Senior Environmental Assessment Administrator

Job Responsibility: Senior Environmental Assessment Administrator - CON002755 Employment Type : Permanent Full-time Location(s) : SK-Rgna-Regina SK-Stoon-Saskatoon Ministry : 026 Environment Salary Range : $41.174 - $51.598 Hourly Grade : SGEU.12.

The Opportunity

The Environmental Assessment and Stewardship Branch has an opportunity for a Senior Environmental Assessment Administrator in its Environmental Assessment unit. The unit is responsible for delivering the province's results-based environmental assessment program.

Reporting to the Manager, Environmental Assessment, the successful candidate will play a leading role in the administration of The Environmental Assessment Act , including:

• providing advice to industry clients regarding the legal and policy requirements of environmental assessments in Saskatchewan;
• leading the inter-ministerial and inter-governmental reviews of proposed projects, including the coordination of public and Indigenous participation in the environmental assessment process;
• developing recommendations regarding the environmental acceptability of major resource, industrial and public sector projects proposed in Saskatchewan; and
• identifying and developing strategies to manage emerging and ongoing environmental assessment issues.

Ideal Candidate

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• knowledge of environmental assessment and protection principles, processes and legislation;
• experience with developing, evaluating and implementing solutions to resolve environmental protection issues;
• the ability to clearly and accurately discuss and explain complex technical/scientific ecosystem issues, policies, procedures to diverse groups at a level appropriate to the audience;
• the ability to accurately and concisely compose technical reports, briefing notes, general correspondence and legal documents;
• critical research, analytical, project management and strategy development skills to deliver program activities; and
• the ability to independently organize duties, determine and adjust priorities to complete tasks and meet objectives in a multitasking environment.

Typically, the competencies required for this position would be gained through a post-secondary or graduate degree in environmental studies, engineering, the social or natural sciences or a related discipline supplemented with considerable related experience.

We are committed to workplace diversity. Hours of Work : A - SGEU Office 36 - one day off every two weeks Number of Openings : 1 Closing Date : Jul 13, 2024, 12:59:00 AM