Pollution and Safety Advisor – Burnaby, BC

Pollution and Safety Advisor

Intertek is searching for an Pollution and Safety Advisor to join our Caleb Brett team in our Burnaby office.  This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Maritime Safety and Inspection !

The Pollution and Safety Advisor is responsible for working mainly independently for clients at locations remote from the managing office, supervising ship loading and discharging operations at a terminal to provide pollution prevention, cargo expediting and safety advisory services, ensuring that such operations are carried out in compliance with the Intertek quality system, best industry practices, applicable law, and client requirements.

What you’ll do:

• Monitoring client ship(s) to promote safe and pollution free operation while minimizing port time by improving operational efficiency. 

•  Ensuring that all ship-board personnel involved in any supervised operations are fully aware of their role in, and the requirements of, such operations.

•  Ensuring effective ship to shore communication channels are established and maintained throughout any supervised operation.

• Supervising mooring and unmooring operations and, where applicable, the ship’s anchoring arrangements and ensuring the ship’s arrangements comply at all times with applicable law and terminal procedures.

• Ensuring that all voyage orders are understood and observed and that the ship is familiar with and complies with applicable law, terminal regulations, and client policies;

• Carrying out ship safety inspections, and completing documentation, including ship and shore checklists as may be required by terminal personnel or the client.

• Other duties related to the above, as assigned

What it takes to be successful in this role:

• At a minimum PSAs shall have a full understanding of tanker operations and shall hold or shall have held the Canadian maritime document or equivalent certificate of competency permitting the holder to serve in the rank of at least chief officer or first engineer on board ships of unlimited tonnage

• Shall have so served within no more than 10 years prior to being hired and/or

• Is currently accredited under the SIRE or CDI programs,

• Holds auditor status with the TMSA program,

• Has been a marine surveyor with governmental authorities or a surveyor with a classification society 

• Actively engaged in a marine consultancy business providing similar services to oil, mining or shipping companies or port authorities or governmental bodies, has served as a marine or engineering superintendent for an oil, mining or shipping company.

• Able to write clear and concise reports – much of the information is technical but is being read by busy non technical clients, the PSA must be able to write reports that communicate the information clearly and economically.

Salary & Benefits Information

The hourly wage for this position is $44.51 per hour. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, RRSP with company match, tuition reimbursement and more.

Intertek’s Commitment

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Our Culture of Total Quality Assurance 

Intertek promotes a culture where motivated, customer-oriented employees can flourish, experience professional fulfillment, and reach their highest potential. At Intertek, we exercise our spirit of innovation, the passion of our people and our unmatched customer commitment to realize our purpose of making the world an ever better, safer, and more sustainable place for all. 

A career with Intertek offers rewarding opportunities to help companies around the world develop products that are used safely by millions of people every day. Intertek is the trusted advisor to many of the world’s leading brands, companies, and governments, and has earned a reputation for accuracy, reliability, integrity, and technical competence.  Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

We Value Diversity

Intertek’s network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with Disabilities, who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email [email protected]

Please apply online at Intertek Canada Careers (oraclecloud.com) 

*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.