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Overview As a Manager, Workplace Solutions Projects, you will lead projects that create inclusive, safe, sustainable, and high-performing workplaces. You'll help plan and design spaces that support accessibility, belonging, wellbeing, productivity, innovation, privacy, security, and pride in our mission. This includes creating workplaces that are barrier-free, reflective of our brand, supportive, belonging, equitable and inclusive, productive, human-centered, innovative, safe and welcoming, fit for function, and sustainable.
You'll lead workplace projects from planning through completion, working with internal teams, service providers, and contractors. You'll also support communication and change activities and help ensure projects meet business, safety, and workplace needs. You'll translate these principles into practical workplace programs, renovations, and master plans-from project initiation and planning through execution, performance monitoring, and closeout.
Working in partnership with the Construction team, Building Operations, business areas, service providers, and other partners, you'll lead communication and change activities, oversee contractors, and ensure projects align with divisional priorities, safety and risk management programs, and the organization's evolving workplace needs. This is an opportunity to influence how people connect, collaborate, and do their best work across our corporate properties.
This is a temporary role for 18 months. How you'll make a difference: You'll turn organizational priorities into workplace solutions that improve how people connect, work, and thrive. 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 As a Manager, Workplace Solutions Projects, you will: Lead workplace projects from initiation and planning through execution, performance monitoring, and closeout Lead space planning and workplace solutions that support business needs, employee experience, and effective use of space Guide design and construction execution to ensure workplace requirements are translated into practical, high-quality results Partner across departments to coordinate decisions and deliver successful project outcomes Develop and maintain productive relationships with service providers, suppliers, contractors, trades, regulators, agencies, industry partners, and landlords Lead assigned staff, consultants, contractors, and project teams in achieving service standards and divisional priorities Manage project, operational, safety, and emergency risks, escalating issues to senior management when required Oversee contract performance, contractor controls, sustainable operations, and compliance with safety requirements Support procurement by defining requirements, evaluating submissions, recommending vendors, and contributing to contract negotiations Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.
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: Create and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders Deal with conflict in a professional manner Provide guidance and support to management, staff and contract services relating to health, safety and environmental practices Lead and motivate project teams in a unionized environment Communicate and present information clearly and concisely appropriate to the intended audience Ability to travel and work throughout the province Your background and experience Post-secondary degree.
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