Environmental Technologist

Classification: Grid 24, BCGEU Membership

Office Location: Fort St John

Salary: $76,313.27 – $86,898.73 – Permanent Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work week.
An additional 20.75% Job Family Market Multiplier will be added to the posted salary. 
An additional 3% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for northern location.

About the Job:               
The Environmental Technologist (Technologist) provides technical expertise and coordination to support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of restoration activities for sites under the Orphan Site Reclamation Fund (OSRF), serving to mitigate financial and environmental risks associated with orphaned sites in British Columbia, and returning ecological productivity from previous disturbances. 

The Technologist coordinates technical aspects of the assessment, remediation and reclamation for orphan site treatment and closure. This includes developing site management plans that meet land use objectives and guides external contractors in programs that support long-term success.

The Technologist is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of technical plans and prescriptions for reclamation programs, including terrestrial and aquatic habitat restoration, while also building relationships with key partners, such as landowners, First Nations, and industry. The Technologist helps to implement the annual workplan through collaboration and technical input, and provides scope monitoring and technical field support to the Environmental Advisor in the delivery of site assessment and remediation programs. 

Organization Chart: 
Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer
          Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship
                    Vice President, Energy Development, Restoration & Sustainability
                              Executive Director, Orphans & Restoration
                                        Director, Orphan Restoration
                                                  Manager, Restoration & Lands
                                                            Advisor, Reclamation & Ecology 
                                                                      Environmental Technologist

Provide subject matter expertise, guidance and support for the planning and delivery of orphan reclamation programs, including the implementation of site programs and field monitoring to evaluate reclamation success.

Develop annual investigation, remediation, and reclamation plans and reports, and contribute to the development of the overall annual orphan work plan.

Monitor budget, schedule, and technical components of closure activities, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and efficiency. 

Collaborate with members of the Orphans & Restoration team in the development and oversight of efficient, large-scale closure and reclamation programs, ensuring contractors adhere to approved work plans and standards.

Provide analysis of orphan site conditions and develop recommendations for reclamation program needs.

Provide consultant field support, program scope verification audits, and landowner engagement including issue management and resolution, technical evaluations, and the integration of landowner requests into technically sound reclamation prescriptions.

Maintain up to date knowledge of current reclamation research, ecological restoration practices, and relevant technologies to support innovation and knowledge sharing within the team. 

Ensure the inventory of orphan sites are reviewed to identify scope of work requirements as they become ready for program delivery.

Coordinate future supply needs related to seed and planting feedstock, as well as resourcing requirements for project delivery.

Manages a variety of environmental data, research, and monitoring results to inform the reclamation treatment of orphan sites.

Provide information in response to external inquiries through engagement with industry, professionals, First Nations, members of the public, government agencies, and research organizations and academia.

Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Education:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a relevant field such as Engineering, Environmental Science, Biology, or Forestry, and at least three years of related experience.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered. 

Experience:
Demonstrated experience in the evaluation, development, field and technical execution of upstream oil and gas reclamation programs.

Demonstrated experience in stakeholder relations and building relationships.

Demonstrated experience with project management principles and tools.

Demonstrated experience leading or participating in, facilitations and conflict resolution with affected stakeholders. 

Demonstrated experience working with and interpreting applicable environmental regulations, legislation and policy related to the energy sector and First Nations interests.

Demonstrated experience applying knowledge of current economic, socio-political and public affairs issues facing the oil and gas industry.

Demonstrated experience developing procedural manuals and supporting documentation.

Demonstrated experience applying technical knowledge related to cumulative effects, restoration and reclamation of industrial disturbances, First Nations environmental concerns in BC context is preferred.

Demonstrated experience with report writing and maintaining information databases.

Demonstrated experience using financial theory and principles for project budgeting and cost estimations.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements: 
Will be required to drive on low-grade roads, and work in challenging field conditions (which may include isolated areas, carrying equipment, and walking long distances over uneven terrain).

Key Competencies:
Building Strategic Alliances
The ability to incorporate knowledge and skills to engage in internal and external stakeholder analysis and to negotiate agreements and alliances based on a full understanding of power and politics.

Conflict Management
The ability to effectively identify, address, and work to resolve conflicts within the organization or externally. It involves managing risks, fostering positive working relationships, and promoting a collaborative and productive work environment.

Empowering Others
The ability to encourage and recognize others, support their professional development, and manage work assignments through effective delegation with the appropriate level of autonomy. It involves sharing responsibility to foster commitment and ownership, enabling individuals and groups to participate and contribute at high levels, be creative and innovative, take sound risks, and demonstrate individual leadership.

Flexibility and Adaptability
The ability and willingness to adjust to diverse situations and work effectively with a variety of individuals or groups. It involves understanding and appreciating different and opposing perspectives, adapting one’s approach as situations change, and accepting changes within one’s work. It also encompasses reacting positively to change and cooperating readily with revised methods and priorities in a changing work environment. 

 

If you are interested in applying for this role and meet the minimum selection criteria, please select “Apply Now” and submit your application prior to the closing date. Applicants should review the education and experience listed in the job requisition and clearly articulate how their work experience and skills are aligned with the requirements. Please note, applicants will only be contacted if they are selected to proceed further in the process. An eligibility list with a duration of 6 months may be established.

About the BC Energy Regulator: 

The BC Energy Regulator (BCER) is the Province of B.C.’s life-cycle energy resources regulator. The BCER is a Crown agency with a mandate to ensure energy resource activities are undertaken in a manner that: protects public safety and the environment, supports reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the transition to low-carbon energy, conserves energy resources and fosters a sound economy and social well-being. 

As a cost recoverable, values driven organization, we prioritize safety, stewardship and Indigenous interests throughout the full project lifecycle – from exploration to reclamation – and support the transition to clean energy. The BCER is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, honouring the Provincial commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action. Through fostering respectful and collaborative relationships with Indigenous partners and stakeholders, the BCER delivers on Government’s priorities. 

The BCER has an innovative forward-thinking workplace that demonstrates our core values. Through continuous improvement and development, the BCER is agile and responsive to the rapidly changing environment in which we operate. We are diverse and inclusive, with transparency, innovation, and integrity as foundation of our respectful culture.

What We Offer: 

The BCER operates under a Hybrid Office Model whereby employees work from both a home office and a designated BCER office location in order to support our mandate (eligibility may vary, depending on position). 

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. If you need assistance or accommodation, please let us know. 

We acknowledge and respect the many First Nations, each with unique cultures, languages, legal traditions and relationships to the land and water, on whose territories the British Columbia Energy Regulator's work spans.

Please contact us at Recruitment@bc-er.ca if you require any assistance or more information.