Senior Lead, Environment Water Treatment (Temporary)

Closing Date: July 5, 2024

Reporting to the Senior Supervisor, Environment Water Treatment, the Senior Lead, Environment Water Treatment (Temporary) will lead a team of technical professionals who are responsible for managing environmental risks and satisfying    requirements associated with multiple individual operating treatment facilities. This is an 18 – month maternity leave backfill.

To be successful, we are looking for someone with strong technical experience, outstanding critical thinking, and complex problem-solving abilities. Someone who has strong technical writing, presenting, data analysis, reporting skills and communication skills. A leader who can provide guidance and mentorship to their team, has experience with conflict resolution, can make quick decisions in day-to-day operations. We require someone with high attention to detail, adaptability, and the ability to effectively prioritize demands in a fast-paced environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to guide a team of hardworking professionals in a growing and technically sophisticated field. In this role you will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with regulatory agencies, Indigenous groups, and communities of interest, building and maintaining positive relationships. Our water treatment technologies represent some of the most advanced selenium and nitrate removal technologies in the world, working to advance the objectives of the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan.

Join us in the breathtaking Elk Valley of British Columbia! Here you will find outdoor adventure at your fingertips. Whether it's biking and skiing, or the laid-back atmosphere of fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone. Working a compressed workweek, with every other Friday off, come experience what work life balance is all about!

Responsibilities:

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Provide day to day senior operation decision-making support to the Water Operations team on regulatory engagement, risk identification, risk management, balance of competing risks, and incident response
• Lead decision-making support through the commissioning phases of projects to manage and mitigate environmental and regulatory risks and provide leadership during incident response
• Advance work on emerging regulatory and environmental risks and issues to arrive at resolutions 
• Supervise and provide day to day mentorship, support, guidance, and development to increase team expertise and drive continuous improvement
• Provide integrity and leadership to foster a culture of teamwork between the Environment Water Treatment, Water Operations, and Water Projects teams

Qualifications:

• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or other related field or a relevant combination of education and experience
• Minimum seven years demonstrated ability providing technical leadership on regulatory and environmental issues related to water treatment or resource management
• Experience supervising or leading a team
• Solid technical understanding of environmental risk management practices and systems related to water quality, quantity, and aquatic receptors
• Knowledge and experience with federal and provincial regulations and compliance practices related to water quality and quantity, water management, and resource development