**Specialist Field Hazmat-St. Paul, MN at Saint Paul

SPECIALIST FIELD HAZMAT - ST. PAUL, MN

All applicants must be currently authorized to work in the USA without CP sponsorship.

• Req ID: 23344
• Department: Operations
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
• Country: United States
• % of Travel: 50-60%
• # of Positions: 1.00
• Job Grade: S22
• Compensation Rate: $76,500 - $95,600 DOE
• Job Available to: Internal & External
• Deadline to apply: 08/28/2013

PURPOSE OF POSITION

• Provide expertise, instruction and direct emergency response functions for CP and outside agencies at the scene of accidents involving actual or potential releases of dangerous commodities/hazardous material. To plan, organize and control corporate activities related to dangerous commodities risk management, loss prevention, and loss reduction to ensure a safe environment for the public and employees.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Manages, plans and implements the emergency response to incidents using a contractor network ensuring a safe, cost effective response to hazardous and non-hazardous materials emergencies allowing the safe operation of trains
• Plans and executes courses of action necessary to facilitate the successful conclusion to an uncontrolled release of a dangerous commodity and return the railway and the community to normal operations
• Manages emergency responders competencies through identification of deficiencies, implementing and providing training and ensuring proper equipment maintenance
• Acts as a liaison between the company, various Government regulatory agencies, customers and shippers to ensure the interests of the company are maintained with regards to the management of dangerous commodities
• Manages company dangerous commodity operational issues within their respective geographical territories by implementing and administering government and company procedures for the safe transportation of dangerous commodities
• Manages all correspondence concerning accidents, leaking or defective containers / equipment and / or violations involving dangerous commodities reportable to Transport Canada, United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) and Transportation Safety boards (US and Canada)
• Manages, plans and executes emergency response drills for employees, contractors, customers and the community
• Develops and provides training to internal personnel, contractors, provincial, state, county and local governments on various railroad and dangerous commodity issues
• Audits customers shipments and observes operations at tank car shipper loading and unloading facilities to ensure conformance to tank car specifications, securement and documentation

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• 2 year college diploma or equivalent experience
• Tank Car expertise
• Understanding of Railway operations an asset
• Advance Tank Car Specialist
• Demonstrated capability to manage the mitigation of leaking HazMat cars
• 8 years mechanical railway or HazMat experience
• Communication and leadership in stressful situations
• Credibility with Operations & Regulators
• Expected to be On Call 24/7, 365 days a year (except vacations) for respective territories and once every 7 weeks is on call 24 hours a day for 7 days covering the entire CP system.
• Ability to travel to incidents on very short notice
• Large geographic territory
• Ability to don and work in emergency response personal protective equipment, including Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), Level A and B suits,
• Interface at peer level with other class 1s and other experts in the business eg, First Responders, customers
• Works with minimal technical supervision when planning, scheduling and arranging own activities to accomplishing objectives

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To be considered for internal job transfer, all applicants must meet the following criteria:

• No formal discipline within last 24 months worked
• Maintained a proven safety record within last 24 months worked

Employees may apply for the position provided they have held their current position for a minimum period of one year.

CP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.

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Country: USA, State: Minnesota, City: Saint Paul, Company: Canadian Pacific.