Senior Prevention Advisor

Overview

Are you a seasoned OHS professional and practicing lawyer with strong expertise in occupational health and safety law? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Prevention, Practice, Quality and Engineering (PPQE) department as a Senior Prevention Advisor.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of PPQE, this position is responsible for providing analysis, advice, and leadership on prevention matters to staff within the Prevention Services, and participating in related policy, practice, planning, and decision‑making activities, including research, development and management of solutions to complex practice issues, and strategic and quality initiatives.

You'll help ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of their workday.

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

• Develop and communicate corporate practice on prevention matters, provide advice to internal stakeholders.
• Perform duties related to statutory responsibilities for issuing variances and acceptances under the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
• Provide key expertise on regulation and policy development, and lead the implementation of new regulation, policy or practice requirements including drafting and providing training to staff and management.
• Provide analysis, advice, and leadership and ensure effective implementation of WorkSafeBC strategies, policies, practices, and services.
• Design and manage complex research and analytical projects with respect to prevention issues, including practice advice and development.
• Draft guidelines and other corporate practice and process proposals to support legislative, regulatory and policy requirements/amendments and Divisional and industry practice requirements.
• Prepare memoranda, Ministerial briefing notes, executive correspondence, decisions and other materials related to prevention matters.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of relevant statutory, regulatory, policy and practice requirements regarding prevention matters.
• Make presentations to the Executive Leadership Team and other stakeholders.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

We're looking for someone who can:

• Effectively communicate complex materials and develop good relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Think strategically and analytically.
• Lead projects, anticipating and resolving issues.
• Collaborate with others to achieve strategic objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in Law is strongly preferred
• This position requires a graduate degree in a relevant field of study, ideally with experience of the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
• A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in the interpretation and application of legislative, policy and practice requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication and analytical skills are required

An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

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

• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

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.

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.

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