Environmental Advisor

Strathcona Resources; City of Lloydminster; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Strathcona Resources Ltd. is seeking an Environmental Advisor to support Lloydminster Thermal Operations. This role focuses on environmental compliance, monitoring and reporting, with regular field engagement.

Based in Lloydminster, the position collaborates with operations, maintenance, and the Regulatory Team to ensure adherence to provincial environmental regulations and company standards. Strong field presence and travel are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in oil & gas operations, compliance and environmental management.
• Working knowledge of Saskatchewan environmental regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with soil & groundwater assessments, remediation, reporting and spill management.
• Post-secondary education in environmental science, biology, geology, engineering or related discipline.
• Applicable professional designation (P.Ag, P.Biol, RPF, PEng or technical equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate environmental requirements during project hand-off.
• Support regulatory compliance with provincial regulations and corporate standards.
• Assist field teams, contractors, and consultants to ensure environmental commitments.
• Coordinate environmental assessment and remediation for active sites across SK.
• Support spills management, remediation and regulatory reporting.
• Liaise with operations during regulatory engagement and drive continuous improvement.”

Skills

Oil & Gas ops

Regulatory compliance

Environmental management

Soil & groundwater

Field travel

Professional designation (P.Ag/PIng)

Education

Environmental science/biology/geology/engineering

Job description

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Strathcona Resources Ltd. is one of North America’s fastest growing pure play heavy oil producers with operations focused on thermal oil and enhanced oil recovery near the Cold Lake and Lloydminster regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is committed to doing business the right way, guided by our core values: Integrity, Energy, and Intelligence. These values define who we are as a company, how we work together, and how we make decisions: We prioritize respect, accountability, and collaboration. That means everyone can shape and strengthen our culture and drive results in meaningful ways. Our people bring energy and curiosity to solve problems and deliver results. Be part of a team where performance, collaboration, and innovation come together to drive success.

We are currently seeking an Environmental Advisor to support Lloydminster Thermal Operations environmental compliance programs across our Lloydminster Thermal operations. The successful candidate will work closely with operations, maintenance, Senior Environmental Advisor and cross-functional teams to support environmental compliance, monitoring, and reporting. This role is based out of Lloydminster with regular field engagement for operational activities.

Responsibilities:

Environmental Planning & Project Integration

• Ensure environmental requirements are defined and communicated to operations during project hand-off and mechanisms to track compliance are established.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Support operational compliance with applicable provincial regulations and corporate standards.
• Support and provide guidance to operation and maintenance teams on environmental matters including but not limited to waste management, water management, tracking and reporting, regulatory inspections and follow-up, and other environmental areas (wildlife, vegetation, etc.) .
• Support regulatory team in executing field components of emissions compliance activities.

Field Execution & Support

• Work directly with field teams, contractors, and consultants to ensure compliance with environmental commitments.
• Manage and coordinate environmental assessment and remediation programs for active impacted sites meeting regulatory requirements advancing to closure for locations across Saskatchewan.
• Support operations and consultants in the coordination, management and reporting of spills, managing remediation and regulatory reporting.
• Management of third-party vendors, contractors, and consultants for programs under this position’s accountability.
• Attend field sites as required to support execution and resolve issues.

Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation

• Support environmental monitoring and reporting.
• Review operational reports, schedules, and field updates.
• Maintain accurate, organized, and audit-ready documentation.

Coordination & Continuous Improvement

• Act as liaison between for operations during regulatory engagement.
• Support improvements to environmental tracking, reporting, and process consistency.
• Identify gaps between planning and execution and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in oil and gas operations, compliance, and environmental management.
• Working knowledge of Saskatchewan environmental regulatory frameworks.
• Strong knowledge and experience in soil & groundwater assessments, remediation, reporting, spill management and notification, and environmental best management practices across Saskatchewan.
• Post-secondary education in environmental science, biology, geology, engineering or related discipline.
• Applicable professional designation is required. (P.Ag , P.Biol, RPF, PEng or Technical Equivalent)
• Drivers license, field travel is required.

Great things aren’t done by one person, they’re done by a team.

We believe meaningful results come from people with unwavering commitment to integrity, energy, and intelligence – how we show up matters just as much as what we deliver. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.