Talent Assessment Specialist

Job requisition number

039715

Job location

Richmond

Full-time / part-time

Full-time

Expected Salary Range

Salary is determined based on the candidate's qualifications and market conditions for the role.

Posting period

From 11/14/2025 to 12/05/2025

Overview

Are you passionate about talent assessment and development? Do you want to lead in the design and deployment of pre-employment and talent assessments? We are looking for a Talent Assessment Specialist to provide advice, direction, as well as support on talent assessment design and implementation.

In this role, you'll lead WorkSafeBC in the design and deployment of pre-employment and talent assessments across the organization. The Talent Assessment Specialist will partner with testing vendors and clients to design and implement innovative assessments that help identify top talent for various roles. The incumbent plays a key role as a leader and will utilize their subject matter expertise to influence decision-making, representing the organization's character, leadership and organizational values, and applying a proactive, creative, collaborative approach to finding business and people solutions.

This job requires discretion and tact in handling confidential and sensitive management information relating to WorkSafeBC's operations and regulations.

How you'll make a difference: You'll build and empower teams that serve workers and employers across B.C.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you will work primarily from our Richmond office, with some flexibility in working from your home in B.C.

What you'll do

• Consult and advise on the identification and best practice of appropriate pre-employment, leadership, and talent development assessments.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to identify the appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities to be assessed for a given role.
• Along with the implementation of assessments, conduct analysis and generate reports that highlight the predictive validity, reliability, and return on investment of assessments utilized.
• Work with the talent team to leverage talent assessments in leadership development and contribute to the creation of personal development plans.
• Consistently model the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Work as an effective member of the management team and acts as a subject matter expert on matters related to talent assessment; identifies issues for resolution and provides ongoing advice, expertise and decision-making support on talent development matters; liaise with other staff and managers in the department and/or division.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of policies, procedures, guidelines, programs and systems in area of responsibility, acts on opportunities for continuous improvement, and provides consistent and clear guidance and recommendations.
• Lead the pre-employment assessment design and implementation process
• Manage the design and implementation of the talent development assessment process

Your background and experience

• A master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources or related discipline
• A minimum of five (5) years of related experience supporting pre-employment testing, organizational development, or talent development preferably within a large complex organization

An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must confirm you are legally entitled to work in Canada and consent to a criminal record check.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work — and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire.
• 4 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service.
• Extensive health care and dental benefits.
• YourChoice Benefit Program.
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more).

Salary: $108,994 - $132,428/annually

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.
• Cover letters are appreciated but not mandatory.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.