Industry & Program Specialist - Health & Safety

WorkSafeBC; Richmond; Hybrid; CAD 97,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

3 weeks vacation

Health & dental benefits

Earned-time-off

Development opportunities

Job summary

WorkSafeBC is seeking an Industry & Program Specialist – Health & Safety to lead the creation and implementation of occupational health and safety programs. You will engage with BC stakeholders to develop strategies and resources that prevent workplace injury, disease, and death, and you will deliver education to ensure regulatory compliance and awareness of workers' rights and responsibilities.

The role requires a degree in a related discipline, with at least nine years of progressive

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in a related discipline.
• Nine years of progressive professional experience and at least 3 years of health and safety experience.
• Experience in developing risk assessments, designing, delivering and implementing health and safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Engage with BC stakeholders to develop strategies, programs and resources to prevent workplace injury, disease, and death.
• Provide education and support related to workplace health and safety, focusing on regulatory compliance and workers' rights/responsibilities.
• Travel overnight in BC on occasion; local travel may be routinely required.
• Work evenings and weekends periodically.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Health & safety expertise

Education delivery

Education

Degree in related discipline

Job description

Industry & Program Specialist - Health & Safety

Job requisition number

040215

Job location

Full-time / part-time

Full-time

$51.42 - $64.82/hourly or $96,929 - $122,187/annually

Expected Salary Range

Salary is determined based on the candidate's qualifications and market conditions for the role.

Posting period

From 08/18/2026 to 09/21/2026

Overview

Areyou passionate about Safety? Do you want to make a difference on a large scale?We are looking for Industry and Program Specialists with advanced experience increating and implementing occupational health and safety programs andinitiatives that prevent worker injury and disease.

Howyou’ll make a difference: You’ll help ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of theirworkday.

Whereyou’ll work

AtWorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and inour offices based on the operational needs of the position.

We have positions available in the following locations, with a preference for specific industry knowledge and experience per location below:

• Kelowna: Primary Resources (Agriculture, Energy)
• Nanaimo: Healthcare, Municipal, and BC Government
• Richmond: Supply Chain and General OHS experience

What you'll do

• Engage with BC stakeholders to:
  • 1) consult and work with industry associations, labour associations, and health and safety associations to develop innovative strategies, programs and resources to prevent workplace injury, disease, and death; and/or
  • 2) provide education and support related to workplace health and safety matters with a focus on ensuring that employers can achieve sustainable regulatory compliance and that workers are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

We’relooking for people who can:

• Identify,develop, and implement strategic prevention services, programs, projects, andinitiatives that positively impact workplace health and safety
• Act as atechnical resource and apply workplace health and safety expertise andknowledge to various stakeholders including health & safety associationsand industry associations
• Buildpartnerships and networks with industry stakeholders to establish positivelong-term relationships
• Prepare anddeliver impactful OHS safety presentations to various stakeholders with thepurpose of educating on key OHS topics
• Supportstakeholders by providing in-depth analysis and improvement of OHS programs,processes and culture, specific risk control initiatives and innovativeprojects
• Travel overnightin BC on occasion. Travel to various locations local to your area may beroutinely required
• Work evenings andweekends periodically, as required

Your background and experience

• Adegreein arelated discipline
• Aminimum of nine years ofprogressive professional experienceandatleast 3years ofhealth and safety experiencesuch as development of risk assessments, designing, delivering, and implementinghealth and safety programs, conducting workplaceinspections/investigations, monitoring/evaluating an organization’s safetyperformance, participating in audits, addressing compliance issues, anddeveloping corrective action plans to improve safety performance.

We’ll consider equivalentcombinations of education and experience.

Important to know

Beforewe can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada

WorkSafeBC’s COVID-19 Employee Mandatory VaccinePolicy (the “Policy”) is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however wereserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the publichealth landscape, including public health orders.We are committed to the protection, health,and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program andrelated protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, wepromote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner withworkers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, anddisability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we providecompensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, andsafe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work atWorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, andrewarding. Our positions offer diversity andopportunities for professional growth. Every day,the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, andso are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relieson building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds,abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve.We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive workculture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Asa member of our team, you’ll have access to services and benefits that help youget the most out of work — and life. Along with a competitive salary,your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetimemonthly pension when you retire
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increasesbased on years of service
• Extensive health care and dental benefits
• Optional leave and earned-time-off arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadershipdevelopment, and more)