Director, Heritage Conservation Program

Classification: Management Band B, Excluded

Office Location: All BCER Locations 

Salary: $116,303 – $152,239 – Permanent Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work week. 
An additional 3% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for employees based in Fort St John, Dawson Creek, Prince George, and Terrace.
An additional 13% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for employees based in Fort Nelson.

About the Job:

The Director, Heritage Conservation Program (Director), provides leadership for BCER's Heritage Conservation Program (HCP) team in response to established and evolving provincial legislation and regulatory policy, BCER strategic priorities, and the organization's existing and expanding regulatory responsibilities for energy resource development.

The Director engages with proponents and First Nations, and others on matters related to the BCER's HCP, and ensures BCER's processes and policies are efficient, effective, and reflective of the organization's mandate. The role works closely with other BCER departments and with the Provincial Archaeology Branch to ensure clarity in roles and responsibilities and to support heritage conservation activities led by the Province.

Organization Chart: 

Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer

Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship

Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management 

Executive Director, Responsible Stewardship

Director, Heritage Conservation Program

About the BC Energy Regulator: 

The BC Energy Regulator (BCER) is the Province of B.C.'s life-cycle energy resources regulator. The BCER is a Crown agency with a mandate to ensure energy resource activities are undertaken in a manner that: protects public safety and the environment, supports reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the transition to low-carbon energy, conserves energy resources and fosters a sound economy and social well-being. 

As a cost recoverable, values driven organization, we prioritize safety, stewardship and Indigenous interests throughout the full project lifecycle – from exploration to reclamation – and support the transition to clean energy. The BCER is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, honouring the Provincial commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action. Through fostering respectful and collaborative relationships with Indigenous partners and stakeholders, the BCER delivers on Government's priorities. 

The BCER has an innovative forward-thinking workplace that demonstrates our core values. Through continuous improvement and development, the BCER is agile and responsive to the rapidly changing environment in which we operate. We are diverse and inclusive, with transparency, innovation, and integrity as foundation of our respectful culture.

What We Offer: 

The BCER operates under a Hybrid Office Model whereby employees work from both a home office and a designated BCER office location in order to support our mandate (eligibility may vary, depending on position). 

The BCER is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code. The BCER is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for the removal of barriers for qualified individuals. If you need assistance or accommodation, please let us know. 

We acknowledge and respect the many First Nations, each with unique cultures, languages, legal traditions and relationships to the land and water, on whose territories the British Columbia Energy Regulator's work spans.

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The Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management department ensures that professional, technical, and scientific expertise informs the fulfillment of our regulatory responsibilities—protecting the environment, ensuring public safety, and conserving energy resources – while advancing our reconciliation commitments and, overall, continuing to build public trust. The team works across the organization and with external partners in ensuring delivery of its mandate.

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