Senior Manager Employee Health, Safety and Wellness

WorkSafeBC; Richmond; Hybrid; CAD 143,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

WorkSafeBC in Canada seeks a Senior Manager of Employee Health, Safety, and Wellness to lead a pivotal People and Culture division. You will oversee Health, Safety, and Wellness programs, drive strategic initiatives, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations while shaping a strong safety culture across the organization.

Reporting to the Director, you’ll manage a team, develop business plans, and collaborate with line management to align health and wellness with organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Degree in health or related discipline.
• 8–10 years' experience driving health, safety, and wellness in an organization.
• Experience in developing, implementing, and managing health and safety programs.
• Experience in regulatory/compliance-heavy environments (workers' compensation, risk management).

Responsibilities

• Strategically manage Health, Safety, and Wellness Operations, overseeing programs for employees.
• Lead staff motivation, coaching, and performance while managing financial resources.
• Create departmental business plans aligned with strategic goals and monitor progress.
• Lead development and promotion of the organization’s health and safety management system.
• Support organizational culture by fostering a strong health and safety culture.
• Direct staff to achieve divisional priorities, including resource management.
• Model professional behaviors: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Change management

Analytical skills

Coaching / people leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in health or related discipline

Job description

Overview

As the Senior Manager of Employee Health, Safety, and Wellness, you'll be at the heart of our dynamic People and Culture Division, reporting directly to the Director. This role is a unique opportunity to drive impactful change by overseeing the operations of a vital department and ensuring the seamless delivery of health, safety, and wellness services across the organization.

You’ll lead a dedicated team, maintaining exceptional internal standards while ensuring compliance with both legal and regulatory requirements.

As a strategic influencer, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing and executing WorkSafeBC’s health, safety, and wellness initiatives. You’ll provide expert guidance to both People and Culture and line management, ensuring health and safety policies are effectively applied. You’ll also represent WorkSafeBC on various committees, delivering powerful presentations to key internal and external stakeholders. The future of health, safety, and wellness is in your hands.

How you’ll make a difference:

You’ll ensure we offer effective programs to help people recover when they’ve been injured at work.

Working at WorkSafeBC

We serve the workers and employers across B.C., and we do that best when we’re together. It’s how we collaborate, learn from one another, and develop our people.

This role combines time in our offices with flexibility for remote work.

What you’ll do

• Strategically manage Health, Safety, and Wellness Operations: Oversee Employee Health, Safety, and Wellness programs for WorkSafeBC employees.
• Motivate and influence staff to achieve divisional priorities, providing coaching, feedback, and support while managing financial resources.
• Create departmental business plans aligned with strategic objectives and performance goals, continuously monitoring and adjusting activities to meet business plan objectives.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and promotion of the organization’s health and safety management system.
• Support Organizational Culture: Foster a strong health and safety culture across the organization.
• Manage Staff and Financial Resources: Direct assigned staff to achieve divisional priorities, providing coaching, feedback, and support while managing financial resources.
• 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’re looking for someone who can:

• Work as a seasoned leader driving and implementing in-house H&S
• Work collaboratively with groups and other departments.
• Provide experience in strong organizational initiatives and strategic thinking.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Show experience in following management system frameworks.
• A people leader with strong change management skills.

Your background and experience

• A degree in health or a related discipline.
• 8 to 10 years' experience driving health, safety, and wellness, disability management and wellness from an organizational perspective. Progressive leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in developing, implementing, and managing health and safety programs within an organization.
• Experience working within a regulatory or compliance-heavy environment, particularly in workers' compensation, disability management, or risk management.
• In-depth knowledge of health, safety, and wellness regulations, policies, and best practices.
• Understanding of the strategic goals and priorities of health, safety, and wellness within a larger organizational context.

Salary:

$142,909- $173,634/annually

• This position may be filled by a pre-posting placement