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Environmental Technical Specialist 3
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: $ 86,200.00 - 92,900.00
What you'll do
- Plans, implements, monitors and reports on technical studies and field programs associated with construction, operations,
maintenance and waste management / pollution prevention activities. Conducts research, special programs or technical
studies, including determining implications of using various environmental control technologies in existing and proposed BC
Hydro facilities; determines, recommends and/or provides advice to others in establishing project or study approaches,
investigation parameters, costs, staff requirements and setting of priorities; prepares related impact, assessment, planning,
project and other reports.
- Prepares designs, recommendations and work schedules and implements programs for mitigating and/or compensating
for the effects of new and existing BC Hydro facilities, operations, construction projects and waste management / pollution
prevention systems; waste management / pollution prevention includes the handling and disposal of waste materials,
chemical contaminants, air and water contaminants and spills of various potentially deleterious and hazardous materials;
inspects, monitors and administers contract work and construction projects; reviews and evaluates consultant reports.
- Assesses and analyzes project data and methodologies; prepares materials for federal and provincial and other regulatory
review processes; ensures environmental protection issues, objectives and strategies are considered and incorporated into
project plans.
- Develops the required management plans and procedures for a variety of programs, such as the assessment of the
properties of contaminants, release of hazardous materials to the environment, disposal of wastes, contingency planning,
etc.
- Reviews facilities management and ongoing projects and plans to ensure consistency with environmental regulations,
policies and standards and ensures that required programs can be effectively and efficiently implemented; initiates and
assists with the development of waste management policies, standards and guidelines.
- Assesses new waste management methods and equipment to determine their effectiveness in meeting regulatory
requirements and BC Hydro's needs.
- Provides technical direction to SBU staff, contractors and consultants participating in assigned projects; provides technical
advice to SBU field staff on matters relating to pollution and waste issues; performs all the functions of the Environmental
Technical Specialist 2 job.
- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resource or Environmental Studies and six (6) years of relevant work experience; OR
Technologist Diploma in Natural Resources or Environmental Studies and eight (8) years of relevant work experience.
- Registered with a relevant Environmental designation or eligible for registration for a relevant Environmental designation
considered an asset.
