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Edmonton Convention Centre

For more than 40 years, the Edmonton Convention Centre (ECC) has been one of the places where Edmonton comes together. Built into the North Saskatchewan River valley in the heart of downtown, ECC is the city’s largest gathering space and home to an ever-changing calendar of conventions, conferences, festivals, concerts, and community celebrations. On any given day, that can mean welcoming thousands of anime fans for Animethon, preparing a concert hall for artists like The Trews and Shawn Desman, hosting wildlife professionals from around the world, or serving innovative cuisine and creating unforgettable experiences for guests from across the city and around the world.

Making all of that possible is a highly skilled team with expertise in every part of the venue. Award-winning chefs, event professionals, building operators, guest experience and security teams, sales professionals and many others work behind the scenes and on the front lines to bring each event to life. Their talent, care, and attention to detail help make ECC a leading destination and shape how people experience Edmonton.

In 2025, ECC hosted 345 events, welcomed more than 302,000 guests and generated $58 million in total economic impact for Edmonton. Working here means seeing the impact of your work unfold around you while helping support local businesses, hospitality jobs, Edmonton’s visitor economy, and the experiences that make this city a great place to visit and to call home.

The Opportunity

Join a dynamic and operations-focused team as the Health & Safety Manager supporting the Edmonton Convention Centre at Explore Edmonton, where you will play a key role in ensuring one of Canada’s premier event venues operates safely for employees, guests, contractors, and partners.

Reporting to the Director, Facilities & Engineering, you will provide leadership for the Edmonton Convention Centre’s health and safety program. You will oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and systems that ensure compliance with Alberta Occupational Health & Safety legislation and applicable regulatory standards.

In this role, you will serve as the venue’s subject matter expert on occupational health and safety, supporting operational teams with risk management, regulatory compliance, contractor safety, incident investigation, and emergency preparedness. You will also play an important role in strengthening a proactive safety culture across the organization.

This position may require occasional evening or weekend work in support of major events or urgent operational matters.

As the successful candidate you will:

• Provide oversight of health and safety programs across the Edmonton Convention Centre
• Develop and maintain safety policies, procedures, and safe work practices across departments.
• Ensure compliance with Alberta Occupational Health & Safety legislation and applicable regulations.
• Lead safety certification programs such as COR, ISO, or equivalent frameworks, ensuring audit readiness.
• Conduct regular inspections and safety audits to identify hazards and mitigate risk.
• Monitor contractor and exhibitor activities to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Investigate incidents, injuries, and near-misses using root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Track safety trends and recommend improvements to strengthen overall safety performance.
• Deliver safety training, orientations, and toolbox talks to employees and contractors.
• Provide guidance to managers and supervisors on safe work practices and legislative responsibilities.
• Support WCB case management and return-to-work coordination in collaboration with HR.
• Act as the primary liaison with regulatory authorities and inspectors on safety matters.
• Provide risk-based insights to support operational planning and major event operations.

What You Will Bring

• Post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional safety certification such as CRSP, CHSC, NCSO, or similar designation is considered an asset.
• Minimum five years of health and safety experience, ideally within a complex operational environment
• Experience managing contractor or vendor safety programs.
• Strong knowledge of Alberta Occupational Health & Safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct risk assessments, incident investigations, and root cause analysis.
• Experience developing and implementing safety programs and emergency response procedures.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills when working with staff, contractors, and regulators.
• Experience working in or alongside unionized environments is considered an asset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and safety reporting systems.
• Sound professional judgment, integrity, and attention to detail.

Why Join Explore Edmonton

At Explore Edmonton, our work helps create exceptional experiences for visitors while enriching the quality of life for residents and contributing to the city's economic prosperity. Guided by our values and driven by collaboration, every role plays a part in shaping Edmonton's visitor economy.

We also provide:

• Flexible benefits including health, dental, vision care
• Health Care Spending Account
• Mental Health-On-Demand with access to certified experts for $100/session
• EDI Flex Days to celebrate what is important to you outside of standard statutory holidays
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday
• RRSP matching program
• Paid Vacation, sick days, personal days
• Recognition and annual salary review programs
• Regular company-wide engagement opportunities
• Educational assistance for employees who wish to pursue job-performance enhancing education
• Employee perks and discounts, including (but not limited to) discounted City of Edmonton transit passes, preferred rates at City of Edmonton recreation centres and gyms, discounted tickets for select events, Perkopolis, and more.

Working at Explore Edmonton

We offer a collaborative and dynamic work environment where you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the operation, safety, and reliability of one of Edmonton’s premier venues. This is a hands-on leadership role that includes a mix of office and facility-based work, with flexibility required to support venue operations, including occasional evenings, weekends, and on-call needs.