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Senior Environmental Protection Officer

Job ID08-6A-CE-13-7B-78
CompanyMinistry Of Environment And Climate Change Strategy
LocationMultiple Locations (Hybrid)
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Date Posted2024-03-14
Posted Until2024-04-03
Job TypeFull-time
Job CategoryResource Sector
Description
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Multiple Locations (Hybrid)

Senior Environmental Protection Officer
$80,359.22 - $106,648.62 annually, which includes a 6.5% Recruitment and Retention Adjustment

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy oversees protecting, managing, and conserving BC's water, land, air, and living things. The Ministry's Environmental Protection Division works to protect human and environmental health.

The Senior Environmental Protection Officer protects the environment. They do this by giving expert advice to others on the Environmental Management Act. They also advise on the management of industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste and on point and non-point source wastes and hazardous materials. This role leads regional and area-based Environmental Protection planning. It develops systematic approaches, policies, and regulations. It manages authorizations for high-risk, complex, and unique sites/situations in the region. It also conducts source monitoring to study the impacts of toxins and wastes. This work leads compliance, continuous improvement, and effective waste management.

Qualifications for this role include:
- Registered in good standing, or immediately eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia (EGBC). Note: immediately eligible for registration is defined as being able to transfer a current membership from an applicable jurisdiction to EGBC within six (6) months of employment. Confirmation of registration/eligibility is required before an offer of employment can be made.
- Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering or a related field and three years related experience; OR,
- Bachelor of Applied Science or Bachelor of Engineering Degree with at least five (5) years of related experience.

Related experience must include all of the following:
- Experience related to environmental protection and industrial and municipal waste management, such as:
o Experience with reduction, recycling, treatment and disposal technologies.
o Experience conducting environmental monitoring, assessments and reporting related to waste discharges.
o Experience with hazardous material spill response, hazardous waste and contaminated sites.
LanguagesEnglish
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