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Senior Environmental Coordinator (Contaminated Sites Specialist)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 16
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00
What you'll do
The successful candidate must bring a solid understanding of and experience with the relevant legislation, guidelines and
current practices for contaminated sites management. Experience with spill preparedness and response and hazardous
waste management also an asset.
- Provides expert environmental technical and regulatory advice within BC Hydro and liaises internally and externally with
other environmental specialists and regulatory agencies in the areas of contaminated sites and spill mitigation.
- Develops cost estimates and terms of reference for contaminated site and other pollution prevention projects and
programs. Manages consultants and contractors to execute such work including cost control, scheduling, contract
management, coordination of quality assurance and peer review, monthly tracking of invoices, progress, forecasts,
variances, reporting and deliverables.
- Researches the environmental and regulatory components of pollution related issues and independently formulates
innovative approaches in the development of techniques, procedures and programs in order to solve the most complex,
unusual or difficult environmental problems considering operational and/or project specifics.
- Provides subject matter expertise input into the development of internal and external environmental training materials.
- Provides work and project leadership to consultants, junior environmental specialist, and works with peer technical staff to
solve complex pollution prevention/waste management issues.
- May assign portions of work to other environmental staff, consultants or other support staff, and direct and check work.
- Works independently in the technical specialty.
- The successful candidate will develop and foster strong, effective relationships with regulatory agencies and key non-
governmental or stakeholder organizations.
What you bring
- A relevant university degree or post-graduate degree in the areas of geosciences, professional engineering, agrology,
environmental sciences or other relevant discipline.
- The successful candidate must have the appropriate professional designation in British Columbia (e.g., P.Ag, P.Eng, P.
Geo.). Due to the technical nature of the work, this is a requirement of the position under the Professional Governance Act
of BC.
- A minimum of 8 years of directly related experience in contaminated site management in BC.
- An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.
