Environmental Protection Technician (2)

Environmental Protection Technician (2)

Date Posted : 03 / 21 / 2025

Req ID : 42250

Faculty / Division : Facilities & Services

Department : Environmental Protection Services

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number : 38315, 38317

Description : About us :

The University of Toronto is a trailblazer not only in academia and research but also in ensuring operational excellence. U of T’s Facilities and Services group works diligently to make sure all stakeholders have a safe, clean, comfortable, attractive and sustainable environment in which to learn, teach and play. The Facilities & Services portfolio includes the operation and stewardship of over $3.5 billion in physical assets at the St. George campus situated in the heart of Canada’s largest city. We manage and provide service to over 120 buildings totaling 12 million square feet plus the operation and management of an extensive district energy system supporting more than 150 buildings. Not only are we One of Canada's Best Employers, we are one of Canada's Greenest Employers.

Your opportunity :

You will take a critical role in ensuring the safety and cleanliness of the campus by coordinating the removal of chemical, radiological and biological materials. Maintaining a hazardous materials classification record and inventory, updating waste manifests, monitoring and assessing consultant and contractor performance, checking that work performed meets expected standards are some of the key responsibilities. You will also act as a resource, providing advice to various stakeholders on emergency response processes and preparedness. As a subject matter specialist, you will be monitoring, assessing, analyzing and interpreting contamination levels. You are passionate that health and safety / security regulations are being followed, and when necessary, reporting, recording and referring issues for resolution. You will have regular interaction with a wide variety of university stakeholders and be will key in facilitating collaboration between staff and emergency response teams.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Providing advice to others on hazardous material management practices and procedures
• Monitoring observance of health and safety / security regulations
• Monitoring and assessing consultant and contractor performance
• Providing advice to others on emergency response processes and preparedness
• Investigating and reporting on health, safety and regulatory non-compliance occurrences
• Coordinating the removal of chemical, radiological and biological materials
• Responding to calls about chemical spills

Essential Qualifications :

To be successful in this role you will be :

Note : This posting is for two (2) continuing vacancies

Closing Date : 04 / 06 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Employee Group : USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing

Schedule : Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :

USW Pay Band 11 $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category : Engineering / Technical

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca .

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