Corporate Safety Manager, High Voltage Electrical | Electrical Contractor | BASED IN NANAIMO, BC - RELOCATION REQUIRED
About the role
THIS OPPORTUNITY WOULD REQUIRE RELOCATION TO NANAIMO, BC - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROVIDED FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE
Corporate Safety Manager – Industrial Electrical (High-Voltage)
Location: Nanaimo, BC
A well-established high-voltage electrical contractor specializing in electrical installation and transmission & distribution projects across British Columbia is seeking a Corporate Safety Manager to lead health and safety across multiple large-scale industrial construction projects. Based out of Nanaimo, this is a senior leadership role responsible for strengthening safety culture, supporting field operations, and ensuring compliance across complex, high-value infrastructure projects.
Must Haves
- 5+ years of progressive Health & Safety leadership experience in British Columbia, including senior-level responsibility across multiple projects or operations
- 3–5+ years of direct experience in industrial construction, ideally within high-voltage electrical, utilities, generation, transmission & distribution, or heavy civil interface work
- CRSP designation (or eligibility) with NCSO or equivalent certification
- Demonstrated experience supporting large, complex infrastructure projects, including development and oversight of Site Safety Management Plans
- Strong working knowledge of WorkSafeBC regulations and COR-certified safety management systems
- Proven leadership ability with experience mentoring supervisors and project teams, influencing culture, and holding teams accountable in the field
Nice to Haves
- Experience in high-voltage substations, transmission lines, generation facilities, or utility-scale infrastructure projects
- Exposure to asset owners and utility clients within BC’s energy sector
- Experience working on projects involving both electrical and significant civil scope (excavation, ground disturbance, heavy equipment interface, foundations)
- Occupational First Aid Level 3
- Experience designing and delivering competency-based safety training and leadership coaching
- Experience structuring or scaling a corporate safety department to meet growing project demands
- Familiarity with environmental protection planning and integration of environmental considerations into OHS systems
- Exposure to oil & gas or energy-adjacent sectors in addition to core industrial electrical experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and actively champion a strong, practical safety culture across all corporate and project operations, ensuring safety is owned by leadership at every level
- Provide expert guidance and mentorship to senior management, project managers, supervisors, and field crews on effective safety leadership and accountability
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve corporate OHS policies and systems in alignment with regulatory and client requirements
- Maintain and strengthen COR certification processes, internal audits, and external audit readiness
- Create and oversee comprehensive Site Safety Management Plans for large-scale high-voltage and civil-interface projects
- Conduct formal risk assessments prior to project mobilization and throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure subcontractor safety plans, job hazard analyses, and safe work procedures meet corporate and regulatory standards
- Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring timely reporting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventative actions
- Analyze injury and incident data to identify trends and drive measurable safety performance improvements
- Oversee employee training records and ensure all regulatory and client-required training is current and properly documented
- Develop and deliver orientations, safety training sessions, and leadership coaching as required
- Conduct project safety audits, inspections, and job observations, providing clear feedback and ensuring corrective actions are completed
- Collaborate with project teams during planning and scheduling to proactively integrate safety into all phases of work
- Provide regular reporting to senior leadership and Joint Health & Safety Committees on safety performance, risks, and improvement initiatives
- Support injury management and return-to-work processes in coordination with site leadership and external stakeholders
- Contribute to long-term strategic planning for the organization’s occupational health, safety, and environmental programs
- Travel periodically to project sites throughout British Columbia to maintain visibility, provide support, and ensure consistent safety standards across all operations
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About MyGreat Recruitment Inc.
MyGreat Recruitment specializes in technical recruitment services focusing on the construction and engineering sectors across North America.
We are a Founder-Facing organization that leverages our human authenticity, tenacity, technology and a high level of care, to target and attract the most sought after candidates in the market. We don't just rely on job ads to attract candidates. Many times, the candidates that our clients need are already working... so we go out and get them!
Another one of our differentiators is that we have a proven ability to seek out Identify and place some of the best NEW talent in the country who are highly qualified but unable to market themselves in the US & Canadian job markets.
We have proudly and successfully placed candidates from all over the world in roles such as Senior Project Manager, Mechanical Designer, Water Resources Engineer and many more.
These candidates have hailed from from Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, the UK (United Kingdom) and of course the majorit are from Canada and the USA.
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Corporate Safety Manager, High Voltage Electrical | Electrical Contractor | BASED IN NANAIMO, BC - RELOCATION REQUIRED
About the role
THIS OPPORTUNITY WOULD REQUIRE RELOCATION TO NANAIMO, BC - RELOCATION ASSISTANCE CAN BE PROVIDED FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE
Corporate Safety Manager – Industrial Electrical (High-Voltage)
Location: Nanaimo, BC
A well-established high-voltage electrical contractor specializing in electrical installation and transmission & distribution projects across British Columbia is seeking a Corporate Safety Manager to lead health and safety across multiple large-scale industrial construction projects. Based out of Nanaimo, this is a senior leadership role responsible for strengthening safety culture, supporting field operations, and ensuring compliance across complex, high-value infrastructure projects.
Must Haves
- 5+ years of progressive Health & Safety leadership experience in British Columbia, including senior-level responsibility across multiple projects or operations
- 3–5+ years of direct experience in industrial construction, ideally within high-voltage electrical, utilities, generation, transmission & distribution, or heavy civil interface work
- CRSP designation (or eligibility) with NCSO or equivalent certification
- Demonstrated experience supporting large, complex infrastructure projects, including development and oversight of Site Safety Management Plans
- Strong working knowledge of WorkSafeBC regulations and COR-certified safety management systems
- Proven leadership ability with experience mentoring supervisors and project teams, influencing culture, and holding teams accountable in the field
Nice to Haves
- Experience in high-voltage substations, transmission lines, generation facilities, or utility-scale infrastructure projects
- Exposure to asset owners and utility clients within BC’s energy sector
- Experience working on projects involving both electrical and significant civil scope (excavation, ground disturbance, heavy equipment interface, foundations)
- Occupational First Aid Level 3
- Experience designing and delivering competency-based safety training and leadership coaching
- Experience structuring or scaling a corporate safety department to meet growing project demands
- Familiarity with environmental protection planning and integration of environmental considerations into OHS systems
- Exposure to oil & gas or energy-adjacent sectors in addition to core industrial electrical experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and actively champion a strong, practical safety culture across all corporate and project operations, ensuring safety is owned by leadership at every level
- Provide expert guidance and mentorship to senior management, project managers, supervisors, and field crews on effective safety leadership and accountability
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve corporate OHS policies and systems in alignment with regulatory and client requirements
- Maintain and strengthen COR certification processes, internal audits, and external audit readiness
- Create and oversee comprehensive Site Safety Management Plans for large-scale high-voltage and civil-interface projects
- Conduct formal risk assessments prior to project mobilization and throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure subcontractor safety plans, job hazard analyses, and safe work procedures meet corporate and regulatory standards
- Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring timely reporting, root cause analysis, and implementation of corrective and preventative actions
- Analyze injury and incident data to identify trends and drive measurable safety performance improvements
- Oversee employee training records and ensure all regulatory and client-required training is current and properly documented
- Develop and deliver orientations, safety training sessions, and leadership coaching as required
- Conduct project safety audits, inspections, and job observations, providing clear feedback and ensuring corrective actions are completed
- Collaborate with project teams during planning and scheduling to proactively integrate safety into all phases of work
- Provide regular reporting to senior leadership and Joint Health & Safety Committees on safety performance, risks, and improvement initiatives
- Support injury management and return-to-work processes in coordination with site leadership and external stakeholders
- Contribute to long-term strategic planning for the organization’s occupational health, safety, and environmental programs
- Travel periodically to project sites throughout British Columbia to maintain visibility, provide support, and ensure consistent safety standards across all operations
Not the right fit? Search for Corporate Safety Manager, High Voltage Electrical jobs in British Columbia, Canada
About MyGreat Recruitment Inc.
MyGreat Recruitment specializes in technical recruitment services focusing on the construction and engineering sectors across North America.
We are a Founder-Facing organization that leverages our human authenticity, tenacity, technology and a high level of care, to target and attract the most sought after candidates in the market. We don't just rely on job ads to attract candidates. Many times, the candidates that our clients need are already working... so we go out and get them!
Another one of our differentiators is that we have a proven ability to seek out Identify and place some of the best NEW talent in the country who are highly qualified but unable to market themselves in the US & Canadian job markets.
We have proudly and successfully placed candidates from all over the world in roles such as Senior Project Manager, Mechanical Designer, Water Resources Engineer and many more.
These candidates have hailed from from Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, the UK (United Kingdom) and of course the majorit are from Canada and the USA.