OHS Consultant

• *Job Information**

Job Title: OHS Consultant

Job Requisition ID: 81424

Ministry: Public Service Commission

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full-Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Temporary

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: April 2, 2026

Classification: Human Relations 2

Salary: $3,028.16 to $4,152.58 bi-weekly ($79,034.98 - $108,382.34/year)

The Public Service Commission (PSC) provides human resources (HR) services to the Government of Alberta (GOA). It leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies and programs that ensure Alberta has a professional, non-partisan, diverse, inclusive public service that proudly service Albertans. This is achieved by providing expert advice, strategic leadership, and stewardship as well as developing and delivering innovative supports and services to Alberta Public Service (APS) employees.

For further information about PSC, see our website at https://www.alberta.ca/public-service-commission.aspx

• Role Responsibilities*

Are you passionate about creating safer, healthier workplaces? Do you thrive on building relationships, solving problems collaboratively, and supporting leaders through meaningful OHS initiatives? If so, this role offers an opportunity to influence safety culture across a diverse range of Government of Alberta (GOA) workplaces.

As an Occupational Health & Safety Consultant (OHSC), you’ll apply your technical expertise and strategic thinking to help ministries strengthen their safety programs, reduce harm, and support employee wellbeing. You’ll join a knowledgeable, collaborative OHS community where learning, professional growth, and cross‑ministry teamwork are at the core of how we operate.

• *What You Will Do**

In this role, reporting to an OHS Team Lead, you will provide comprehensive occupational health and safety consulting services to support ministries in creating safe, healthy, and compliant workplaces. Your key responsibilities include:

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the GOA OHS Program and provide expert interpretation of OHS legislation, standards, policies, and directives.
• Lead or support hazard assessments, written practices and procedures, workplace inspections, and broader risk management activities.
• Conduct or support investigations into serious and potentially serious incidents, ensure high quality incident reporting, and provide guidance on incident management and WCB related processes.
• Work with emergency response teams, including readiness support during Fire Season.
• Collect and analyze OHS data to identify trends, develop performance measures, and recommend actions to improve safety outcomes.
• Support Health & Safety Committees and participate in OHS community groups involved in program updates and implementation.
• Assist with the development and rollout of OHS procedures and practices aligned with legislative requirements.
• Provide coaching, training, and subject matter expertise to leaders and employees on their OHS responsibilities, including psychological health and safety, wellness, Duty to Accommodate, and Return to Work processes.
• *Why This Role Is Unique**

As part of the GOA’s OHS Community, you’ll have opportunities to:

• Refine and expand your technical OHS skills.
• Influence enterprise wide OHS Program revisions and implementation.
• Support diverse workplaces from office environments to specialized operational sites.
• Collaborate with HR professionals in areas like wellness, policy development, training, data analysis, and organizational effectiveness.
• Build leadership capability by guiding clients toward proactive, prevention focused safety practices.
• Receive strong support for your professional and leadership growth within a collaborative HR team and engaged OHS Community

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

• *APS Competencies**

Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom\_downloaded\_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf .

• Systems Thinking: Takes a long-term view towards organization’s objectives and how to achieve them. Anticipates outcomes and potential impacts, seeks stakeholder perspectives.
• Agility: Proactively incorporates change into processes and is aware of and adapts to changing priorities.
• Drive for Result: Works