Water Management Advisor

3 days ago

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada Burgundy Diamond Full time

About Burgundy Diamond Mines

Burgundy Diamond Mines is a leading global diamond company that proudly produces and delivers sustainably sourced diamonds from mine to market. Tracing diamonds end-to-end from its world-renowned Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories, right through to retail diamond sales, creates unquestionable diamond origin and traceability.

Founded in Perth, Western Australia, Burgundy has established itself in the market through its innovative strategy and unique vertically integrated business model, focused on capturing margins along the full value chain of the diamond market. Burgundy is part of CanadaMark, a program that assures manufacturers, retailers and customers, that Burgundy Diamonds are sustainably produced and support ethical investment in Canadian Northern Indigenous communities.

Burgundy has offices and facilities in Perth, Australia, Calgary, Canada and Antwerp, Belgium. 

Position Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Environment and Permitting, and working closely with other environment and engineering professionals at both the Calgary office and Ekati site, the Water Management Advisor's primary responsibility is to perform water management planning and execution at Ekati Diamond Mine.

The successful candidate will be required to work a Monday to Friday schedule at the Yellowknife Office in Northwest Territories, with occasional travel to the Ekati mine site, Indigenous communities, and general travel, as dictated by business needs. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Life-of-Mine and mid-range water management planning, including but not limited to underground working and open pit dewatering, lake/pond water transfer, mine water discharge
  • Lead water balance and water quality model development, maintenance and updates
  • Manage and direct water balance and quality databases maintenance and updates
  • Lead water management plan and procedure development, maintenance and update
  • Manage water management consultants in surface water and groundwater model development and report preparation
  • Lead water management risk identification/mitigation and related communication with internal and external stakeholders
  • Participate in water management related permitting proceedings and stakeholder engagement events
  • Provide water management inputs during Life-of-Mine and mid/short-range mine planning processes
  • Provide training and guidance to other staff on water management principles and plans

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree in geoscience or engineering with focus on water management
  • Master's degree and relevant professional designation would be considered an asset
  • 10+ years of progressive technical experience in mine water management and planning
  • Working knowledge in water management/modelling and database management software
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in the consulting or mining industry, and in northern Canada

The successful candidate will have strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to prioritize competing demands and effectively manage a wide variety of activities while meeting established deadlines. The successful candidate will be able to work independently on projects from conception to completion and to work collaboratively and interact respectfully with people from internal departments and external organizations.

What We Offer

At Burgundy Diamond Mines, we believe people are our most important asset. This is why we are fully committed to the health, safety and well-being of our employees. We believe in establishing strong lasting and respectful relationships with the people and communities with whom we work.

We are dedicated to developing our workforce and to creating an environment where people can learn, grow and take on new responsibilities. We build capacity within our workforce by offering leadership training, apprenticeship positions and adult education initiatives.

Burgundy Diamond Mines offers a competitive salary, performance bonus and total compensation package, including company paid extended health, dental and vision care, an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), employer matched pension, generous paid vacation and personal days, as well as a Dependent Scholarship Program and employee discounts. On site we provide accommodation and meals, a fully equipped gym and recreation facilities.

Additional Information

The Company provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, and other northern fly points. 

Preference will be given to qualified applicants from our Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Groups. Members should clearly identify their IBA status on the online job application and resume to receive priority consideration.

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