation and various legislative initiatives are evolving, develop related communications to internal stakeholders and provide advice on developing/improving programs to address identified gaps and opportunities.
  • Support the implementation and operation of the Cority Safety and Environment Digital Platform.

These skills will make you successful:

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering or Audit related discipline(s) or equivalent post secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in safety, compliance and/or auditing.
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking and communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives.
  • Capable of collaborating across various corporate teams, and geographic areas, to build and maintain strong working relationships.
  • Electricity or Gas utility (or equivalent) operational experience is considered an asset.
  • A strong understanding of safety practices, Safety Management Systems (ISO 45001) and auditing techniques (e.g., ISO 19011) is considered an asset.
  • Other combinations of related education and experience may be considered.
  • Regular travel to Emera locations will be a necessary part of the role, including the ability to travel to Emera’s subsidiaries located in Canada, the US and Caribbean.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.


The perks of joining our team? We offer:

- Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

- Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.

- Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching and; volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.

- Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.


Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.

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