Manager, Workplace Health and Safety

• Title: Manager, Workplace Health and Safety
• Department: Human Resources
• Community: Iqaluit
• Requisition Number: 314
• Type of Employment: Indeterminate
• Salary range: $145,539 to $165,156 per year, 37.5 hours/week
• Northern Allowance: $16,328 per year
• Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is Available
• Union Status: Excluded
• Closing date: January 30, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time

Reporting to the Director, Wellness (Director), the Manager, Workplace Health and Safety (Manager) will lead the development, execution and institutionalization of the Government of Nunavut’s (GN) Health and Safety functions, goals, programs, initiatives, policies and training. Mandate includes Health and Safety support for Government departments. The Manager ensures GN compliance with health and safety legislation, policies, collective agreements, labour arbitration cases, relevant precedents, while integrating Inuit Societal Values.

The position impacts all GN work locations and employees by establishing standards, policies, practices, and by designing, delivering, communicating, monitoring and enforcing all components of the health and safety mandate.