Technician, Environmental Jobs

Closing Date: August 1, 2023
Are you looking for an exciting role that makes the most of your scientific knowledge, technical skills, and expand on your environmental project management experience?
Reporting to the Coordinator Environment, Compliance, the Environmental Technician is responsible for assessing and supporting ongoing environmental management and compliance associated with Teck's Cardinal River mine. This field-based role will focus on compliance sampling of water, soil, and air as well as data management, regulatory reporting, data requests, and data review and entry. This position follows a 9 on 5 off day shift schedule.
To be successful, we are looking for a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who can collaborate with internal operations and project teams, as well as liaise with the public, clients and government agencies. The successful individual is a self-starter who enjoys coordinating field tasks and has the ability to remain positive and motivated in inclement weather at outdoor, remote locations. This person would also have strong analytical and decision-making abilities with a proven capacity in practical problem solving.
In this position, you will be working at one of Canada's most unique mine sites in active closure. This position is critical to the execution of regulatory approvals and licenses, including closure and reclamation plans. As well an exciting opportunity to work with multiple consultants on CRm’s environmental projects.
Join us in the breathtaking Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Here you will find outdoor adventure at your fingertips! Whether it's biking and skiing, or the laid-back atmosphere of fishing, hiking, and camping there is something for everyone!
Responsibilities

• Provide survey support for water management; collect in field elevations and complete survey staking
• Lead all aspects of routine maintenance, repair, and calibration of monitoring and sample collection equipment and instrumentation
• Educate on environmental matters and facilitate compliance assurance with departments on site
• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Develop and review Environmental Protection Work Plans
• Implement and provide technical direction for multiple, broad based sampling and monitoring programs
• Develop and implement effective processes to implement and integrate projects with operations
• Conduct environmental inspections and efficiency checks around water and wildlife management to support process and regulatory compliance
• Contribute to contractor management responsibility to ensure work is being conducted safely and in accordance with the project scope
• Lead CRm’s compliance requirements for water and soil sampling and air quality and flow monitoring
• Understand applicable approvals, licenses, and associated requirements to support ongoing compliance
• Analyze environmental field and analytical data including conducting data entry and QA/QC to draft technical reports and communications

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of experience in the field of environmental compliance or monitoring, in an industrial environment
• Experience in water treatment would be an asset
• Experience with drone use would be an asset
• Demonstrated work experience in environmental project management
• Diploma or Degree in Environmental Studies, Earth Sciences (Biology, Geography, Geology, Forestry, Agriculture), or related Natural Resource field
• The ability to safely operate different equipment, such as 4x4 1-ton trucks, boats, augers, UTV/ATV, would be an asset
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license
• Proficient with environmental data management software (GIS/EQuIS) and Microsoft Office Suite®, especially Excel

About Teck
Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a pre-employment drug screen and three professional references.
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.
Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter electronically.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal and zinc, as well as investments in energy assets.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK. 
Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.