Elk Valley Resources

Mining

Lead,RegulatoryApprovals

CA$108–133k Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Brief

“Lead, Regulatory Approvals at Elk Valley Resources. Skills: Regulatory Approvals, Impact Assessment, Project Management. Adhere to health and safety programs and policies. Establish regulatory approvals and engagement strategies”

Industry & Context.

Mining
Problems you'll solve

Risk mitigation

Eligibility Requirements

Pre-employment drug screen, Three professional references

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Degree in Biology, Aquatic Sciences, Water Resources, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or related field, 5+ years progressive experience in regulatory approvals, impact assessment, and project management in natural resource sector, Digital literacy using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word, Valid Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent

Nice to Have

Experience in mining, Specific knowledge and experience with permitting under BC legislation (Mines Act, Water Sustainability Act, Environmental Management Act, Forest Act)

What You'll Do.

Adhere to health and safety programs and policies

Establish regulatory approvals and engagement strategies

Implement regulatory approvals and engagement strategies

Manage work of multi-disciplinary consulting teams

Manage environmental baseline programs

Manage impact assessments

Manage related budget

Lead development of regulatory approvals applications

Provide inputs to project scoping

Provide inputs to prefeasibility studies

Identify strategies to mitigate risks

Set direction for application content

Hold external pre-application meetings

Hold mine review committee meetings

Manage preparation of applications

Build long-term relationships with Indigenous Nations

Build long-term relationships with regulators

Maintain long-term relationships with Indigenous Nations

Maintain long-term relationships with regulators

Act as regulatory point-of-contact

Cultivate culture of integration

Cultivate culture of collaboration with mine operations

Cultivate culture of collaboration with project engineering teams

Cultivate culture of collaboration with subject matter experts

Collaborate cross-functionally to align regulatory strategy

Align regulatory strategy with project value drivers

Align regulatory strategy with other initiatives

Provide briefings to SERA Advisory Group

Provide briefings to Project Board members

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Multi-disciplinary consulting teams; Mine operations teams; Project engineering teams; Subject matter experts; Indigenous Nations; Regulators

Communication Scope

Technical writing

Process & Methodology

Project management

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