Mission for this Position:

About Us

At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River Property, located in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut on Baffin Island; one of the world’s most captivating and seldom seen destinations. We are a unique company with a strong management who have amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects through all phases of Inuit consultation, permitting, construction and operation. Our workforce brings together the modern practice of safe, sustainable mining and the enduring value of a traditional culture, which is rapidly advancing. The result is a work and community experience you won't find anywhere else. We are looking for people ready to share, build, and grow with our company.

Reporting to the Environmental Coordinator, the Environmental Technician works closely with other environmental technicians and field staff to conduct field monitoring and sampling programs. They will also assist with environmental compliance monitoring for site operations with associated analyses and data management, as well as construction monitoring. This role will also provide support to the rest of the environmental group as needed in the field. This role requires work outdoors, potentially in inclement weather conditions up to 75% of the time. The job can be physically demanding and requires walking long distances, lifting objects up to 50 lbs, and getting in and out of vehicles frequently.

Main Accountabilities:

1. Conducting field monitoring and sampling programs as required under existing permits, licenses, and the company's Environmental Management System (including surface, lake and groundwater, effluent, soil, and dustfall sampling).
2. Assisting with internal due diligence compliance inspections of various site facilities and operational activities
3. Participating/assisting with environmental baseline studies, fish habitat monitoring, erosion and sediment control measures, and active migratory bird nest surveys
4. Assisting with spill prevention and spill response and filling out pertinent forms related to environmental spills and incidents and follow-up.
5. Operation of basic hand tools, boat motors and snowmobiles as trained to do so
6. Maintaining detailed and comprehensive field notes.
7. Calibrating, installing, and maintaining sampling and monitoring equipment.
8. Conducting field and in-house lab analyses of field samples using on-site portable analyzers and meters
9. Use EQuIS software for field data collection, creation of chains of custody, processing, packing, and preparing samples for shipment.
10. Entering collected field and laboratory data, photos, and inspections into the environmental database.
11. Filing environmental field notes and data as required
12. Other technical field and office tasks to support the environmental and site operations groups.

This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Other duties may be required

Main Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in or a recent graduate of a College or University program in environmental science, environmental monitoring, engineering or related program
Valid Provincial or Territorial driver’s license is required
Fire Arms Certificate (FAC) or Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) is an asset
Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC) is an asset
Minimum one (1) year of experience in the construction, mining or oil and gas industry under the environmental discipline
Training or experience with water and effluent monitoring, sampling, and field level analytical techniques
Experience operating outboard motors, boats, snowmobiles, GPS and water sampling equipment

Job Location: Mary River Mine Site, NU, Canada

Baffinland Iron Mines

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