Construction Workforce & Cultural Safety Manager

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Mount Currie; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lil'wat Construction Enterprises in British Columbia seeks a Construction Workforce & Cultural Safety Manager to oversee planning, deployment, and development of the workforce across Lil'wat Development Services and related operations.

The role ensures teams have the right skills, certifications, and readiness to support current and future projects, while upholding culturally safe, respectful workplaces aligned with Lil'wat values. Reporting to the General Manager, travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in construction operations, workforce planning, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of construction workforce requirements and project environments.
• Experience coordinating labour deployment, scheduling, or workforce development activities.
• Experience working across multiple projects, crews, or operational environments.
• Knowledge of St̓át̓imc communities, organizations, and employment opportunities is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, deploy, and develop the workforce to support Lil'wat Development Services, Lil’wat Construction Enterprises, property management operations, and JV activities.
• Maintain visibility of workforce capacity, availability, certifications, qualifications, and readiness; assign workers to current and future work.
• Work with managers and supervisors to identify workforce requirements and resource needs.
• Develop workforce plans to support current and future operational requirements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Facilitation

Conflict resolution

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

The success of every project starts with the people doing the work.

Líl̓wat Business Group continues to expand its construction, development, property management, and partnership activities. As the Construction Workforce & Cultural Safety Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the workforce is ready to support that growth.

From workforce planning and development to cultural safety and employee participation, you will help create opportunities for workers while ensuring projects have the skilled people they need to succeed.

Working across businesses, projects, and partnerships, you'll help strengthen workforce capacity, support employee development, and help create workplaces where people feel respected, supported, and ready to do their best work.

Title: Construction Workforce & Cultural Safety Manager
Department: Lil'wat Construction Enterprises
Status: Full-Time
Reporting to: General Manager

Summary of Duties

The Construction Workforce & Cultural Safety Manageris responsible for planning, coordinating,deploying, and developing the workforce required to support the activities ofLíl’wat Development Services, Líl’wat Construction Enterprises, propertymanagement operations, and associated joint venture activities.

This role maintains visibility ofworkforce capacity, availability, qualifications, certifications, andreadiness, ensuring workers are effectively assigned to current work andpositioned to support future opportunities. The role works closely with managers,supervisors, contractors, joint venture partners, and community organizationsto ensure workforce resources are aligned with operational requirements.

The ConstructionWorkforce & Cultural Safety Manager supports workforce participation anddevelopment while promoting culturally safe, respectful, and productiveworkplaces consistent with Líl’wat values and expectations.

Key Deliverables and Expectations

• Maintains visibility of workforce capacity,availability, certifications, qualifications, and workforce readiness.
• Coordinates deployment of workers acrossconstruction, development, property management, and partnershipactivities.
• Ensures employees are assigned appropriately based onskills, experience, certifications, project requirements, andavailability.
• Maintains awareness of current and upcoming projects,opportunities, schedules, and labour requirements.
• Works with managers and supervisors to identifyworkforce requirements and resource needs.
• Develops workforce plans to support current andfuture operational requirements.
• Identifies workforce shortages, certificationrequirements, training needs, and succession risks.
• Ensures employees possess the certifications,training, and qualifications required to perform assigned work.
• Coordinates apprenticeship, training, mentorship, andworkforce development opportunities.
• Supports employee growth and progression intoincreasingly skilled and responsible positions.
• Maintains relationships with contractors,subcontractors, joint venture partners, training providers, St̓át̓imc organizations, andcommunity partners.
• Supports employment, training, and workforcedevelopment pathways through collaboration with partner organizations.
• Promotes culturally safe, respectful, and productiveworkplaces.
• Assists in identifying and resolving workplaceconcerns and cultural misunderstandings before they escalated.
• Supports effective participation of workers acrossinternal operations, partner organizations, and joint venture activities.
• Tracks workforce participation, certifications,training activities, and workforce development outcomes.
• Provides workforce planning and workforce capacityinformation to leadership.
• Assists in the development of policies and programsrelated to workforce planning, workforce development, and cultural safety.
• Supervises assigned employees, trainees, apprentices,and workforce support positions.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Experience and Attributes

• Five to ten (5-10) years of experience inconstruction operations, workforce planning, workforce coordination,Indigenous employment initiatives, community development, or relatedfields.
• Strong understanding of construction workforcerequirements and project environments.
• Experience coordinating labour deployment, workforceplanning, scheduling, or workforce development activities.
• Experience working across multiple projects, crews,or operational environments.
• Knowledge of St̓át̓imccommunities, organizations, and employment opportunities is an asset.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability tomanage competing workforce demands and changing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-buildingskills.
• Ability to build productive relationships withemployees, managers, contractors, community members, and partnerorganizations.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and conflictresolution skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintainconfidentiality.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, andExcel.
• Ability to work independently and as an integralmember of various teams.
• Highly professional in all aspects of business,presentation, and interaction with clients, Members, partners, andemployees.
• Motivated self-starter with strong interpersonalskills.
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel as requiredfor the position.
• Class 5 Driver's license an asset