Advisor, Environment - Wildlife

About Arctic Canadian Diamond Company
Arctic Canadian is a Canadian mining company and a significant producer and supplier of premium rough diamond assortments to the global market. The company owns and operates the Ekati Diamond Mine, located in Canada’s Northwest Territories. In addition to its mining and exploration operations, Arctic Canadian has offices in Canada and Belgium.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Team Lead - Environmental Management and Monitoring the Advisor Environment (Wildlife) is responsible for leading the wildlife components of environmental compliance, monitoring and closure planning at the Ekati Diamond Mine. Duties include managing technical work and providing regulatory, permitting, and technical advice.
There are two options for work schedule:
This role can be located in Calgary, AB, working a Monday to Friday (5x2) schedule at the Corporate Office in a partially hybrid environment.
Alternatively, this role can be located at our Ekati mine site, working a 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off schedule. The company provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, Yellowknife, and other northern fly points.
Regular travel to the Ekati mine site, Yellowknife, Indigenous communities, and general travel as dictated by business needs is required.
Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Provision of technical advice on wildlife closure planning and implementation;
• Support mining operations through the provision of technical and regulatory guidance;
• Support permitting of new developments and changes to existing developments;
• Ensure wildlife programs conform to short- and long-term program requirements and goals;
• Manage and report on project deadlines, completion, and budgets;
• Develop and maintain work procedures, health and safety procedures, and risk assessments for wildlife programs;
• Present monitoring and study findings to regulators and stakeholders;
• Lead the development, evaluation, and refinement of wildlife programs in accordance with regulatory requirements and commitments (e.g., NWT Wildlife Act, Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program), business objectives, stakeholder engagement, and Dominion’s Sustainable Development Policy;
• Support field and office-based work associated with baseline, environmental effects, special studies, and regulatory monitoring;
• Ensure effective community and regulatory engagement on wildlife programs;
• Manage technical consultants, including the development and execution of field and office-based scopes of work;
• Experience in working in the north - cariboo management, utilizing quantitative/qualitative analysis, modelling and adhoc reporting;
• Application, amendment, and renewal of wildlife permits.
• Interfacing with bear management programs and working with other wildlife programs and environmental assessments;
• Work in conjunction with the Environmental Advisor - Projects and Reclamation Planning to complete closure research objective and develop closure objectives and criteria.
• Represent the company in industry events and partnerships where required;
• Participating in NWT government forums and represent the company in indigenous collaborations and events;
• Review consultant developed technical reports on baseline studies, annual monitoring programs, special studies, and regulatory requirements;

Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in biological sciences, with a focus on wildlife biology or related wildlife discipline.
• Five years of directly related technical and/or project execution and closure experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in the mining industry, experience working in northern Canada, an understanding of the northern regulatory environment, experience with wildlife compliance programs, and wildlife closure planning.
• Knowledge of wildlife regulations, monitoring, data interpretation, and reporting.

What We Offer
At Arctic, we believe people are our most important asset. This is why we are fully committed to the health, safety and well-being of our employees. We believe in establishing strong lasting and respectful relationships with the people and communities with whom we work.
Arctic is dedicated to developing our workforce and to creating an environment where people can learn, grow and take on new responsibilities. We build capacity within our workforce by offering leadership training, apprenticeship positions and adult education initiatives.
Arctic offers a competitive salary, performance bonus and total compensation package, including company paid extended health, dental and vision care, an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), employer matched pension, generous paid vacation and personal days, as well as a Dependent Scholarship Program and employee discounts. On site we provide accommodations and meals, a fully equipped gym and recreation facilities,
Additional Information
Arctic provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, Yellowknife, and other northern fly points.
Employees need to be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine.
Preference will be given to qualified applicants from Arctic’s Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Groups. Members should clearly identify their IBA status on the online job application and resume to receive priority consideration.
Visit www.arcticcanadian.ca to apply and to learn more about Arctic’s operations.
Closing Date: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.