Natural Resource Specialist 3

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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**:

- Assesses and analyzes project related data and methodologies; prepares material for agency

review including the preparation of reports detailing impact assessments and possible mitigation
or compensation measures required to offset impacts resulting from existing, planned or future BC
Hydro operations, maintenance work or projects in assigned area/program.
- Prepares detailed terms of reference, budget estimates, related analytical and other research

reports for a full range of complex fish and wildlife related research/program projects; determines
project approach and objectives, parameters, costs and staff requirements and establishes
priorities; reviews evaluates and recommends selection of consultants and reviews their reports to
determine technical acceptability.
- Prepares work plans, work schedules and implements programs for mitigating and/or

compensating for the effects of new and existing BC Hydro facilities, waste management /
pollution prevention systems, operations and construction projects on fish, wildlife, other
resources and natural systems; inspects, monitors and administers projects.
- 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.
- Develops and 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.
- Liaises with administrative, engineering, regulatory, public groups, program and research staff

regarding the impact and ramifications of structures and water levels on a variety of natural
- resources; ensures that environmental issues, objectives and strategies are considered and
- incorporated into the business planning process.- Acts as a biological and/or scientific specialist at public meetings, license hearings, program or

environmental groups; develops and conducts training and presentation sessions as required;
- provides technical advice and instructions to field personnel in the event of emergency
- environmental problems.- Is deployed to the field to respond to unforeseen environmental concerns and coordinates

mitigation by contacting necessary participants and arranging for their attendance at the scene.- Provides technical direction and expert advice to area/program or cross discipline staff at the

steering committee level or contractors involved in assigned projects.- Provides work leadership to and performs all the functions of the Natural Resource Specialist 2

job.- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the

job.**Qualifications**:
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- Completion of a Bachelor degree in Natural Resource or Environmental Studies with at least six

(6) years of relevant work experience or as an equivalent, completion of Technologist Diploma in
- Natural Resources or Environmental Studies with seven (7) years of relevant work experience.- Must be eligible for membership with the College of Applied Biology.
- Valid BC Driver’s License required.

**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) role for approximately 16 months.
- A condition of employment for this role is to maintain your Class 5 Driver's License in good

standing.
- Please note in regards to being eligible for membership with the College of Applied Biology we

are also