Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management

Role Overview

• The Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management provides the strategic direction, planning, and organizational leadership for the Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management Department at the BCER.
• Responsible for setting strategic direction, driving program delivery, and ensuring the effective stewardship of environmental, subsurface, and heritage resources in support of the BCER’s regulatory mandate.
• Leads multidisciplinary professional teams and ensures departments have the appropriate technical expertise, governance frameworks, and capacity to meet current and emerging regulatory requirements.
• Represents the BCER with senior external partners and provides trusted advice to executives, the Commissioner, and the Board of Directors.

Requirements

• Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a related field, such as Science, Engineering, Geoscience, Environmental or Resource Management, and at least ten years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior leadership or management role in a related technical or regulatory field.
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic leadership in complex, technical, and regulatory environments.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining effective working relationships with senior leaders across industry, government, Indigenous Nations, and stakeholder organizations.
• Demonstrated experience interpreting and applying legislation, regulations, and policy frameworks in a regulatory context.
• Demonstrated experience navigating complex, sensitive, and contentious issues, including negotiation, conflict resolution, mediation, and issues management.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing industry standards, regulatory frameworks, policy, and/or regulations.
• Demonstrated experience leading or participating in collaborative, multi-stakeholder working groups within the energy sector.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing multidisciplinary professional teams, including workforce planning and succession management.
• Demonstrated experience applying high level decision making across policy, legislative, and operational contexts.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and managing risk, assessing options, and providing sound, defensible recommendations.

Benefits

• The BCER operates under a Hybrid Office Model whereby employees work from both a home office and a designated BCER office location.
• The BCER is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code. The BCER is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for the removal of barriers for qualified individuals.