Compliance Monitoring Specialist

**BE PART OF THE TEAM THAT BRINGS THE WORLD TOGETHER.**

**Career Opportunity**:Compliance Monitoring Specialist
Join an organization that plays a critical role in Canada’s economy. At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we focus on doing the incredible work it takes to become the world’s most sustainable port.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is responsible for the stewardship of the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest and most diversified port. Our mandate as a Canada Port Authority, as set out by the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’s trade objectives, ensuring goods are moved safely and responsibly through the Port of Vancouver. That means providing infrastructure and ensuring the safe and efficient movement of marine traffic and cargo within the port. It also means we carry out reviews of proposed activities and developments on federal port lands and waters to determine whether a project can go ahead without impacts to the environment and community that cannot be mitigated.

We are passionate about the work we do and what it contributes to our local communities, the region and our country. This is reflected in our values of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability and customer responsiveness.

Be a part of a team that advances initiatives to promote economic prosperity through trade, a healthy environment and thriving communities for the future generations of Canadians. It’s a workplace where the intrinsic value of your contribution to help foster the continued growth of the Canadian economy becomes a tangible reality. Bring your unique strengths, perspectives and experiences to the port authority and join us in charting a course toward a sustainable future.

The Compliance Monitoring Specialist will be responsible to:

- Monitor compliance with project permit conditions and verify implementation of environmental protection and other measures identified in construction environmental management plans and other required plans, including reviewing reports, documents, and plans, and conducting and coordinating site visits.
- Work with project leads to educate permit holders on how to use the CME self-report tool. Build relationships with new permit holders and provide support, assistance and reassurance about the compliance monitoring and enforcement program and expectations.
- Coordinate and collaborate with Environmental Monitors (EMs) and Independent Monitors (IMs) in order to fulfill the requirements of the compliance monitoring and enforcement program.
- Lead ongoing development of and coordinate implementation and maintenance of the compliance monitoring and enforcement program, including potential improvements identified through continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop guidance documents and related materials to support ongoing development and implementation of the compliance monitoring and enforcement program, maintain records of compliance verification activities, and track and report on project status and compliance
- Provide port authority representation at meetings with environmental and other regulatory agencies, Indigenous groups, and community and stakeholder organizations as required.
- Carry out special projects, studies and reviews related to construction environmental monitoring and management of air, water, groundwater, soils and sediment quality issues and toxicology necessary to support the compliance monitoring and enforcement program.

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Terms & Hours:
The starting salary for this role is $114,384.21 per annum. The Port Authority offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a RRSP matching program and an Earned Time Off program. This position works 40 hours per week.
- The health and safety of our employees is a priority and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is committed to ensuring a safe workplace. Vaccinations, in combination with other preventative health and safety measures, offer the best available protection against COVID-19 and that is why port authority employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Providing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment._
- C_andidates may be accommodated for this requirement if they are approved for a legal exemption; accommodation may be requested only for religious and medical reasons, or other protected grounds under the Canadian Human Rights Act. If you’re seeking accommodation to the COVID-19 vaccination requirement, please indicate your request during the recruitment process._

This work is Canadian based employment and expected to be performed from our Vancouver office location. Please note this posting will remain open until filled.
- At the port authority, we are dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our port community._