Director Prevention Practice Quality & Engineering

WorkSafeBC is seeking an experienced and results-driven leader for the role of Director, Prevention Practice, Quality and Engineering. This is a key leadership position responsible for advancing occupational health and safety standards (OHS) across British Columbia.

This role provides leadership in issues management, enforcement strategies, and policy implementation, ensuring alignment with evolving OHS regulations. As a member of the Prevention Services senior leadership team, the Director contributes to strategic planning, decision-making, and stakeholder engagement to advance WorkSafeBC's prevention objectives.

The director also oversees a team responsible for identifying regulatory needs, supporting enforcement officers, and providing technical and legal expertise. This includes collaborating with the Policy, Regulation, and Research Division, offering engineering guidance for complex workplaces, and maintaining expertise in the Workers Compensation Act , OHS Regulation, and best practices.

Prevention Services and Prevention Practice, Quality, and Engineering
Prevention Services is critical in reducing workplace risks and ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety (OHS) regulations and standards through education, consultation, and enforcement. We work with individual workers and employers, industry groups, and organized labour to

The Prevention Practice, Quality, and Engineering team shape the regulatory framework, ensuring OHS regulations are clear, enforceable, and effective. They provide expert regulatory interpretation, support field inspections, and assess variance requests to maintain compliance consistency. The department is the central owner of the quality control, improvement, and assurance programs.

Strategically, the team works with the Policy, Regulation, and Research Division (PRRD) to develop and refine regulations addressing emerging workplace risks. Their legal and technical expertise informs enforcement strategies, ensuring practical and effective rules.

The department maintains regulatory consistency under the Workers Compensation Act , reinforcing public trust and regulatory integrity.

By integrating education, consultation, and enforcement tools, Prevention Services ensures a proactive, adaptive regulatory approach that strengthens workplace safety across the province.

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
At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you will work primarily from our Richmond Office with some flexibility to work from your home in B.C.

• Lead and manage the Prevention Practice, Quality, and Engineering teams, aligning with WorkSafeBC's prevention strategies.
• Oversee complex OHS matters, regulatory issues, and government liaison communications.
• Drive strategic planning, policy development, and injury reduction initiatives.
• Provide leadership in OHS law, policy, and technical expertise, including OHS Guidelines, variances, and acceptances.
• Ensure practical engineering and technical support for workplace safety challenges.
• Monitor performance indicators, drive continuous improvement, and enhance service excellence.
• Foster collaboration and stakeholder engagement for high-quality service delivery.
• Direct the Prevention Practice, Quality, and Engineering teams:
• Practice and quality - Ensure proper application of law and policy, issue guidelines, and resolve complex OHS matters.
• Regulatory development - Lead OHS Regulation updates and oversee implementation.
• Engineering - Provide expert engineering and technical support.
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists - Maintain WorkSafeBC's expertise, ensure effective strategies, and support stakeholder resources, including participation in external committees.

We're looking for someone who demonstrates the following:

• Proven track record in a senior leadership role overseeing OHS programs, regulatory compliance, or workplace safety initiatives.
• Proven knowledge of regulatory frameworks, administrative law, and enforcement processes. Skilled in collaborating with stakeholders to create effective, enforceable OHS standards.
• Ability to assess regulatory interactions within broader systems, ensuring practicality and enforceability.
• Expertise in identifying risks, assessing gaps, and implementing compliance strategies that balance protection and feasibility.
• Experience in creating evidence-based, adaptable OHS policies aligned with evolving safety challenges.
• Integrity and accountability in making consistent, defensible regulatory decisions that maintain public trust.
• Ability to build consensus, communicate decisions, and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience developing and overseeing quality programs to enhance consistency and performance.
• Leadership in driving change, mentoring teams, and adapting regulatory approaches to emerging risks.
• Proficiency in AI tools, data analytics, and emerging technologies to refine regulations and improve enforcement.
• Clear, effective communication of complex regulations for various audiences, ensuring accessibility and relevance.

Your background and experience

• A bachelor's degree in law, engineering, or a related discipline, and at least 10 years of related and varied experience.

We'll consider an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Important to know
Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Consent to a criminal record check and meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adults.
• Confirm you are 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 has an impact on 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're committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our benefits
As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• A defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire.
• Four weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service.
• A benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account.
• Optional leave arrangements.
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more).

Learn more: Find out what we offer .

Salary: $168,417-$204,626 annually

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, 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.