Competition Number:

26.10.242

Category:

Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)

Salary:

$117,979 to $159,492 per annum

Closing Date:

October 25, 2026

MacEwan University is seeking a Director, Health, Safety and Workplace for a full-time continuing opportunity with our Health, Safety and Environment department.

Are you a visionary health, safety, and environmental leader who is passionate about building a culture where people can learn, work, and thrive safely? We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Director, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) to provide institution-wide leadership for health, safety, environmental, and biosafety programs.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Campus Safety and Security, you will shape and advance the University's vision for health, safety, and environmental stewardship by strengthening governance, accountability, compliance, and risk management frameworks across a diverse and dynamic academic environment. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, guiding the institution through emerging risks, regulatory requirements, and opportunities to enhance organizational performance and sustainability.

In this influential role, you will lead a multidisciplinary HSE team and drive initiatives that foster shared responsibility, leadership accountability, and the integration of HSE principles into strategic planning, operations, research, and decision-making. Through strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, you will champion a proactive, risk-informed approach that supports the University's commitment to safe, healthy, compliant, and sustainable learning and working environments.

Key responsibilities include:





Providing strategic leadership for the University’s health, safety, environmental, and biosafety (HSE) programs, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, divisional goals, and the University’s strategic direction;

Championing a culture of health, safety, environmental stewardship, and shared accountability by embedding HSE principles into academic, research, administrative, and operational activities across the University;

Establishing and maintaining governance frameworks, policies, standards, controls, and performance measures that promote accountability, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and continuous improvement;

Providing expert strategic advice and recommendations to senior leadership on emerging risks, legislative and regulatory developments, institutional priorities, and opportunities to strengthen HSE performance and risk management practices;

Overseeing institutional compliance with applicable federal and provincial legislation, regulations, permits, licenses, standards, and reporting requirements, ensuring effective systems, processes, controls, and assurance mechanisms are in place;

Serving as the University’s designated authority for regulated biosafety and pathogen-related activities, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, permits, licenses, and regulatory reporting requirements;

Leading the identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring,



and reporting of health, safety, environmental, and biosafety risks to protect people, property, research activities, and the environment;

Overseeing significant incidents, investigations, inspections, audits, regulatory matters, and corrective action programs, ensuring root causes are addressed and organizational learning is achieved;

Monitoring HSE performance by analyzing key performance indicators, incident trends, audit findings, compliance outcomes, stakeholder feedback, organizational risk data, and other relevant insights;

Leveraging data, technology, and continuous improvement methodologies to strengthen HSE programs, optimize service delivery, enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of HSE services, and drive strategic improvements;

Representing the University with regulatory agencies, government bodies, auditors, professional associations, and external stakeholders, fostering positive relationships and supporting organizational credibility and compliance;

Overseeing institutional HSE communications and engagement strategies to ensure messaging is clear, consistent, timely, and aligned with regulatory requirements and organizational priorities;

Providing regular reports and strategic recommendations to senior leadership regarding HSE risks, compliance status, program effectiveness, and progress toward departmental and institutional objectives; and

Exercising delegated authority to address serious or imminent HSE risks, including directing corrective actions, restricting activities, or recommending the suspension of work to protect the health and safety of the University community and the environment.

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📌 Director, Health, Safety and Environment (Edmonton)
🏢 MacEwan University
📍 Edmonton