Water Specialist - Two-year term

Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company.

When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment. New Gold would like to acknowledge the lands and resources of the Treaty 3 Territory and respect the traditional values of our First Nation partners. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

- A stimulating values-based work environment

- A culture of collaboration and inclusion

- Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders

- Career development opportunities

- A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement

- A competitive total compensation program

- A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine

Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit and underground, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario. The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

About The Role Schedule:

5/2, 4/3 – 9 hour days

Position Reports To:

Environment Manager

Position Overview

The Water Specialist is a technical support role within the Environment Department at New Gold’s Rainy River Mine. This position provides subject ‑ matter expertise and technical advisory support for site water management and water treatment facilities. The Water Specialist supports hydrology, water quality, discharge compliance, and regulatory reporting programs, and acts as a key technical liaison between environmental staff, water treatment operators, and site management.

The Water Specialist demonstrates a strong commitment to Health & Safety, environmental protection, and regulatory compliance, and actively supports the prevention of unsafe practices or non ‑ compliant activities.

The role combines technical review, data management, and reporting, and may provide task ‑ level coordination or oversight to temporary or contract staff supporting water ‑ related activities.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee and technically review surface water, groundwater, effluent, and hydrometric monitoring programs conducted by Environmental Technicians.

- Review water sampling results, river flow measurements, and water level data collected by Environmental Technicians to confirm accuracy, completeness, and compliance with approved procedures.

- Work collaboratively with the Environment Supervisor (Environmental Technicians’ supervisor) to ensure field data collection is adequate, timely, and aligned with regulatory and site requirements.

- Provide technical direction and feedback to Environmental Technicians on water sampling, stream gauging, and monitoring methodologies as required.

- Support coordination of installation, inspection, maintenance, and calibration of hydrometric and water quality monitoring stations.

- Manage environmental monitoring data within EQuIS or similar databases, including QA/QC checks.

- Analyze hydrological, hydrogeological, and water quality datasets to support compliance and operational decision ‑ making.

- Assist with development, updates, and interpretation of site water balance and groundwater models.

- Prepare and review internal and external technical reports related to water management, discharge performance, and regulatory compliance.

- Support completion, review, and submission of regulatory reports related to discharge flow, discharge water quality, and water treatment performance, including ECA reports, MECP submissions, MEWS reports, and MDMER reporting (SWIM).

- Provide technical review and oversight of water treatment–related data prior to submission to regulators.

- Coordinate notifications to regulators (e.g., ECCC) related to discharge commencement or non-compliance events.

- Support environmental inspections and audits related to water treatment systems and discharge compliance.

- Support quality control and quality assurance requirements under the Environmental Management System (EMS).

- Provide technical advisory support to water treatment operations, including review of daily operational and water quality data submissions.

- Verify and support calculation of water treatment dosing requirements based on established procedures, operational guidance, and water quality results (no engineering design responsibility).

- Work directly with water treatment operators to identify, correct, and document data discrepancies or data quality issues.

- Review performance trends to support effective operation of water treatment systems and regulatory compliance.

- Update and refine water treatment monitoring plans, discharge monitoring programs, and reporting workflows as required.

- Support updates to water treatment–related SOPs, sampling programs, and QA/QC procedures.

- Provide technical guidance to Operations and site teams on water treatment data interpretation and compliance expectations.

- Provide technical oversight of water treatment consultants and third-party service providers.

- Review consultant deliverables related to water treatment, discharge performance, and monitoring programs.

- Coordinate with Operations, SVS, and maintenance teams regarding reagent inventory, sampling requirements, and operational data needs.

- Support Water Management Meetings through preparation of technical content, slide updates, and follow-up on assigned actions.

Qualifications

- Degree or diploma in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, or a related discipline.

- Minimum 2 years of environmental field experience in a mining or industrial setting (or equivalent combination of education and experience).

- Demonstrated experience with water and effluent monitoring, sampling techniques, and field instrumentation.

- Experience with large environmental datasets and data management systems (EQuIS preferred).

- Familiarity with water balance or groundwater modeling tools (GoldSim and/or FeFlow considered an asset).

- Understanding of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and regulatory reporting frameworks

- Knowledge of mining and milling processes and their potential environmental effects.

Why New Gold?

- Highly competitive base salary, and a quarterly incentive program

- Extended Health & Dental Benefit

- Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

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