Director, Safety, Security and Emergency Management
Position Title Director, Safety, Security and Emergency Management
Who We Are
At BCIT , people are at the heart of everything we do. Guided by our People Plan , Caring for Our People. Strengthening BCIT Together., we are committed to creating an environment where employees can thrive, grow, and feel a genuine sense of belonging. We foster healthy and supportive workplaces, invest in learning and development, strengthen connections across our community, and empower innovation and transformation. With a competitive compensation package, work-life balance, and opportunities for professional growth, BCIT offers a workplace where your contributions matter and your career can flourish. It’s one reason we’ve been recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers for more than a decade.
Position Summary
BCIT’s Safety, Security and Emergency Management department is seeking a regular, full time (1.0 FTE ) Director, Safety, Security and Emergency Management. This position provides strategic direction to the Institute’s health, safety, security, emergency management, and travel risk management programs and services, ensuring alignment with institutional goals and fostering a safe, secure, healthy, and resilient campus community. Acts as a strategic advisor to the VP and the Senior Team on critical risk, compliance, and emergency management matters, and leads the development of SSEM strategies, plans, policies, and initiatives that support institutional priorities and continuous improvement. Oversees regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, emergency preparedness and response, and integrated service delivery while providing leadership to internal teams and cultivating effective relationships with campus community, external agencies, and community partners.




Duties & Responsibilities
Participates as a member of the VP’s leadership team, providing input to development of division’s overarching strategies and sharing responsibility for achievements and success.
Acts as a strategic advisor to the VP and the Senior Team on the Institute’s most critical health, safety, security and emergency management, and risk-related matters. Provides advice on risk exposure, emerging issues, and strategic priorities, and delivers reports, presentations, and recommendations on risks, opportunities, achievements, key initiatives and portfolio performance.
Develops strategies, plans, and policies for all areas of accountability to foster a positive culture of safety, preparedness, prevention, and resilience, a healthy occupational environment, secure campus and systems, and an inclusive campus community. Promotes a community-centred and service-oriented approach to campus safety through prevention, education, collaboration, and meaningful engagement.
Provides strategic direction to the Institute’s health, safety, fire safety, security, emergency management, and business continuity programs. Oversees compliance with international, federal, provincial, and institutional requirements related to all areas of accountability. Directs planning, due diligence, quality assurance, and risk management activities to protect the Institute’s people, assets, operations, and reputation.




Provides strategic direction to the Institute’s occupational health, safety, and fire safety programs, including accident investigations, first aid, safety training, WSBC claims management, prevention initiatives, environmental and hazard management, and related audits and assessments.
Provides strategic direction to the Institute’s security and threat programs, including behavioural threat assessment, violence prevention, crime and loss prevention, security incident and threat investigations, and physical security systems such as alarms, access control, key management, surveillance systems, and related technologies. Leads the Institute’s response to critical incidents and traumatic events.
Provides strategic direction to the Institute’s emergency management programs, including emergency planning, preparedness, response, disaster recovery, business continuity, and emergency response team training and exercises. Directs the operation of the Institute’s emergency response centre during incidents and emergencies.
Ensures an integrated and strategic approach to programs planning, development and service delivery. Fosters equitable, accessible, and inclusive programs that meet the diverse needs of the campus community and drives ongoing evaluation and continuous improvement to enhance effectiveness and support institutional priorities.
Provides strategic direction to critical communications and interactions across the campus community, and with external agencies, first responders, contractors, regulatory bodies, and community partners.
Directs the collection and analysis of operational data, intelligence, performance measures, emerging trends, technologies, and industry development to support

📌 Director, safety, security and emergency management (Burnaby)
🏢 British Columbia Institute of Technology
📍 Burnaby