Intermediate Permitting Specialist
North Vancouver/New Westminster or Remote within British Columbia

Description:

This year, Hatfield is proud to celebrate 50 years of serving our clients and our community! As one of BC's Top Employers 2024, Hatfield has grown into one of the largest independent environmental companies in Western Canada. With a growing team of more then 250 employees, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. Our work culture is friendly and down-to-earth, and our employees enjoy benefits such as a matching group retirement plan and flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work options and a biweekly earned days off program. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the communities and environments in which we work.

We are seeking a permanent, full-time Intermediate Permitting Specialist to join our Water Resource Group. Ideally this position will be based in either of our Vancouver offices, however we are also open to this person being fully remote within BC.

The successful candidate will have an understanding of regulatory requirements, guidance, and permitting processes under BC mining, water and environmental legislation (e.g., Mines Act, Environmental Management Act). The candidate will use their experience and knowledge to help our clients identify and meet provincial requirements for their mining and water-related projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide advice on local, provincial, and federal environmental requirements (e.g., regulation, policy, guidelines, standards).
• Provide recommendations with regard to permitting requirements, processes and approaches.
• Coordinate and integrate information from, multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Review materials for adequacy with respect to regulatory submissions related to permitting.
• Support meetings/presentations with/to clients and regulators/interest groups.
• Ensure project compliance with schedules and budgets (development and tracking).
• Project financial controls and reporting (e.g., status, accruals, change requests, etc.)

Education and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree or higher in an appropriate field of study and professional registration (or eligibility for a relevant professional designation).
• A minimum of 3 years experience supporting permitting and regulatory compliance of mining and/or water-related projects.
• Experience in project management from proposal writing to administration to closure.
• Experience with multidisciplinary projects, baseline characterization, environmental impact assessment, permitting processes, and monitoring and annual reporting.
• Experience and success in working in large, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.

Other Desirable Assets/Skills:

• Technical training and/or experience with water or environmental science, mine water management, mitigations and options assessment, and management plan development.
• Experience engaging and working with Indigenous communities and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Analytical skills applicable to study design and statistical analysis or environmental data.