Workplace Safety Coordinator

WorkSafeBC; Richmond; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkSafeBC in British Columbia is seeking a Workplace Safety Coordinator to support health and safety initiatives across our diverse portfolio. You will help ensure compliance with OH&S legislation, support the implementation of corporate OHS programs, and promote a proactive safety culture through hazard identification, inspections, incident prevention, and training.

This is a 12-month temporary role based in BC with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of directly related experience in risk management, program development, or project coordination.
• Strong knowledge of risk management principles, OHSR/WHMIS regulations and programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive risk assessments across operations, financial, reputational, health, safety, and environmental areas with senior management.
• Design and implement emergency preparedness programs, including response plans and staff exercises.
• Develop and oversee compliance programs for permits, inspections, hazardous materials, and workplace safety.
• Analyze compliance data, interpret trends, and recommend actionable measures to reduce risks and improve resilience.
• Educate and empower teams through training on safety regulations, prime contractor responsibilities, and risk management best practices.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to manage hazardous materials, coordinate consultants, and ensure environmental responsibility.
• Conduct site visits across the province as needed, with occasional overnight travel.
• Models the expected professional behaviours: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, forward thinking.

Skills

Strategic and proactive

Collaborative relationship-building

Safety and compliance passion

Data-driven problem solving

Adaptable and resilient

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related field

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about promoting workplace safety and helping prevent injuries before they happen? Do you thrive on creating safe, compliant, and resilient workplaces?

We're looking for a Workplace Safety Coordinator to support and coordinate workplace health and safety initiatives across our diverse portfolio. In this role, you'll help ensure compliance with occupational health and safety legislation, support the implementation of corporate OHS programs, and promote a proactive safety culture. You'll contribute to hazard identification, workplace inspections, incident prevention, safety training, and emergency preparedness.

You'll work closely with internal teams, external contractors, and consultants to identify workplace hazards, implement practical control measures, and support safe work practices. Leveraging your knowledge of OHS legislation, safety programs, and hazard assessment, you'll help reduce workplace risks, protect employees, and maintain safe and compliant operations.

How you'll make a difference: You'll help create a sustainable workplace that allows people to thrive.

This is a temporary role for 12 months

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 is based in our five days a week.

Like everything we do, our work model continues to evolve to support those we serve. We remain committed to a work model that strengthens our culture and helps us deliver our best work, while balancing flexibility and a positive employee experience.

What you'll do

• Lead comprehensive risk assessments across operational, financial, reputational, health, safety, and environmental areas, partnering with senior management to develop mitigation strategies.
• Design and implement emergency preparedness programs, including response plans, staff exercises, and service recovery strategies to minimize operational disruptions.
• Develop and oversee compliance programs for permits, inspections, hazardous materials, and workplace safety in alignment with corporate strategies and regulatory requirements.
• Analyze compliance data, interpret trends, and recommend actionable measures to reduce risks and improve resilience.
• Educate and empower teams through training on safety regulations, prime contractor responsibilities, and risk management best practices.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to manage hazardous materials, coordinate consultants, and ensure environmental responsibility.
• Conduct site visits across the province as needed, with occasional overnight travel.
• 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:

• Is strategic and proactive, anticipating risks and implementing preventive measures before issues arise.
• Thrives in collaborative, in-person environments, building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Is passionate about safety and compliance, committed to creating workplaces where people can operate confidently and securely.
• Excels at problem-solving under pressure, using data-driven analysis to develop practical, effective solutions.
• Is adaptable and resilient, able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a forward-thinking approach to risk management.

Your background and experience

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of directly related experience in risk management, program development, or project coordination.
• Strong knowledge of risk management principles, strategies, and techniques, as well as OHSR/WHMIS regulations and programs.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered

Important to know

• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

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're 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 reflect 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.

Our benefits

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

Salary: $44.08-$53.44/hourly