Regulatory Advisor

BC Hydro; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 vacation days

Flexible work model

Training & development

Job summary

BC Hydro’s Environment team seeks a regulatory professional to support complex capital projects and operations. You will coordinate permits and collaborate with Indigenous Relations, regulators, and internal teams to ensure compliance and timely reporting.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field, four years of regulatory experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with SharePoint and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an environmental or related field.
• Minimum four years relevant experience in regulatory or related setting.
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal skills to liaise with regulators and other departments.
• Proficiency with SharePoint and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Ability to develop effective presentation materials and reports using visuals.
• Familiarity with MS Teams.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track permit applications for Capital Projects and Operations.
• Support development of permit applications and ensure regulatory requirements.
• Quality assurance of regulatory documents; review and seek peer review.
• Coordinate regulatory reporting with internal groups and Indigenous Relations.
• Develop and maintain document standards and a permitting/regulatory database.
• Participate in meetings with regulators, Indigenous Nations and project teams.
• Support dashboard reporting and metrics for the department.
• Perform basic administrative duties and document management.
• Maintain content on SharePoint, Hydroweb and related sites.

Skills

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

MS Teams

Presentation design

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environment

Tools

Visio

Job description

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

No. of positions: 1

What you’ll do -

As a member of the Environment team you will provide regulatory support on complex BC Hydro capital projects and across operations.

The scope includes supporting federal and provincial environmental regulatory processes, in close collaboration with the team of Environmental Work Package Managers and other Environment staff as well as with our Indigenous Relations (IR) counterparts.

This position will require you to:

• Coordinate and track the submission, prioritization and escalation of required permit applications for Capital Projects and Operations.
• Support the development of permit applications as needed, including reviewing permit applications for completeness, developing templates for permit applications and ensuring permit applications meet regulatory requirements.
• Ensure other regulatory document quality assurance (e.g., compliance reports); participate in and help manage the review of regulatory documents; seek peer or expert review for quality, accuracy and adequacy.
• Coordinate across business groups to ensure all required regulatory reporting, including internal reviews and approvals, is efficiently coordinated and delivered.
• Coordinate with the Indigenous Relations team to develop and implement consistent consultation reporting in support of permit applications.
• Develop and maintain document standards; develop and maintain a document system for permitting/ regulatory requirements and associated reports (potentially including a database); monitor and deliver the schedule as it relates to obtaining, managing and reporting on permits and authorizations.
• Participate in meetings with multi-disciplinary internal and external project team, government agencies, regulators, and Indigenous Nations and ensure tracking and follow up on commitments and action items as needed.
• Integrate with other disciplines through pro-active communication, team meetings, work planning and information exchange.
• In collaboration with the Indigenous Relations team, collate, develop, review and deliver materials for consultation, technical analysis and permitting/ compliance documentation.
• Support other environmental team permitting efforts as required.
• Develop and deliver material for meetings with regulators
• Gather and analyze reporting metrics on various key performance indicators for the preparation of regular Dashboard reports for the department.
• Perform basic administrative duties on behalf of the department, as required, such as document management and note taking.
• Maintain and update content as needed on SharePoint, Hydroweb and Dedicated Public Websites.

What you bring –

• Bachelor’s degree in environment, biology, forestry, communications, marketing, business administration or related field
• A minimum of four years relevant experience in an environmental, properties or related regulatory setting
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal skills sufficient to liaise with regulators and other departments within BC Hydro
• Proficiency with SharePoint, Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Ability to develop create effective and impactful presentation materials and reports through the use of visual aids and design elements (for example, graphics, charts, infographics, layouts)
• Familiarity with interactive meeting tools (MS Teams)
• Ability to effectively manage and meet multiple deadlines

Assets:

• Knowledge of provincial permitting process
• Knowledge of BC Hydro business operations and processes

What we offer –

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days
• Flexible work model, depending on your role type
• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.