Summary

Job Title: Environmental Technician

Location: Chetwynd, BC

Language of Work: English

Start Date: When filled

Schedule / Terms of Employment: This is a temporary (40 hours/week) position

Primary Purpose

The Environmental Technician's primary role is to ensure Conuma's high environmental management standards are upheld, continually developed, and accurately reported to the company's regulators and stakeholders.

Company Information

Conuma is a leading Canadian producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. Products from our three mine operations in Northeastern BC, Brule, Willow Creek and Wolverine, leave us well-positioned to serve customers in South America, Europe and Asia.

Three time winner of the Edward Prior Mine Safety Award for the lowest injury frequency rate in British Columbia, Conuma continues to lead the industry with multi-million-dollar investments in the latest collision avoidance and fatigue monitoring safety technologies for the protection of our employees.

Conuma is much more than metallurgical coal. Conuma and its employees are embedded in our communities. The company's Pay It Forward program began in 2017 and since then has raised over $425,000 in support of "Our Kids" at a Bolivian Orphanage and the Vancouver Children's Foundation. Locally, Conuma's employee winter hockey matches ensure much-needed donations to the Food Bank, while in the summer, our employees get together to assist the local high school teams as they prepare their go-karts for the Conuma Challenge.

Our local communities in Northeastern British Columbia are amongst some of the most beautiful surroundings in North America. At the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, employees can enjoy almost limitless hiking amongst some of Canada's biggest waterfalls, ride through ATV and snowmobile trails, explore 97 million-year-old dinosaur footprints, ski cross-country trails, play ice-hockey, swim indoors and out, cycle, and enjoy the sense of community only a small town provides. An hour and a quarter away, Chetwynd is famous for its chainsaw wood carvings and offers a range of kayaking, snowmobiling and rock-climbing opportunities. Regarded as a wonderful place to raise a family, with affordable costs of living, Northeast British Columbia is the outdoor paradise our employees are proud to call home.

Responsibilities

• Implementing or assisting with implementation of field environmental programs for water quality, hydrology, groundwater, climate and air quality, waste management, sediment, aquatic resources.
• Conducting environmental monitoring and sampling, and preparing reports as required by government reporting programs, e.g. NPRI.
• Environmental data management, analysis and reporting.
• Environmental site inspections of mining activities.
• Liaise with other department supervisors to ensure understanding of regulatory and environmental requirements.
• Role is focused on one or more sites in North East BC.
• Role is accountable for technical data contribution to the environmental department.
• Role is responsible to coordinate field and data entry programs, draft reports, and ensure QA/QC standards are maintained.
• Contacts external laboratories ensuring samples are received on time
• Maintains good working relationships within the Mine and Environmental Department.
• Liaise with Corporate on behalf of Operations team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

• Minimum Diploma in Environmental Technology, Biological Sciences Technology or related field.
• 1-2 years of experience in a relevant field. Will consider other training and experience deemed equivalent.

Technical Competencies and Skills

• Demonstrated safety and environmental leadership, in adherence to Conuma's company values.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines, pre-established targets and work under pressure.
• Knowledge of relevant provincial and federal legislation.
• A proven ability to develop and implement solutions to complex environmental issues and facilitate continuous improvement in performance.

Leadership and Problem-Solving Capability

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Proven initiative and self-motivation.
• A positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and within established timelines.
• Ability to manage and prioritize assignments.
• Demonstrated problem solving, decision making and critical thinking skills.
• Lead by example to maintain high standards of conduct at workplace.
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity skills.
• Be consistent and fair in decision making process.
• Proven conflict management skills.

Work Environment / Conditions

The candidate will be required to perform their job in a variety of settings, including offices and fieldwork. He/she must be physically fit and have the ability to travel by foot or vehicle.

Work Location / Travel

• Employee bus transport is available from Chetwynd and Mackenzie, BC.
• Please be aware no camp facilities are available. (Conuma believes in supporting our local communities by promoting them as a place for our employees to call home, not just a work place).

Wage and Benefits

Conuma provides competitive wages and benefits. Benefits include paid vacation, RRSP matching and extended healthcare.

Conuma Resources is an equal opportunity employer

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