Health and Safety Consultant, Government and Public Safety

Health & Safety Consultant, Government & Public Safety (Contract)

(Regions: North GTA, Barrie, and Orillia)

Contract, Full-Time | Non-Bargaining | Contract Period Until July 31, 2027

Applications will be accepted until September 23, 2026

Why Join PSHSA?

At PSHSA, you’ll have the opportunity to lead meaningful work that directly improves the health and safety of Ontario’s workplaces. We are a mission-driven organization guided by our i-CARE values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect & Integrity, and Excellence. As we look Beyond the Horizon, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking team that embraces continuous improvement, bold ideas, and digital innovation to protect and empower workers across the province.

We are a remote-first organization with a flexible work environment that supports balance, autonomy, and collaboration. Our teams are based across Ontario and stay connected through modern tools, strong values, and a shared purpose.

Your Opportunity to Shape What’s Next

Reporting to the Interim Manager, Government and Public Safety, the Health and Safety Consultant, provides health and safety training, support, guidance, and advice to all workplace parties within the specific sector in the Province of Ontario. This position develops proactive initiatives and strategies to foster health and safety as a core business value among clients.

In this position, you will be responsible for ongoing client engagement, building client relationships to help them improve health and safety outcomes, and to position PSHSA as a leader in delivery of client focused solutions.

How You’ll Make an Impact


Relationship Management
  • Initiates, fosters, maintains and develops relationships with the sector (worker, employer union, key partners and associations)
  • Regularly identifies partnership opportunities and makes appropriate referrals.
  • Develops and maintains collaborative working relationships with colleagues, external clients’ associations, and key partners to advance PSHSA’s objectives.
  • Identify and develop consulting relationship with sector association and networking groups to advance knowledge/awareness of OHS/PSHSA and promotes the benefits of implementing health and safety initiatives; provides best practice examples, which have incorporated health and safety programs into their existing processes.

Client Engagement
  • Proactively and reactively analyzes customer needs and concerns by researching the client’s history through a variety of mediums (i.e., Websites, firm profiles, applicable legislation and other informal sources) and applies health and safety expertise to improve their current program(s).
  • Develop and coordinate training schedule to meet needs.
  • Promotes the benefits of implementing health and safety initiatives; utilizes internal consulting processes to support and direct clients with the development of customized health and safety programs to be incorporated into their existing organizational structure.
  • Prepares and presents effective proposals as part of the sales/consulting presentation to sector clients to illustrate the benefits of using PSHSA products and services to improve workplace health and safety.
  • Seeks opportunities for revenue generation through selling/up-selling

Operational / Subject Matter Expertise
  • Provides health and safety consulting services and or liaises with other PSHSA consultants to provide consulting services to assist clients with the reduction of workplace hazards and the elimination of workplace injuries and illnesses.
  • Provides on-site private and public health and safety training and facilitation services to clients to increase workplace health and safety awareness.
  • Assist in the development, review, and implementation of PSHSA products, programs and services.
  • Collaborates internally with Client Acquisition, Workplace Wellbeing, Marketing and Multi-channel Delivery to identify, develop and deliver strategies to meet market needs.
  • Translates and applies Occupational Health and Safety Act legislation into practical and required application within the environment.
  • Proactively responds to client information requests promptly and accurately, serving as a resource for information and services; maintains records of all activities.
  • Collaboratively researches and stays abreast of common health and safety trends within the sector.

Your Strengths and Expertise

  • A university degree or equivalent education and experience.
  • Post-secondary completion of a health and safety program.
  • Designation(s) in health and safety or related disciplines (e.g., CRSP, CCPE ROH) preferred
  • Minimum 5 years of related job experience
  • Knowledgeable in health and safety legislation, auditing, health and safety management systems.
  • Significant experience in consulting, managing a client base, building relationships and achieving targets and objectives.
  • An excellent facilitator, knowledgeable about adult learning principles and capable of delivering training sessions at all levels.
  • Able to manage and prioritize a variety of projects simultaneously.
  • Works well independently and collaborative within a team.
  • Able to work with a variety of software, including Microsoft Office, Excel and Customer Relationship Management systems.

Details of the Role

Status: Contract, Full-time


Hours of Work: 37.5 hours/week


Location: Remote in Ontario, Canada


Bargaining Unit Position: No


Travel Required: Yes


Salary Range: Starting at $90,487 - $104,245 per year


Application Details

We are looking for individuals that are passionate about health and safety and share our i-CARE values: Innovation. Collaboration. Accountability. Respect & Integrity. Excellence. Feel like you have some of the requirements but not all? We encourage you to apply even if your experience does not match every requirement.

Please visit our Career Centre to apply!

While we sincerely appreciate all applications and your interest in PSHSA, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. PSHSA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. PSHSA will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.


Position Context :
Vacancy

AI Use in Recruitment : PSHSA may use artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support administrative aspects of the recruitment process, such as interview note-taking.

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