Environmental Superintendent

2 weeks ago


Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada New Gold Inc. Full time
Make an impact at Canada's premier mining company.

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals.

By joining our team, you can look forward to:

A stimulating values-based work environment
A culture of collaboration and inclusion
Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
Career development opportunities
A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
A competitive total compensation program
A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

New Afton Mine


Situated 10 kilometers west of Kamloops, British Columbia, the New Afton Mine is an underground gold and copper producing site.

Kamloops is a city of 90,000 people, located 350 kilometers east of Vancouver.

The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own university and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and award-winning vineyards.

About the Role

Schedule:
Flexible work schedules available (5/2, EDO, or 4/3)

Position Reports To:
Environment, Lands and Permitting Manager

Position Overview

In this role, you will model our values and leverage the collective talent of your team to safely accomplish environmental objectives.

With a strong understanding of environmental quality and risk, you will inspire your teams focus to continuously assess and improve material environmental risk management.

This position will be an integral component of the environmental team in providing technical knowledge, environmental and team leadership, and operational support for the New Afton Mine.

Key Responsibilities

Provide leadership to the team responsible for environmental monitoring programs including air (fugitive dust and receptor-based), surface water, ground water, ARD/ML and biological aspects;
Support strategic development and completion of annual business plan objectives;
Work with the site superintendent team to ensure alignment on general environmental risk management across mining, processing and maintenance operational departments;
Lead Indigenous engagement and colloboration on environmental monitoring, environmental risk assessment and general environmental management, ;
Integrate with the site team to support the site Environmental Management System (ISO 14001 and Towards Sustainable Mining based), inclusive of environmental leadership and operational inspections;
Manage external professional consultants, incuding maintaining scope, schedule, budget and provision of critical review of technical reports.
Remain current with technical advancements and integrate continual improvement into operational risk management;
Provide team members support in professional development opportunities and departmental responsibilities (i.e. RACI enhancement);
Act in a proactive manner to anticipate and manage problems with the appropriate urgency.

Qualifications:

As a people leader, the individual selected will have demonstrated the ability to:
present a united front to the organization and lead in an aligned manner
role model our values and culture and do so with care and compassion
actively listen, engage, and demonstrate the outmost respect, and integrity and work with others in an inclusive way
foster diverse perspectives to actively identify new ways of working, have the courage to try new things, learn from mistakes and drive innovation
provide coaching and timely feedback to grow their team, expand their capabilities and foster growth
recognize and celebrate success and encourage a winning attitude across the organization

A degree in Environmental Engineering or Sciences with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Robust foundationional understanding of environmental quality data assessment and ability to review, approve and articulate risks associciated with technical environmental reports, ;
Industrial/operational risk management, Environmental Management System and Towards Sustainable Mining experience;
Registration with a professional organization (P.Ag., RP.Bio, P.Eng., P.Geo.,RPF) or eligibility to obtain designation within 1 year;
Previous experience supervising technical staff ( >3years);
Ability to compartmentalize and manage competing priorities;
Strong communication, time management and organizational skills;
Indigenous Nations engagement experience considered an asset.

Other Requirements

Completion of pre-placement functional screen
Provide proof of a valid Class 5 driver's license
Demonstrate eligibility to work in Canada
Provide confirmation of valid educational requirements

Compensation

Applicants can submit their resume and cover letter until 11:59pm on March 24, 2024.

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender i

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