Environmental Protection Officer - Lac La Biche, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Lac La Biche, Canada

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Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 53534

Ministry:
Environment and Protected Areas

Location:
Lac La Biche

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open Competition

Classification:
Technologies 6 (127TNA)

Salary:
$2, $3,537.86 bi-weekly ($70,320 - $92,338/ year)

We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

Role Responsibilities:

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career using your education and experience in the environmental sector to ensure that Alberta's environment and public safety is not at risk? Do you have experience related to environmental, regulatory inspections and/or compliance activities? This might be the opportunity for you
We are hiring two Environmental Protection Officer (EPO) for our northeast Alberta location Lac La Biche. Lac La Biche is a community of choice in northeastern Alberta. Rolling farmland, panoramic lake views and tranquil forests are all right in our backyard.
You will provide informed advice to regulated parties and members of the public regarding their actions to protect Alberta's environment and public health. Working within Alberta's environmental legislation, you will take a solutionsoriented approach in addressing and managing environmental challenges. You will consult, provide advice/direction, and take steps to enforce legislation when required. In your role you will respond to environmental incidents including public complaints on a variety of issues, and assess compliance with the applicable legislation, collect evidence to determine if a contravention has occurred, and conduct reactive inspections to assess regulatory compliance.
As an EPO working as part of the Compliance Team reporting to the Compliance Assurance Lead, you will:
Conduct proactive and reactive inspections to assess regulatory compliance in regulated sectors such as drinking water, contaminated sites, industrial, agricultural, and municipal sectors; and
Deal with the resolution of a wide variety of environmental issues.
In the north, you'll enjoy independence, adventure, and the challenge of managing a vast natural resource. You will see the value your work provides to our environment. In the north, you'll find a prosperous and sustainable future for you and your family for years to come.
The abundance of natural areas and resources requires dedicated professionals working together as a team to ensure their protection, preservation, and responsible use.
Come and be a part of that teamOpportunity awaits

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

DRIVE FOR RESULTS:

You will use your drive for results to engage stakeholders proactively using educational and prevention tools to ensure the rules were understood and followed.

As a representative of the Ministry, you will conduct yourself in a professional and respectful manner when conducting compliance inspections and investigations and when responding to environmental incidents.

SYSTEMS THINKING:

By using a system thinking approach, you take a broad view of regulating the environment to ensure that the actions you take to address compliance issues are impactful and result in long-term benefits to the environment.

DEVELOP NETWORKS:

You will use your excellent interpersonal skills to build trust and credibility with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure complex and potentially contentious situations reach compliant outcomes.

DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS:
You take your personal and professional development seriously and implement continuous improvement strategies. You share your passion and dedication to excellence to improve the team outcomes.

Qualifications:

Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements:

A twoyear technical diploma in a related field, preferably Environmental Science, Agriculture studies, Environmental Enforcement, or a related field.
A minimum of six years of direct compliance, regulatory and/or enforcement experience.
Equivalencies will be considered based on:
1 year of education for 1 year experience.

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Additional requirements:

Valid Driver's License.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Assets:

Experience with working in or with the regulated sectors such as drinking water, contaminated sites, industrial, agricultural, and municipal.
Experience in regulatory inspection and/or investigation processes and techniques.
Transferable skills, experience, education, and alignment with Government of