Environmental Initiatives Coordinator Jobs in British Columbia

Experience implementing training, education and community initiatives is required

Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience

Minimum five years' relevant experience coordinating and implementing projects is required

Demonstrated experience working with and supporting committees is required

Exceptional communication,interpersonal and organizational skills

Executing assigned tasks according to production schedules and project plans

Bachelor’s Degree in International Business, Business, International Relations, Marketing, Higher Education, Project Management, Business Administration, Student Services or related field

Facilitates pre-departure, while abroad, and re-entry workshops for students to ensure travel safety and risk management

Analyze quantitative and qualitative data on student mobility, programming, and international partnership development to present to the Manager and academic faculties

Monitor and evaluate education abroad support services for relevance, timelines, and effectiveness to maximize engagement and student success in mobility opportunities

Support students in developing, identifying, and articulating essential employability skills

Review finalized Learning Agreements and manager completion, sign-off, sharing, storage, etc.

Experience in anti-oppression, decolonization, anti-racism, feminist theory, rights-based frameworks.* Self-Awareness

Focuses on participants and other community experiences through interactions with the Foundation.* Embraces Complexity

Seeks to learn from and respond to, rather than manage, complexity.* Good Communication

Written and verbal communication skills are strong.* Adaptable

Able to maintain composure under pressure and handle multiple priorities.* Decisive

Takes a systems approach to problem solving problems and making decisions. Exercises excellent judgment.* Bias for Action

Knowledge of strategic planning, business improvement techniques, change management, and business intelligence, usually accompanied by Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Apply your Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

You will supervise a Manager of Asset Management and a Manager of Communications & Community Engagement and indirectly supervise additional staff.

You will represent the Department as a member of the emergency management team.

You will provide professional advice to senior management, other divisions, CAO, Regional Chair, and Council.

Knowledge of the Department’s mandate and strategic direction to lead cross-functional initiatives.

Maintain the Environmental Management System and ensure compliance with applicable best practices, regulations, Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) and site-specific plans.

Experience interpreting and working with federal and provincial environmental regulatory and permitting requirements associated with infrastructure development projects.

Have awareness of environmental obligations and responsibilities.

Manage data collection, storage and analysis.

Experience working successfully in large, multi-disciplinary engineering design teams and heavy civil construction teams.

Relevant professional certification (e.g., PBiol, BIT, Trainee RBTech, AAg, EPt, etc.) or ability to obtain is an asset.

Demonstrated project management skills coordinating environmental programs, approval submissions, and information within the project team.

Supports environmental management (e.g., planning, assessment, permitting, and/or compliance monitoring) and regulatory processes.

Coordinates owner led environmental studies and provides environmental input into project management and reporting processes.

Reviews environmental submissions against the requirements of the Project Agreement to identify non-compliance.

Prepares permit applications and tracks approvals, amendments, and compliance with environmental requirements.

Manages timelines, project status reports, and budgets.

Develop and implement environmental compliance management systems to monitor and enhance environmental performance

Comprehensive knowledge of British Columbia and Canadian environmental regulatory and permitting requirements

Develop and manage environmental and social systems and practices to promote sustainable operations

Possess a post-secondary degree specializing in a related technical environmental discipline or equivalent experience

Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex information to diverse stakeholders

Coordinate the execution of the environmental assessment process, ensuring efficient and timely completion

Experienced in project management best practices for project tracking and cost-accounting needs, able to produce up-to-date status reports as required

Proven abilities in coordination, maintaining project and document controls, data management, and submitting project reports

Assist with project scheduling and ongoing management of the schedule

Contribute to proposal writing, data/records management, and mandatory reporting

Certificate/diploma in business administration or project management would be an asset

Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.