Permitting & Enforcement Officer

**Department**:Parks & Environment
**Employee Group**:Teamsters Local 31
**Location**: 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby
**Salary Range/ Wage Rate**: PG 25 $2,863.75 - $3,381.40 bi-weekly

**Our Parks & Environment Department is seeking a Permitting & Enforcement Officer who will ensure compliance with Metro Vancouver’s Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Bylaw and other solid waste bylaws, solid waste licenses, assigned liquid waste and air quality permits and other emission regulations; respond to air quality complaints; draft memoranda recommending licences and permits; and explain Metro Vancouver’s role in regulatory authority to businesses and members of the public. Your responsibilities will focus on solid waste and recyclable materials, liquid waste, and air quality regulatory issues.**

**You are: A science technologist with an eye for detail, experience with solid waste processes, interpersonal skills which allow you to effectively interact with a wide range of regulated facilities and the public, and a keen interest in the environment.**

**This role**:

- Inspects solid waste management facilities within Metro Vancouver; negotiates and drafts licenses and reports recommending conditions and compliance criteria based upon legal requirements and guidelines, industry standards, control technology and the particular circumstances of the specific site; obtains licence holder’s understanding of an agreement to licence requirements and monthly fees if applicable; promoting compliance and prosecuting where necessary.
- Inspects direct and indirect industrial liquid waste discharges to sewer systems; prepares reports and drafts permits establishing maximum limits and criteria for a wide variety of effluent parameters; investigates and reports industrial causes for unusual sewage treatment plant upsets or events; inspects, assesses and determines acceptability to sewage treatment plants of liquid waste to be discharged from commercial and industrial septic and holding tanks; establishes and obtains specific industry agreement for the upgrading of effluent treatment systems; determines need for and collects representative waste water samples for analysis by laboratory.
- Inspects industrial plants and sites, both permitted and unpermitted, for air and waste water discharges; assesses contaminants generated, determines plant emission and discharge points, processes and performance levels, and assesses compliance with permit restrictions or need for a new or amended permit to be issued; records aesthetic and opacity observations, and writes site inspection reports.
- Monitors assigned territory to identify new potential solid waste, industrial air and waste water problems and to verify compliance of permitted sources; surveys assigned territory periodically for smoke, odour or particulate emissions and performs and records opacity measurements and aesthetic observations of permitted sources to assess compliance.
- Enforces permit compliance by determining violation occurrence; discusses violations and compliance requirements with perpetrator; drafts letters and notices of violation to secure control of unauthorized sources; and gathers evidence to prosecute under the applicable legislation.
- Answers air quality complaints from the public, determines nature and extent of problem and amount of follow-up required; inspects and collects information; ensures corrective action is taken where appropriate and communicates problem and its resolution to inquirer’s satisfaction; may draft reply letters for a superior's review.
- Discusses, educates, informs and provides technical assistance to obtain cooperation of industries and the public on pollution control and prevention measures to bring a satisfactory conclusion to pollution problems and exceedances.
- Provides support and assistance to the Sampling Technician during emission compliance tests by assembling equipment, observing plant operation during the tests and ensuring tests are conducted under typical plant operating conditions.
- Prepares and maintains related files, reports and documentation; prepares site plans and maintains air emission and liquid waste databases using a computer; and utilizes a computer to enter and retrieve complaint data.
- Performs assigned special projects such as conducting reference library searches or participating as member of special committees; reviews literature in air quality management fields; attends related meetings, seminars and conferences to maintain awareness of current developments.

**To be successful, you have**:

- Completion of a diploma from a recognized Institute of Technology with emphasis on Chemistry and pollution control. Sound related experience OR an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Membership or eligibility for membership as an Applied Science Technologist with the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C.
- Thorough knowledge of legislation and regulations governin