Senior Manager - Environmental Risk Management

GFL Environmental; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager in Environmental Risk Management to lead and enhance environmental risk strategies. This role involves assessing pre-acquisition risks, managing due diligence projects, and developing post-acquisition risk management strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong critical thinking and communication skills, with over 10 years of experience in environmental services. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to sustainability and making a significant impact in environmental risk management.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in environmental services or complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to translate and interpret environmental data with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-acquisition environmental due diligence projects and manage experts.
• Develop and implement risk management strategies for identified risks.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Education

Post-Secondary education in environmental sciences

Engineering degree

Job description

Reporting to the VP, Environmental Risk Management, the Senior Manager, Environmental Risk Management will assess pre-acquisition environmental risk exposures, support and track post-acquisition environmental risk management and manage some aspects of identifying, developing and enhancing policies and standards to identify, protect against and mitigate environmental risk.

Job Duties:

• Provide technical expertise in the evaluation, quantification and communication of environmental risk and mitigation and prevention strategies
• Lead pre-acquisition environmental due diligence projects including engaging and managing internal subject matter experts and external consultants to perform environmental due diligence and engineering assessments
• Serve as primary contact for post-acquisition integration relating to environmental matters including transition of environmental data, permit/approvals and financial assurances, and development and implementation of risk management strategies for identified risks
• Develop, communicate, and assist in post-acquisition environmental risk management strategies
• Support disclosures and communication of risk and risk mitigation strategies relating to acquisitions to internal stakeholders
• Assess regulatory and policy changes in Canada and the US that will affect the environmental risk of target acquisition facilities and operations

Requirements:

• Critical thinking skills– making sense of data, able to translate and interpret environmental and engineering data information with a high level of attention to detail, to support decision making
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written skills to be able to communicate concepts that involve analysis, interpretation and assessment to people of differing disciplinary backgrounds (finance, legal, operations) in an impactful way
• Strong influencing skills in eliciting cooperation and consensus from others in the implementation of a risk management program
• Post-Secondary education in environmental sciences, engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of related experience working in environmental services or similar large complex multiple stakeholder environments
• Knowledge and experience of industry-wide environmental policies, practices, regulatory framework

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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