Inspector, Coal

Location: Hinton, Edson, Drayton Valley, Alberta is preferred other locations will be considered.

Employment Type: Full Time – Permanent

Salary: The final compensation for this position will be determined based on individual factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

The Opportunity

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ensures the safe, efficient, orderly, and environmentally responsible development of oil, natural gas, and coal resources over their entire life cycle.

The AER’s Regulatory Compliance branch is currently recruiting for an Inspector to join our team in the Field Operations, South team. This position will be responsible for a variety of compliance assurance activities including field inspections, incident response, and licensee education activities, etc. with a focus on spill/historical contamination remediation and waste facilities. This role may also include other inspection capacities based on the needs of the team. The successful candidate will also be responding to incidents, stakeholder complaints, and will participate in the 24-hour on-call rotation.

What your day-to-day will look like:

1. Lead and independently conduct complex inspections on operations/activities within the AER’s jurisdiction. Prepare an inspection plan, then collect and analyze information from varied sources to determine compliance.
   
2. Resolve problems and make recommendations to improve environmental practices. Prepare letters and inspection reports. Perform follow-up action as required.
   
3. Provide timely field response for incidents related to mining activities.
   
4. Support the team in other planning and reporting activities in alignment with AER policies, procedures, the Compliance Assurance Program, and Branch Operational Plan.
   
5. Respond to calls on the 24-hour emergency response/complaint line as part of a rotating on-call schedule.

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