Environmental Technical Specialist 3
4 months ago
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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.
Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.
We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.
**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:
- 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 which do not affect the rating of the
job.
**Qualifications**:
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- 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.- Must hold a valid class five (5) driver’s licence.
**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
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**This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE).**
- This is a MoveUP, full-time temporary (FTT) position for approximately 6 months, based in
Surrey, BC.
- This position reports to the Regional Manager for Lower Mainland/Bridge River in Environment
Field Operations (EFO), however the role primarily supports Materials Management (MM)
Investment Recovery team, providing waste management technical support services at both the
main authorized hazardous waste facility in Surrey Campus and province wide.
Facilities, develop policies, standards and long-range plans, including budgets and schedules for
waste management and liaise with other pollution prevention technical specialists and operational
staff and managers to ensure waste management programs meet requirements, legislation and
best practices.
self-motivated.
- A good understanding and working knowledge of environmental management systems (EMS),
Transport of Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Waste Regulation is an asset.
- In addition, this position will be
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