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Senior Lead, Environmental Compliance
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada, Kimberley, BC
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Role OverviewReporting to the Manager, Environment and Regulatory Strategy, the Senior Lead, Environmental Compliance will be responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and implementing a variety of environmental management systems for the stewardship of numerous closed mine sites across Teck's Legacy Properties in Canada.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic, experienced environment professional with strong technical skills, proven leadership skills, demonstrated abilities to meaningfully contribute to hard-working multidisciplinary teams, and a record of safe and successful project execution.
This position can be based out of Kimberley or Vancouver BC with travel across Canada as required.
Key Responsibilities- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety, environmental and social rules and procedures
- Supervise and mentor Environment Leads, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.
- Identify environmental compliance obligations, determine and implement actions, monitor compliance, and conduct timely and accurate reporting to regulators.
- Track performance against compliance obligations, evaluate and report the effectiveness of monitoring and management plans.
- Respond to environmental non-compliances, lead investigations, and drive continuous improvement through follow-up actions.
- Review and interpret monitoring data, identify and evaluate potential issues, and develop, assess, and implement effective control measures to address identified concerns.
- Oversee ongoing environmental data collection initiatives and lead internal systems for accurate and efficient data handling.
- Support environmental aspects of emergency response planning and execution.
- Develop and implement environmental procedures, management plans (e.g., waste and materials, sediment and erosion, spill prevention and response plans) and standard operating procedures in alignment with Teck and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate closely with site teams to develop or improve controls that address environment compliance obligations and risks
- Provide oversight, maintenance and continuous improvement of Teck's Environmental Management System (SiteLine) for tracking compliance obligations.
- Participate in internal environmental assurance audit programs and support site teams in continuous improvement through follow-up actions.
- Develop and manage budgets, schedules, and consultant contracts related to compliance monitoring and environmental studies.
Qualifications- Degree in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geochemistry or environmental-related field. A post-graduate degree is an asset.
- Professional accreditation in BC, such as RPBio, P.Ag., P.Geo., or immediate eligibility to attain, is a requirement.
- Minimum ten years' experience in environmental management compliance, environmental monitoring and data evaluation, or related roles
- Demonstrated experience with regulatory compliance and data management.
- Strong decision-making abilities with a proven capacity for practical problem solving.
- Technical knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, and effective industry practices is an asset.
- Leadership and mentoring skills.
Pay Range: CAD $122,000 - $150,000 per year
The actual amount offered is determined based on the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.
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Requisition ID: 54344 | Job Category: Environment & Sustainability | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Location: Vancouver, Kimberley | Workplace Type: #LI - Hybrid
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Posting Start Date: 7/28/26
Job Category: Environment & Sustainability
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Career Status: Experienced
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Job Category: Environment & Sustainability
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Career Status: Experienced
Workplace Type:
