Aquatic Environmental Protection Officer

Protect wetlands and water resources across Alberta as an Aquatic Environmental Professional in Edmonton. This permanent, full-time position includes provincial travel.Within the Regulatory Assurance Division, the Environmental Protection Officer provides trusted technical and regulatory advice to colleagues and stakeholders. You will analyze complex restoration issues, identify opportunities to prevent non-compliance, and help apply the wetland policy’s avoidance, minimization, and restoration hierarchy. Travel throughout the province supports coordination with Ministry staff, departments, clients, and external stakeholders.Key Responsibilities:
Analyze complex wetland and waterbody restoration issuesRecommend practical regulatory solutions with internal and external partnersBuild relationships while providing technical and regulatory adviceCoordinate compliance, approvals, and policy team communicationSupport education, prevention, and policy implementation initiativesRequirements:
Seven years of related wetland and water management experienceRelated two-year technical diploma or equivalent education and experienceExperience assessing wetland restoration, replacement, and unauthorized disturbancesKnowledge of water resource management, hydrology, ecology, and engineeringProfessional designation or eligibility preferredApply systems thinking and aquatic environmental knowledge to wetland protection, collaborative compliance, and practical restoration solutions across Alberta.
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