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Senior Consultant, Risk Advisory – National Business Resilience Team

BDO is looking for a new Senior Consultant to join the National Business Resilience Team, reporting to our Business Resilience Leads. The role focuses on crisis management guidance and services to clients across a range of sectors and supports team business development activities.

Responsibilities

- Deliver high‑quality consulting services with an all‑hazard, integrated crisis management approach, covering risk analyses and audits, emergency preparedness and response, business impact analysis and continuity, IT disaster recovery, crisis communication, briefing, training, testing and simulations.
- Build and deliver strategic and operational solutions that harmonize client corporate requirements, objectives and needs; engage all employee and stakeholder levels; transfer knowledge; ensure successful project management; and lead client engagements throughout the mandate.
- Build lasting relationships and develop new business with clients while maintaining relationships with existing clients.
- Contribute to achieving agreed‑upon goals for industry sectors.
- Participate in the evolution of BDO’s intellectual capital for the practice by applying experience in business continuity planning—including BIAs, BCP development and tabletop exercises.

Success Criteria

- Demonstrate BDO’s core values of Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.
- Understand clients’ industry, challenges and opportunities; be described as positive, professional and high‑quality.
- Identify, recommend and focus on effective service delivery to clients.
- Share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains and attracts talent.
- Actively participate in adopting digital tools and strategies to drive innovation.
- Grow expertise through learning and professional development.

Experience & Education

- University diploma, preferably in risk management,



emergency management, business administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 3–5 years as a consultant or with experience in the areas mentioned.
- Minimum 3–5 years in one or more targeted industries: Energy & Natural Resources, Financial Services, Public Sector, Manufacturing & Distribution, Not‑For‑Profit, Real Estate.
- Knowledge of risk analysis, emergency preparedness and response, and business continuity approaches, standards and regulations.
- Knowledge of DRI International Professional Practices, BCI Good Practice Guidelines and tabletop exercise design and facilitation.
- Bilingual in French and English is an asset.
- Ability to qualify for Government of Canada security clearance.
- Verifiable track record in the targeted industries including relationship building.
- Professional designation (ABCP, CBCP, MBCI, or equivalent) preferred; candidates working toward a designation considered.
- Membership in risk management, emergency management or business continuity organizations is an asset.
- Transferable backgrounds such as military, policing or public safety encouraged.
- Solid writing skills for client deliverables (reports, plans, procedures).
- Comfort working independently and managing multiple concurrent engagements.

Compensation

Estimated annual range: $68,000 – $104,000.

Benefits

- Competitive total cash compensation and flexible benefits from day one.
- Market leading personal time‑off policy.
- Reimbursement for wellness initiatives.
- Opportunities for learning and professional development.

EEO & Diversity

BDO is committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion and diversity. Every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. We celebrate differences in race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. Accommodations are available for applicants who require them.

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📌 Senior Consultant, Business Resilience (Markham)
🏢 BDO Canada
📍 Markham