Director, Engineering Facilities and Safety

University of Waterloo

Full-time Engineering
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Location
alton, on, Canada
Posted
July 16, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The Director, Engineering Facilities and Safety is accountable to the Dean of Engineering for safety leadership across the Faculty of Engineering and for the coordination of infrastructure matters with Plant Operations. This role advances a strong safety culture in the Faculty's teaching, research and shop environments, and ensures day-to-day infrastructure needs and capital project interests are effectively represented and coordinated with Plant Operations. The Director provides operational direction (via a dotted-line relationship) to the Faculty's shared technical facilities including the IDEAs Clinic, RoboHub, AVRIL, and GAIA, reporting to a designated faculty advisor for academic and research direction.

Key Responsibilities

  • Safety Leadership: Provide Faculty-wide leadership for health, safety and environmental matters across teaching laboratories, research spaces, and shop environments.
  • Shop Safety Programs: Lead safety program...