Environmental Specialist

Burgundy Diamond Mines; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Burgundy Diamond Mines seeks an Environmental Specialist to support environmental sampling and monitoring programs at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The role involves fieldwork and compliance tasks, ideal for candidates with relevant experience and a degree in Science or Engineering. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Company paid health, dental, and vision care

Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Employer matched pension

Generous paid vacation and personal days

Dependent Scholarship Program

Employee discounts

On-site accommodations and meals

Fully equipped gym and recreation facilities

Qualifications

• 3 years of directly related environmental experience.
• Knowledge of regulations and monitoring techniques.
• Experience in the mining industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with environmental sampling and monitoring programs.
• Support office and laboratory tasks.
• Assist with equipment maintenance and remote field work.

Skills

Environmental monitoring

Sampling programs

Compliance reporting

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or Engineering (B.Eng.)

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Environmental Specialist

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | Full-time

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About Burgundy Diamond Mines

Burgundy Diamond Mines is a premier global diamond company that proudly produces and delivers ethically sourced diamonds from mine to market. Tracing diamonds end-to-end from its world-renowned Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, right through to retail diamond sales, creates unquestionable diamond origin and traceability.

Founded in Perth, Western Australia, Burgundy has established itself in the market through its innovative strategy and unique vertically integrated business model, focused on capturing margins along the full value chain of the diamond market. Burgundy is part of CanadaMark, a program that assures manufacturers, retailers and customers, that Burgundy Diamonds are sustainably produced and support ethical investment in Canadian Northern Indigenous communities.

Burgundy has an office and a cutting and polishing facility in Perth, Australia, an office in Calgary, Canada and a diamond sales office in Antwerp, Belgium.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Environment Team Leader, Operations and working a two week on and two week off schedule at the Ekati mine site, NT, the Environment Specialist assists with the environmental sampling and monitoring programs at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The position is primarily field work supporting sampling and monitoring programs for compliance, fisheries and aquatics, air quality, reclamation, and wildlife. Additional supporting office and laboratory work, and equipment maintenance will be required. This is an exciting opportunity to obtain valuable work experience assisting with a diversity of environmental programs.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Review and follow relevant work instructions and participate in group job hazard analyses for sampling programs. Participate in safety meetings and complete Personal Safety Cards daily.
• Assist with daily field work for environmental sampling and monitoring programs (e.g,. Surveillance Network Program, Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program).
• Work with other Specialists and consultants to complete assigned tasks as required such as stage-discharge measurements at hydrometric stations, pump inspections, water sampling, wildlife monitoring and response, air quality measurements.
• Provide support with office and laboratory tasks (i.e., bottle preparation and shipping, filing of field data sheets, QA/QC checks, process wildlife camera footage, compliance reporting).
• Assist with equipment preparation and maintenance (i.e., calibration of monitoring equipment, review of gear checklists, minor repairs to sampling devices).
• Assist with remote field work; often under inclement weather conditions.
• Be comfortable working out of a boat and traveling by helicopter.
  
  

Education/Experience

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) or Engineering (B.Eng.)
• Three (3) years of directly related technical and/or project execution experience.
• Knowledge of regulations, monitoring and analytical techniques.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience working in the mining industry, experience working in northern Canada, an understanding of the northern regulatory environment.
  
  

What We Offer

At Burgundy Diamond Mines, we believe people are our most important asset. This is why we are fully committed to the health, safety and well-being of our employees. We believe in establishing strong lasting and respectful relationships with the people and communities with whom we work.

We are dedicated to developing our workforce and to creating an environment where people can learn, grow and take on new responsibilities. We build capacity within our workforce by offering leadership training, apprenticeship positions and adult education initiatives.

We offer a competitive salary, performance bonus and total compensation package, including company paid extended health, dental and vision care, an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), employer matched pension, generous paid vacation and personal days, as well as a Dependent Scholarship Program and employee discounts. On site we provide accommodations and meals, a fully equipped gym and recreation facilities

Additional Information

The Company provides travel to and from the Ekati mine site out of Calgary, Yellowknife, and other northern fly points.

Preference will be given to qualified applicants from Arctic’s Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Groups. Members should clearly identify their IBA status on the online job application and resume to receive priority consideration.

To Apply Visit : Available Jobs - Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd (burgundydiamonds.com)

Closing Date: This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

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IBA Status - Commitments to our legal agreement are important to us. You have the option to identify your status below to receive priority consideration. If requested can you provide Status Card? * --Select-- Akaitcho Treaty 8 Lutsel Akaitcho Treaty 8 Yellowk KIA - Hamlet of Kugluktuk North Slave Metis Alliance Tlicho Treaty 11 Northwest Territories Other No IBA Status

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A conflict of interest arises when an employee's personal relationships, actions, or interests outside of work interfere, have the potential to interfere, or even appear to interfere with the interests of the company. This will not hinder your hiring process; we simply prioritize transparency in the process. Please indicate any applicable conflicts of interest or select 'none'. Do you: --Select-- have a financial or personal interest that may interfere with his or her duties to the Company; hold shares in other Companies which may deal with or compete with our Company; take part in outside work or business or is a member of a group or sits on a company’s board that is in competition with our Company, or interferes with his or her work performance; have a family member already working in our Company give preferential treatment to relatives or friends or to an organization in which an employee’s relatives or friends have a financial or other interest. none

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