Environmental Risk Management and Compliance Co-op

**Po**sted**:Thursday, September 12, 2024**

**Job Number**: COOP**-24-25**

**Job Type**:Co-op, Temporary Full-time, Up to 4 Months, Union**

**Posting Closing Date**:Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 11:59 pm**

**Choose Barrie**

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.

**The Opportunity**

The Environmental Risk Management and Compliance Branch is part of the Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability Department. The branch strives to minimize environmental risk associated with growth and corporate infrastructure through source water protection, climate change adaptation, sustainable development strategies, Contaminated lands, the sewer use by-law, spill response, ground and surface water monitoring and investigations, and development reviews.

Under the general guidance of the Manager of Environmental Risk Management and Compliance, the Environmental Risk Management and Compliance Coop student is responsible for supporting the Risk Management Official and/or Risk Management Inspector(s) with inspections, development review, building permit review and notice issuance, as well as administrative duties. This position will support the Risk Management Official and Risk Management Inspector with the implementation and enforcement of the City of Barrie’s Source Protection Program, Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, and Drinking Water Protection Policy. Overall, this position plays an integral role in continually safeguarding and protecting the quality and quantity of the City's drinking water to ensure that the residents and businesses of the City of Barrie can enjoy clean and safe drinking water. The successful applicant to this position will perform and/or assist with the following tasks:

- Assist the Risk Management Official and Risk Management Inspector with the implementation and enforcement of the City of Barrie’s Source Water Protection Program
- Assist in reaching out to businesses to schedule inspections,, provide relevant materials for review and completion, and support the creation of Risk Management Plans to address existing and/or future significant drinking water threats
- Perform initial review of development files, ensuring proper organization and management of related documents, tasks, and checklists to effectively support development reviewers
- Prepare reports, briefing notes, presentations, statistics, and analysis for the Risk Management Official and Risk Management Inspector
- Assist in the development of Source Water Protection information and training materials for City staff, private businesses, industrial facilities, contractors, consultants, and the public
- Assist in the implementation of the City’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, including incorporating climate adaptation considerations into City plans and policies and the development of education and outreach programs for residents and businesses
- Conduct analysis in ArcGIS and MS Excel, and prepare presentations in MS Power Point
- Organize and manage data, as well as electronic and physical files
- Work as a team player within an office environment

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

**Education **(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Currently enrolled in or is a student in a recognized College or University*
- Currently enrolled in a recognized College or University Co-op program in Environmental Geoscience, Earth Science, Environmental Technology or Environmental Engineering, and returning to full-time studies
- Completed at least one (1) full year of a related post-secondary education program at a recognized College or University in Environmental Geoscience, Eart Science, Environmental Technology, and Environmental Engineering program.

**Experience**
- Completed at least one (1) full year of a related post-secondary education program at a recognized College or University in Environ