Conseiller(ère) en conformité environnementale / Environnemental compliance Advisor

Gold Fields Windfall; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading resource company in Montreal seeks an Environmental Compliance Advisor to support environmental authorization processes. This role involves collaborating on applications for permits, contributing to technical reports, and monitoring environmental management systems. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and have at least 2 years of environmental experience, with bilingualism preferred. The position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on professional growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years relevant environmental experience.
• Bilingualism required to work with English-speaking suppliers and consultants.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to prepare applications for environmental permits.
• Assist with technical reports ensuring quality deliverables.
• Contribute to the compilation of permit conditions.
• Monitor and measure environmental management systems.

Skills

Excellent writing, analysis, and synthesis abilities

Ability to adapt to change

Meticulous and detail-oriented

Excellent communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to work independently

Team player

Ethical and honest

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology, geography, land use planning or equivalent

Master's degree (asset)

Tools

Knowledge of office suite software

Knowledge of cartography and/or geomatics software (asset)

Job description

The Windfall Project, owned by Gold Fields, is located in northern Québec. By joining our passionate team, committed to creating lasting value beyond mining, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the construction and startup of a world-class mining project, one of the most ambitious in recent decades. Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with operations in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile. At Gold Fields, we are committed to achieving an inclusive workforce and recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success.

This is a role that offers you the opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives, collaborate with experts, and contribute to our growth in Québec. You will thrive in a dynamic environment where challenges and an exceptional workplace will support your professional growth.

Join the Windfall adventure!

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The Environmental Compliance Advisor will be supporting the Environmental Authorization Coordinator with the ministerial authorization process and any other environmental permits. The main responsibility of the position is to analyze and comprehend the application of laws and regulations, write and review technical documents, and manage projects as part of multidisciplinary teams. The candidate will also be responsible for monitoring and measuring the performance of the company’s environmental management systems. The advisor will work a 5-2 schedule at our Montreal office.

Tasks and responsibilities

•Collaborate with other team members to prepare applications for ministerial authorization and other environmental permits;

•Assist the Environmental Authorization Coordinator in the preparation of technical reports and ensure the quality of deliverables provided by external consultants;

•Contribute to the compilation of permit requirements and conditions;

•Contribute to the development of tools that promote awareness of environmental issues, best practices, and regulatory requirements;

•Provide support for the follow-up of the Towards Sustainable Mining (TMS) program protocols;

•Participate in monitoring the environmental management system;

•Perform any other related tasks requested by the immediate supervisor;

•Report any situation that potentially harm the occupational heath and safety of workers or the physical integrity of facilities;

•Participate in the preparation of weekly, monthly and annual reports for the Board of Directors;

•Comply with health, safety and environmental policies and regulations at all times;

•Perform any other necessary tasks to ensure the department runs smoothly.

Qualifications

•Bachelor's degree in biology, geography, land use planning or equivalent (Master's degree an asset);

•A minimum of 2 years relevant environmental experience;

•Bilingualism, will be required to work with English-speaking suppliers and consultants.

Basic skills

•Excellent writing, analysis, and synthesis abilities;

•Ability to adapt to change;

•Being meticulous and detail oriented;

•Excellent at communicating and popularizing complex environments concepts;

•Being a team player;

•Strong Organizational skills;

•Ability to Work Independently;

•Being ethical and acting honestly.

Technical skills

•Knowledge of the environmental issues related to the industrial sector, especially mining, and its related regulation;

•Knowledge of the provincial Environment Quality Act and related regulations such as REAFIE, RAMHHS, RMD, etc;

•Knowledge of reference guides and practices, including Directive 19, will be considered an asset;

•Ability to manage projects in multidisciplinary teams;

•Knowledge of office suite software;

•Knowledge of cartography and/or geomatics software will be considered an asset

Please note that the masculine form used in this document refers to both women and men. The masculine gender is used without any discrimination and for the sole purpose of lightening the text.

In accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (commonly known as "Law 25"), Windfall Mining Group undertakes to use your contact information (telephone numbers, email and mailing addresses) solely for the purpose of informing you of the status of your application and informing you of the next steps in the process.

If necessary, Windfall Mining Group may disclose your personal information to a third party in order to pursue your recruitment file, to the extent permitted by law and subject to a confidentiality agreement by that third party.

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