Environmental Emergency Response Officer Job in Prince George, BC

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Prince George

Environmental Emergency Response Officer
$69,185.43 – $78,814.47 annually

The Environmental Emergency Program mandate is to plan, coordinate, implement and manage a program to protect human health and the environment in the event of an environmental emergency or disaster.

The Environmental Emergency Response Officer’s (EERO) focus is to protect the environment and the public by effectively managing hazardous material spill responses, hazardous wastes and industrial/municipal discharges.

Qualifications for this role include:

• Degree in the natural resource field (including chemistry, biology, earth sciences, environmental engineering, environmental protection) and / or emergency management /spill response plus 2 years related experience OR
• Diploma, or equivalent in the natural resource field (including chemistry, biology, earth sciences, environmental engineering, environmental protection) and / or emergency management /spill response plus 3 years related experience OR
• Grade 12 with core grade 11/12 courses in the science and applied science focus areas plus a combination of 5 years related experience in the natural resource and / or emergency management /spill response fields such as on the job training within industry, government or other.

Experience includes:

• Environmental emergency response including attending or responding to hazardous materials spills, assessing spill related hazards or threats to health or the environment, determining if spill response actions are necessary to address hazards or threats, and monitoring or supervising spill response actions.
• Environmental protection and pollution prevention including assessing environmental impacts or pollution associated with discharges of waste to the environment and characterizing and managing hazardous materials related wastes and hazardous wastes.
• Experience in emergency management (hazmat emergency response, spill response, cleanup and remediation, fire suppression activities, transportation of dangerous goods, spill contingency planning, oil spill response).
• Experience in environmental impact assessment from hazardous materials spills

For more information and to apply online by February 7, 2023, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/95649

We welcome applications from foreign trained and experienced individuals currently living in Canada.