Environmental Coordinator
Primary Focus:
Osisko Development – Barkerville Gold Mines Division is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to be a part of the Environmental Team for the Cariboo Gold Project in Wells B.C. This position’s work will primarily be at the project in Wells BC, but will also require travel to the QR Mill located on the 500 Rd. This will be a camp position, 14 days in, 14 days out; 10-hour days.
Reporting to the Environmental Superintendent, the Environment Coordinator plans, schedules, supervises, and assists with tasks to achieve compliance with environmental permit requirements, provincial/federal Acts, Codes, and regulations. Critical tasks include planning, organizing, coordination, scheduling resources/tasks, technical review, report writing, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and field technical support as required to implement the Environmental Management System for BGM. The Environmental Coordinator will also assist with permitting, field supervision, and staff management. The Environmental Coordinator will assist in the development and will uphold standard operating procedures, ensuring that BGM remains in compliance.
Key components of the job will be the ability to work in a team environment and identify opportunities to improve the environmental management for the project and take the initiative to implement the required measures. BGM is seeking someone who can perform the labor to complete projects to environmental standards and who has the versatility to handle all facets of environmental work.
Main Responsibilities:
Include but are not limited to:
- Supervision of BGM environmental technicians, summer students, and contractors;
- Oversight and supervision of current monitoring, sampling, and management of reporting regimes at BGM sites;
- Upholding of all environmental regulations, regulatory permits, plans, and certificates, and ensuring that activities are conducted in an environmentally safe and efficient manner;
- Performing internal inspections and facilitating regulatory inspections;
- Assisting in the formulation, preparation, and implementation of environmental programs, schedules, and budgets;
- Report writing, data analysis, scheduling, report editing/production, statistical analysis;
- Delivery of staff environmental training/awareness/orientation programs;
- Demonstration of leadership in health and environmental matters ensuring that unsafe practices or non-compliant behaviors do not occur;
- Maintaining positive relationships, representing BGM positively in the community; and
- Performing other related duties as
Training/Experience/Certification:
- University/college degree in an environmentally related discipline;
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a technical degree in environmental planning, technical field work, logistics coordination, supervisory activities, and report writing for the natural resource industry/consulting;
- Applicable technical experience includes any MLARD sampling, water sampling, aquatic data analysis, sediment/erosion control, hydrology, reclamation, hazardous waste management, meteorology, vegetation surveys, and wildlife mitigation;
- Knowledge of federal/BC regulations, legislation, and agencies governing the exploration and mining industry and specific experience with environmental management in the BC mining industry is preferred;
- Registered, or immediately eligible, for professional registration with the British Columbia professional association (ie, RPF, P.Ag., R.P.Bio., P.Geo).
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Demonstrated experience motivating, supervising, and directing workers;
- Strong health and safety attitude and leadership capability;
- Ability to apply the principles of sustainable development,
- Team-orientated and results-focused, fast learner and problem solver (critical);
- Familiarity with environmental database software management, especially EQWin is considered an asset;
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Office software/tools;
- Excellent planning, problem-solving, and supervisory skills;
- An ability to foster high-quality relationships with regulatory professionals;
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to dynamic and changing schedules and priorities;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills – must be able to communicate succinctly with team, managers, large groups (presentations), public, and regulators.
Please submit your resume to jobs@barkervillegold.com






