OHS Manager - Operations and Field Support - #184296

Branch: Gas

Affiliation: Management & Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular

Salary Min: $108,900.00 annually

Salary Max: $145,300.00 annually

Short-term Incentive Eligible: yes

Workplace Flexibility: Yes

Posting End Date: Open until filled

As the province’s largest energy provider with more than 100 years of knowledge and experience, we proudly deliver renewable energy, natural gas, electricity and propane to 1.3 million customers.

We're actively seeking new talent to join our mission of transforming B.C.'s energy landscape. As one of BC's Top Employers with a diverse team of over 2,700 employees, we are committed to a safe and inclusive culture where each of us can connect, belong, and grow. Join us, and together, let's shape a brighter future for B.C.

Position Overview

As our OHS Manager, Operations & Field Support, you will champion safety awareness and provide world-class advisory services across all business units. You will relentlessly pursue safety excellence, supporting every area of the company to maintain the highest standards of safety.

Do you believe that safety always comes first, no matter the situation? If so we want to hear from you! Join the FortisBC family and become a vital part of our Safety Department.

In this role, you will:

• Leads and sustains a culture of safety excellence through active, hands-on leadership with management, contractors, and frontline employees.
• Oversees safety improvements from monitoring, hazard identification, and safety events. Manages safety performance data, producing summary reports with recommendations for senior leadership
• Lead field visits, safety coaching, and performance analysis, providing data-driven insights to leadership. Manages incident reporting and corrective actions to drive safety excellence.
• Collaborates with key client groups to identify, communicate, and manage occupational safety and health risks in capital projects.
• Reviews compliance checks and safe work observations, supporting incident management and corrective actions to mitigate risks and ensure ongoing safe work.
• Further enhance our contractor safety management program, testing and evaluating against world class best practice
  
  

What it takes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational, Health and Safety or a related field from an accredited post-secondary institution, plus a minimum of seven (7) years’ recent and related experience. A combination of education, experience and training may be considered.
• Recognized safety professional designation, preferably Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) or equivalent designation
• Compliance experience, including experience working with regulators such as WorkSafe
• Oil and Gas experience would be considered an asset. experience working with different workgroups such as Operations, Contractor, Process Safety, Projects, and Procurement.
  
  

In this role, you will have the option to participate in a flexible work program, enabling you to work from an approved flex location in British Columbia up to 85 days a year (equivalent to approximately two days a week), subject to business or operational needs.

Our engaging workplace offers a wide range of challenging opportunities, while being safe, inclusive and diverse. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while supporting life-long career development. We also encourage volunteerism and nourish the need to give back to your community.

To learn more about the recruitment process with FortisBC, please visit the You’re Applying. What now? page for additional information.

FortisBC acknowledges and respects Indigenous Peoples in Canada, on whose Traditional Territories we all live and work. FortisBC is committed to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and is guided by our Statement of Indigenous Principles .