Occupational Hygiene Officer

WorkSafeBC; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A workplace health and safety organization is seeking an Occupational Hygiene Officer in Burnaby. The role involves engaging with various stakeholders to promote workplace safety, conducting hygiene assessments, and investigating accidents. A relevant degree and experience in occupational hygiene are required. The position offers competitive hourly wages between $48.46 and $61.09 and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Three weeks of vacation

Competitive benefits package

In-house training and tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in occupational hygiene or 3 years in related industry experience.
• Working knowledge of industrial hygiene and health sciences.
• General knowledge of occupational health and safety principles.

Responsibilities

• Engage with workers and employers to reduce risks and ensure safety.
• Investigate accidents and conduct hygiene assessments.
• Educate on health hazards and enforce safety regulations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in sciences or engineering

Master’s degree in occupational health or hygiene

Job description

Overview

At WorkSafeBC, our Prevention Services division is dedicated to the prevention of workplace injury, illness, disease, and death. We work with employers and workers to reduce risk and keep workplaces healthy and safe through education, consultation, and enforcement.

If you share our passion for workplace health and safety and want to be part of an elite team of like-minded professionals helping employers prevent occupational illness, disease and disability, please read on.

We're looking for enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and dedicated Occupational Hygiene Officers (OHO) to help us build safer and healthier workplaces in British Columbia.

We have one position available in Burnaby.

How you'll make a difference: You'll help ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of their workday.

Where you'll work

In this role, you'll work primarily in the field or community and remotely, based on the operational needs of the position. There may also be occasions when you are asked to come to the office, such as for training and orientation.

We'll be reviewing applications weekly - don't wait, apply today as our team training module is scheduled to start March 2026.

What you’ll do

As an Occupational Hygiene Officer you will:

• Engage with workers and employers from various industries to reduce risk and keep workplaces healthy and safe through education, consultation, and enforcement.
• Anticipate, recognize, and evaluate physical, chemical, and biological health hazards, and recommend control measures.
• Investigate accidents.
• Conduct occupational hygiene assessments.
• Discuss physiology, toxicology, epidemiology, and industrial ventilation principles.
• Make and explain decisions.
• Influence and direct the actions and opinions of others and take control of critical situations.
• Interpret, apply, explain, and enforce WorkSafeBC regulations, policies, guidelines, and standards.

Want to know more? Here’s what one of our Occupational Hygiene Officers has to say about his job.

Is this a good fit for you?

• Use interpersonal and communication skills to convey potential hazards, risks, and controls, and gain compliance on complex health and safety hazards within various work environments.
• Use critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate unique workplace health and safety hazards and identify effective mitigations and controls.
• Make and enforce timely decisions independently and objectively, using sound judgment and technical knowledge.
• Handle high‑pressure, tense situations and emergencies with a high level of professionalism.

Your background and experience

• Bachelor’s degree majoring in sciences or engineering and either two (2) years of experience in occupational hygiene, or three (3) years of industry experience directly related to your field of study, or other combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Master’s degree in occupational health or hygiene with either one (1) year of direct experience in occupational hygiene, or one (1) year of industry experience directly related to your undergraduate field of study.
• Working knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and practices, health sciences, and technical sciences.
• General knowledge and application of occupational health and safety principles as evidenced by education and/or formal experience in OH&S.

To see if you meet the requirements for this position before applying, please review our new Job Preview page where it will outline in more detail what we are looking for. There’s also a self‑assessment questionnaire you can fill out to see if this career path is the right fit for you.

Important to know

• Consent to a criminal record check.
• Confirm you are legally entitled to work in Canada on a full‑time permanent basis.

WorkSafeBC’s COVID‑19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the "Policy") is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re‑implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work‑related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We are honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

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

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

Discover who we are.

Our benefits

• Three weeks of vacation in the first year with regular increases based on years of service, and optional leave arrangements such as the Earned Time Off (ETO) program where you can generate an additional 13 flex days off annually.
• Competitive benefits package (with no waiting period) and contributions towards an excellent (defined) government pension plan.
• Car allowance or company vehicle, company cell phone and laptop.
• Access to in‑house training, yearly tuition reimbursement, career growth opportunities, and more.

Salary: $48.46 – $61.09 hourly.

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately, but must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.