Environmental Performance Specialist

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At BC Hydro, we’re working towards creating a cleaner and more sustainable future for all British Columbians and need

people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,

inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,

and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers

and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers.

We invite you to join us as we build an even cleaner B.C. We welcome applications from all qualified job seekers. If you’re a

person with a disability, please let us know by emailing RecruitmentHelp@bchydro.com, as adjustments can be made to

help support you in your application process.

Environmental Performance Specialist

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 11

Employment type: Temporary Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 86,200.00 - 92,900.00

What you'll do

- Leads and facilitates environmental incident investigations. Co-ordinates resourcing and work of investigation team.

Compiles evidence to identify causes of incidents and may consult subject matter experts if required. Prepares investigation

reports with input from investigation team for distribution. As the Environmental Performance (EP) Investigation Lead acts

as the subject matter expert in the development of corrective action plans (CAP). Consults and obtains acceptance with

CAP owners. Tracks and follows-up with CAP owners on progress if required. Audits effectiveness of corrective actions

upon completion and implementation.

- Project management of environmental audit programs by: preparing audit terms of references (TORs); administering

contract work; ensuring compliance with TORs and deliverables are met; and publishing final audit reports and corrective

actions.

- Project management of Environmental Compliance Evaluations (ECE) by: providing input into annual program; preparing

ECE related documentation, budgets and TORs; co-ordinating resourcing and logistics for site visits; compiling evidence

through interviews, documentation and site observations; working with responsible managers to develop CAPs as required;

preparing and distributing reports; and following-up with CAP owners on progress if required.

- Ensures technical data accuracy in the Environmental Incident Management System (EIMS) by: reviewing environmental

incident data for completeness and engaging with relevant parties to clarify and rectify discrepancies as necessary; and

providing guidance to users on incident reporting and data input requirements to ensure data integrity.

- Acts as the Environment training program lead by: maintaining training course inventory, content and guideline

requirements with Environment content owners and Training Services; ensuring changes in regulations or internal

processes are updated in course content; leading course development projects to prioritize work; co-ordinating work with

vendors and content owners; tracking workplans and budgets; and recommending solutions to resolve issues.

- Prepares and distributes environmental and business performance reports for management and enterprise-wide monthly

communications on priority incidents and relevant messaging.

- Sustains environmental data management/analytics by: developing and maintaining databases, statistical spreadsheets

and analytical tools; participating in the development of data collection and analytical procedures and frameworks; and

monitoring data collection and reporting processes to ensure consistency and standardization.

- Reviews vendor and contractor invoices for accuracy and flags discrepancies for corrections. Pre-approves vendor and

contractor invoices for payment prior to management approval.

- Oversees the maintenance of content and document management of environmental information guidelines/procedures.

Develops and maintains documents or works with Environment document owners to ensure content has been reviewed

prior to publishing.

- Prepares and presents complex and sensitive reports on assigned projects to senior managers, the Board and/or other

stakeholders.

- Identifies, gathers, evaluates and suggests system/application improvements to enhance data collection and reporting.

Resolves user system issues and escalates to IT Support for resolution. Carries out user acceptance testing to ensure

functional and operational requirements are met.

- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.

What you bring

- Diploma in Environmental Studies or in a related discipline.

- Four (4) years of experience in an environmental job where experience has been gained with conducting environmental

reporting, compliance audits and incident investigations.

- ISO 14001 Internal Auditor or Lead Internal Auditor Certification or ECO Canada Compliance Environmental Auditor or

Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor considered assets.

- Demonstrated experience using reporting and data analytics tools/software will be an asset.

- Must hold a valid class five (5) driver's license.

What we offer

- A comprehensive benefits package

- A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

- A lifetime pension

- Flexible work model, depending on your role type

- Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE). http://moveuptogether.ca

- This is a Full-Time temporary (FTT) MoveUp Group 11 opportunity with the team located at our Edmonds office in

Burnaby, BC. This opportunity is for approximately 6 months.

- Please note the hiring manager for this role is Kristin Smith.

- A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain your Class 5 Driver's License in good standing.

- As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to take a written test/assessment or do a presentation.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,

include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without

any delays.

Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V3N 4X8.

Date Posted: 2025-08-07 Closing Date: 2025-08-21

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