Enforcement Assistant (Contract)

Engineers and Geoscientists BC; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

8% pay in lieu of benefits

10 vacation days (pro-rated)

Flex day program

Transit reimbursement

Job summary

Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia seeks an Enforcement Assistant in Burnaby to support the Legal Counsel and Enforcement Manager in enforcing unauthorized practice and misuse of title prohibitions under the Professional Governance Act.

The role involves handling low to medium risk files, drafting cease and desist communications, and engaging with targets to secure compliance, with a hybrid in-office/remote work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in a law firm, legal department, professional regulatory body, or equivalent.
• Education in legal or paralegal studies is an asset.
• Experience handling incoming complaints or correspondence from third-parties in a professional or customer service environment.
• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to independently prepare written correspondence that is polished and formal.
• Experience in interpreting and applying legislation.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to independently review and manage high volumes of material.
• Ability to uphold confidentiality and manage sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Take conduct of and resolve low and medium risk enforcement files using strong written and oral advocacy.
• Review complaints in detail, analyze facts, gather information and communicate with complainants and enforcement targets.
• Support the enforcement team with research, data analysis, and KPI reporting as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the LCEM and leadership.

Skills

Advocacy

Writing skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Legislation interpretation

Education

Legal or paralegal studies

Job description

Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is currently searching for an Enforcement Assistant to join our team in Burnaby on a contract until the end of June 2027.

The Enforcement Assistant works under the supervision of the Legal Counsel, Enforcement Manager (LCEM) to assist the team responsible for enforcing unauthorized practice and misuse of title prohibitions in the Professional Governance Act. Their work will involve taking conduct of, and resolving, low and medium risk enforcement files, investigating concerns, drafting cease and desist correspondence from precedents/templates, and engaging with targets to secure compliance.

Our organization - one of BC's Top Employers - offers a competitive salary, comprehensive and generous benefits, an inclusive culture, and a hybrid work environment. Full details on our compensation and benefits value offering can be found below.

What You Will Be Doing

• Taking conduct of and resolving low and medium risk enforcement files using strong written and oral (phone) advocacy.
• Reviewing complaints in detail, analyzing fact patterns, gathering initial information and evidence as required, and conducting email and telephone communications with complainants and enforcement targets.
• When directed by the LCEM as the need arises, supporting the enforcement team, including through participation in working groups, supporting proactive enforcement campaigns, conducting online research, using internal databases, cross referencing, using other data analysis techniques, and assisting with statistics, trends, and KPI reporting as required.
• Other duties as assigned by the LCEM and members of the departmental leadership team.

What You Bring To The Table

• 2-5 years of experience working in a law firm, legal department, professional regulatory body, or equivalent.
• Education in legal or paralegal studies is an asset.
• Experience handling incoming complaints or correspondence from third-parties in a professional or customer service environment.
• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to independently prepare written correspondence that is consistently polished, professional, formal, and free of grammatical errors or colloquialisms.
• Experience in interpreting and applying legislation.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to independently review, analyze, and keep track of a high volume of materials and matters.
• Ability to uphold confidentiality and manage sensitive situations.

What's In It For You

Each member of our team contributes to public safety in BC and helps us deliver on our vision of "modern regulation for a resilient world." We serve the public as an inclusive, progressive, and future-focused regulator. Our Strategic Plan also places priority on our role to advance climate action, foster equity, diversity and inclusion, and move towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. At Engineers and Geoscientists BC, we are committed to demonstrating our values of collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.

Benefits

This role offers a competitive compensation and benefits program including an annual salary within our hiring range of $55,500 to $62,000 (pro-rated based on the length of contract). For full-time contract employees on this length of contract, we offer:

• 8% additional pay in lieu of benefits.
• 10 vacation days per annum (pro-rated based on the length of contract).
• A flex day program offering additional paid days off (usually alternating Fridays) as a result of a compressed work week.
• A hybrid work model with an assigned schedule confirming days worked remotely and days worked in-office. This role will be required to work in-office a minimum of 2 days per week during regular business operations.
• The required tools, equipment, and technology for employees to work remotely are provided.
• Free parking at the office, or a transit reimbursement offered to employees who take transit to work; we are centrally located near bus and Skytrain stops.

Who We Are

Engineers and Geoscientists BC is proud to be recognized as one of BC's Top Employers.

Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia is the business name of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of British Columbia. We regulate and govern these professions under the authority of the Professional Governance Act.

We are charged with protecting the public interest by setting and maintaining high academic, experience, and professional practice standards for over 40,000 registrants. Individuals licensed by Engineers and Geoscientists BC are the only persons permitted by law to undertake and assume responsibility for engineering and geoscience projects in BC.

We are a not-for-profit organization governed by a board of elected registrants, licensees, and government appointees. The board is accountable to the public through the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills under the Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance, for both the governance and management of the organization.

To learn more about our work please visit us at https://www.egbc.ca.