Manager, Occupational Health & Safety

Northland Properties; Revelstoke; On-site; CAD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance; Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

RRSP matching

Employee pass discounts

Job summary

Northland Properties in Revelstoke, BC is seeking a Manager, Occupational Health & Safety to lead enterprise safety across resort, hospitality, construction, and development operations. You will establish a consistent safety strategy, coach leaders, and embed safety into business decisions for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include COR and WorkSafeBC compliance, incident investigations, budget ownership, risk reduction investments, and guiding OHS advisors across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive Occupational Health & Safety experience in a complex, multi-business setting.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise safety across diverse operations.
• Strong knowledge of WorkSafeBC, COR, and safety management systems.
• Experience with serious incident investigations and risk management.
• Budget planning and financial impact analysis for safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise OHS strategy and establish consistent safety standards.
• Coach leaders to own safety within their areas of responsibility.
• Provide strategic safety leadership for construction, capital projects, and operations.
• Oversee OHS compliance, audits, and safety programs across sites.
• Own the OHS budget, forecast costs, and invest in risk reduction.
• Lead and develop OHS Advisors to ensure unified safety practices.
• Promote proactive safety culture and continuous improvement.

Skills

OHS leadership

Budget management

Incident investigations

Risk assessment

Leadership coaching

Job description

Job Title: Manager, Occupational Health & Safety

Reports to: Director, Human Resources

Location: Revelstoke, BC

Job Summary

The Manager, Occupational Health & Safety provides enterprise safety leadership across a diverse portfolio of businesses, including resort, hospitality, construction, development, maintenance, and other operational environments. This role is responsible for establishing a consistent safety strategy, standards, and culture across the organization while ensuring programs are appropriately adapted to the unique risks of each business.

As a strategic partner to the Director, Human Resources and senior operational leaders, the Manager, Occupational Health & Safety will integrate safety into broader people and business strategies. This role will influence and coach leaders to take ownership of safety performance, moving beyond compliance to build a culture where safety is embedded in everyday decision-making.

The role also provides safety leadership across construction and development projects, ensuring risks are identified and managed from planning through execution. The Manager, Occupational Health & Safety will have direct accountability for the OHS budget, including planning, forecasting, claims-related costs, safety investments, and evaluating the financial impact of risk and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an enterprise-wide OHS strategy, establishing consistent safety standards, systems, and performance expectations across multiple businesses and operating environments.
• Partner with the Director, Human Resources to integrate safety into the broader people strategy, leadership practices, and organizational priorities.
• Build strong safety leadership and accountability by coaching and influencing operational leaders to own safety within their areas of responsibility.
• Provide strategic safety leadership for construction, development, capital projects, maintenance, and other high-risk activities, in addition to traditional resort and hospitality operations.
• Oversee OHS compliance, COR, WorkSafeBC requirements, risk management, audits, inspections, and safety programs.
• Lead serious incident investigations and drive meaningful corrective and preventative actions.
• Analyze injury, claims, and safety trends to identify organizational risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Own the OHS budget, ensuring effective financial planning, forecasting, resource allocation, and investment in risk reduction and safety initiatives.
• Lead and support OHS Advisors while creating a consistent approach to safety across the organization.
• Promote a proactive, practical, and accountable safety culture focused on prevention and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications and Abilities

• 7+ years of progressive Occupational Health & Safety experience, ideally within a complex, multi-business organization.
• Demonstrated experience providing enterprise or multi-site safety leadership across diverse operating environments.
• Strong construction, development, capital project, maintenance, or other high-risk industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of WorkSafeBC legislation, OHS requirements, COR, and safety management systems.
• Demonstrated experience with serious incident investigations, risk management, and safety program development.
• Proven budget management and financial planning experience, with an understanding of the financial impact of claims, risk, controls, and safety investments.
• A strong track record of influencing and coaching leaders and building operational ownership of safety.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect safety priorities to broader people, operational, and business objectives.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills.
• CRSP, NCSO, or another relevant safety designation is an asset.

Starting Salary:

$85,000.00 annually. Salary is negotiable based on the successful candidate’s qualifications, skills, and relevant experience.

• Free Access pass
• Discounted lift tickets for friends and family
• Discounts at the resort’s restaurants, retail, rental, repairs outlets including pro deals.

• Referral Bonus Program

• Free or discounted lift tickets at many other resorts

• Access to free Employee and Family Assistance Program

• Discounts at Sutton and Sandman hotels (employee and friends/family)
• Additional Northland Properties discounts via a Perks program with other vendors

Full-time, year-round positions are also eligible for these:

• Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans
• RRSP matching plan after 6 months of service
• Free access passes for dependents