Executive Director, Labour Relations and Occupational Health and Safety

Apply now »

Posting Date: Oct 10, 2025

Location: Edmonton, AB

Company: Government of Alberta

Job Information

Job Title:                     Executive Director, Labour Relations & Occupational Health and Safety  

Requisition ID:            76097

Ministry:                      Public Service Commission  

Location:                     Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:        Full Time

Hours of Work:            36.25

Regular/Temporary:    Regular

Scope:                        Open

Closing Date:              October 24, 2025

Classification:             Executive Manager 1

 

 

About Us

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. For more information, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/about-the-alberta-public-service

 

As a key central agency, the Public Service Commission (PSC) is responsible for leading the development of policies and programs that ensure Alberta has a professional, non-partisan, and engaged public service that proudly serves 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 more information about the PSC, visit our website an www.alberta.ca/public-service-commission.aspx

 

 

Role

Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour Relations Policy and Programs (LRPP), the Executive Director, Labour Relations & Occupational Health and Safety (LR&OHS) provides strategic direction and oversight for the development, implementation and coordination of corporate LR, Employee Relations (ER), and OHS policies, directives, programs and initiatives in unionized and non-unionized work environments across the Alberta Public Service (APS).

 

The Executive Director role is accountable for overseeing the following LR&OHS Branch priorities:

  • Setting the corporate employer direction for LR and ER policy and program development, in alignment with legislative requirements and legal precedent.
  • Leading Collective Bargaining and Essential Services Agreement negotiations on behalf of the employer and ensuring there are comprehensive contingency plans in place at a corporate level in the event of illegal or legal job action.
  • Ensuring employer’s interests are well represented and strategically positioned on behalf of the Crown in various forums including arbitration and quasi-judicial proceedings.
  • Ensuring completion of workforce investigations in relation to the Respectful Workplace Policy and employer-initiated investigations are comprehensive, impartial, timely and in alignment with principles of natural justice and procedural fairness.
  • Overseeing the provision of expert LR and OHS advisory services to client departments and the internal client department divisions Strategic Services and Public Agency Secretariat (SSPAS) and Client Service Delivery (CSD) on complex and escalated matters. 
  • Ensuring the Government of Alberta (GoA) OHS policy and program is in alignment with current legislation, standards and industry best practices.

 

The Executive Director, LR&OHS mentors and guides a team of senior management, specialists and administrative staff to deliver upon key LR & OHS branch priorities and organizational objectives.

 

 

Qualifications:

Your background includes extensive related senior management experience in human resources and labour relations, with proven strengths in leadership, organization capacity building, and stakeholder engagement. You bring demonstrated experience in strategic policy development, negotiations, collective bargaining, investigations, OHS program development and implementation, and varying dispute resolution forums.

 

Broad knowledge of strategic human resource management practices, employment legislation, regulations and policies, understanding of the labour and employment, economic and political environment as well as understanding of evidence-based government decision making will also be essential. You also have a track record of working collaboratively with senior executive leadership and union representatives enabling progressive workplace environments and ensuring occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation and guidelines are implemented. Your exceptional communication skills, commitment to mentoring high-performing teams, ability to build relationships, combined with your expertise in navigating complex high-stakes negotiations, within unionized contexts will support your success in this role.

A related post-secondary degree or equivalent education and experience will be considered.

 

Salary

This Executive Director position offers a biweekly salary range of $5,234.94 – $6,879.68. 

 

Depending on candidate qualifications a salary modifier may be applicable. Modifiers are temporary in nature and subject to annual review.

 

 

Notes

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. 

 

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

 

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.  Search Profile

 

How to Apply

Click on the “Apply Now” button.

 

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/navigating-online-jobs-application.aspx to learn more about creating a candidate profile and other tips for the Government of Alberta’s online application system.

 

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system, click here to access the main log in page where you are able to ‘Create an account’, reset your password (‘Forgot your password’) or ‘Sign In’ should you already have an account.

 

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

 

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-jobs.aspx

 

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.  

 

Resources for applicants:

https://www.alberta.ca/apply-for-jobs-with-the-alberta-public-service.aspx

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-hiring-process.aspx

https://alis.alberta.ca/look-for-work/

 

 

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.  

 

 

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

 

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

 

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Executive Search at psc.executivesearchservices@gov.ab.ca.

 

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check http://www.jobs.alberta.ca for a listing of current career opportunities with the Government of Alberta.