Manager, Environment Permitting & Regulation

BC Hydro; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BC Hydro in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Senior Regulatory Lead to guide the Environment team through permitting, approvals, and compliance for major capital projects and ongoing operations. This hybrid role blends strategic leadership with hands-on regulatory management.

You will engage regulators at the provincial level, the BC Energy Regulator, BC Parks, and the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, shaping strategies, risk assessments, and timely submissions to meet corporate objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Environment team and mentor other team members as needed.
• Provide direct leadership and management of a team responsible for oversight of permitting, regulatory approvals, and compliance activities for capital projects and operations as required.
• Provide mentorship, and performance oversight to regulatory staff, including resource planning, prioritization, and professional development.
• Lead engagement with regulators, including provincial regulators, BC Energy Regulator, BC Parks, and Ministry of Transportation and Transit on complex regulatory matters.
• Lead regulatory and permitting strategies that support project and operational objectives, schedules, corporate requirements, and Indigenous consultation obligations.
• Accountable for the consistent interpretation of regulatory requirements and leading interaction with regulators, including interpreting legislative requirements and guiding forward through uncertainties.
• Accountable for obtaining regulatory approvals and supporting compliance with permit conditions and regulatory commitments.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate permitting, regulatory, schedule, and compliance risks; lead resolution of complex issues and escalations.
• Oversee the development, quality, and execution of permit applications, regulatory submissions, compliance processes, and supporting technical documentation.
• Foster integration across project teams, including consultants, to ensure coordinated regulatory planning, approvals, and compliance management.
• Monitor emerging regulatory developments and provide strategic recommendations to address changing requirements and business impacts.
• Prepare and deliver regulatory risk assessments and briefing materials to senior management and executive leadership.

Job description

Job Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Employment type: Permanent

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk)

No. of positions: 1

About the job

Region: Lower Mainland

Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

What you’ll do

• Perform a senior leadership role within the Environment team and may from time to time provide mentorship, advice, and guidance to help develop other team members.
• Provide direct leadership and management of a team responsible for oversight of permitting, regulatory approvals, and compliance activities for capital projects and operations as required.
• Provide mentorship, and performance oversight to regulatory staff, including resource planning, prioritization, and professional development.
• Lead engagement with regulators, including but not limited to Provincial regulators, BC Energy Regulator, BC Parks, and Ministry of Transportation and Transit on complex regulatory matters.
• Lead regulatory and permitting strategies that support project and operational objectives, schedules, corporate requirements, and Indigenous consultation obligations.
• Accountable for the consistent interpretation of regulatory requirements and leading interaction with regulators This includes interpreting legislative requirements and leading an effective path forward through uncertainties.
• Accountable for obtaining regulatory approvals and supporting compliance with permit conditions and regulatory commitments.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate permitting, regulatory, schedule, and compliance risks; lead resolution of complex issues and escal ...
• Oversee the development, quality, and execution of permit applications, regulatory submissions, compliance processes, and supporting technical documentation.
• Foster integration across project teams, including consultants, to ensure coordinated regulatory planning, approvals, and compliance management.
• Monitor emerging regulatory developments and provide strategic recommendations to address changing requirements and business impacts.
• Prepare and deliver regulatory risk assessments and briefing materials to senior management and executive leadership.

What you bring