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 positive 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.





A professional designation in facilities management and/or workplace managment (e.g., Project Management Professional, Registered Interior Designer, Certified Construction Manager, Certified Facilities Manager, Facilities Management Qualified, Sustainable Facilities Professional, and Architect) is preferred.

A minimum of five years of recent work experience in a similar project management role

A minimum of two years of experience managing staff and contractors/consultants, preferably within a union environment

Class 5 driver's license

We'll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Important to know

Consent to a criminal record check

Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada

Who we are 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.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC? 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.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more Discover who we are.

Our benefits As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

4 weeks of vacation

Extensive health care and dental benefits

Sick leave

Learn more Find out what we offer.

Salary $119,091 - $144,695/annually

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📌 Manager, Workplace Solutions Projects (Winnipeg)
🏢 WorkSafeBC
📍 Winnipeg