Protect Ontario's air, land, water, species at risk and their habitats.
Join our team as an Environmental Compliance Officer and play a crucial role in protecting Ontario's environment. You'll conduct inspections, collect samples, and ensure compliance with environmental laws. Your work will help safeguard public health and the natural world. Make a difference with us!
After comprehensive training and achieving your designation as a Provincial Officer, you will:
- Conduct detailed inspections on your own, check if rules are followed, and write reports for different programs.
- Respond to environmental incidents, follow up to ensure rules are followed, and report on possible environmental impacts.
- Find, study, and solve complex environmental problems, including when the causes aren't clear.
- Give authoritative advice on environmental laws.
- Suggest fixes or legal actions and make sure compliance programs are followed.
- Testify in court and issue official orders.
- Maintain good communication with relevant parties, the public, and clients.
Learn more about the important work of Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
- The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G driver's license or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional on the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver's license before being hired.
- You can interpret and apply environmental legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines and quality standards to assess and promote regulatory compliance.
- You have knowledge of environmental sciences, technology and protection including:
o Pollution sources and controls for stationary and mobile sources
o Spills contamination impacts and clean-up responsibilities
o Water treatment processes (drinking water and wastewater)
o Actions required to address adverse water quality incidents
o Sample collection and field measurement equipment and techniques
o Indicators of impacts to human health, flora/fauna and the natural environment
- You can evaluate situations, assess non-compliance risks, interpret and enforce regulatory requirements.
- You can recommend corrective measures and influence others to adopt specific actions.
- You can identify and take appropriate action in response to issues.
- You can foster open and constructive dialogue to proactively address and defuse potential conflicts.
- You can use your communication skills, both oral and written, to explain complex information, maintain documentation, and use computer software.
- You have experience building relationships and providing professional guidance to diverse clients.
- You maintain integrity by aligning your actions with organizational values.
- You can monitor and evaluate your work quality against policies and standards.
- You can work unsupervised in the field, under pressure and manage stress.
- You can maintain impartiality and awareness of your impact on others.
If you have the mandatory requirements and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that not everyone may have every qualification in this job ad. You just might be the right candidate!
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
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diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
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accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) aims to be the top employer for talented professionals. In our positive and inclusive work environment we offer:
- a defined benefit lifetime pension plan
- parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
- comprehensive health plan
- life and disability insurance
- flexible work arrangements
- collegial and professional work culture
- career growth and development opportunities across many business areas
- on-the-job training to aid your success in the role
