About the role:

Reporting to the Senior Lead, Environment, the Projects Lead, Environment is responsible for ensuring the environmental aspects of all projects are being met and achieve environmental compliance. This site-based role will focus on the review and understanding of conditions associated with all projects and ensuring those conditions are successfully implemented at Fording River Operations.

To be successful, we are looking for a self-motivated team player with excellent leadership, consultation, and facilitation abilities; someone with the ability to manage challenging priorities and can move processes forward. This person will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across all levels of multidisciplinary teams. This role presents a diverse range of challenges across multiple subject areas and requires a critical thinker with exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills. Lastly, you will be a process-oriented individual with strong organizational and time management skills.

Join us in the breathtaking Elk Valley of British Columbia. Here you will find outdoor adventures at your fingertips. Whether it's biking and skiing, or the laid- back atmosphere of fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone! Working a compressed work week with alternating Fridays off, come experience what work life balance is all about!

Benefits:

• Extended Health Benefits
• Health Spending Account
• Vacation Allotment

In this role you will:

• Participate in and adhere to health and safety programs and policies
• Review and provide input on project designs, applications, and draft authorizations
• Collaborate closely with other teams and departments to influence cost effective, operationally ready projects
• Support the development and review of Environmental Protection Plans, Construction and Environmental Monitoring Plans, and Care of Water Plans
• Conduct individual project specific Effectiveness Reviews to proactively identify areas needing improvement
• Support reclamation planning and construction activities and closure planning work
• Support on site regulatory inspections and follow-up reporting and communications
• Collaboratively work with other groups and departments to create a consistent approach to support construction planning, execution, and post construction activities for projects with environmental involvement

Requirements:

• Degree or diploma in Engineering or Science in an environmental related field is preferred
• Hold, or have the ability to gain a professional designation and meet the BC provincial requirements of a qualified professional for applicable programs is an asset
• Minimum five years' experience providing technical direction on environmental risks and effective project evaluations associated with resource management
• Technical knowledge of federal and provincial compliance practices and regulations related to water and air quality, waste management, spill response, wildlife, fisheries and remediation
• Excellent project management experience with a track record that includes management and technical direction of multiple projects and budgets
• Valid Class 5 Driver's License or equivalent

Salary: $101,400 CAD / year

The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.

To all applicants, your interest and effort are sincerely appreciated. While we thank everyone for their application, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a pre-employment drug screen and three professional references.

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