Natural Resource Specialist 4
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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.
Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.
We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we build an even cleaner B.C.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Duties:
* Prepares documentation, budgets, terms of reference, standards, guidelines and contract specifications, etc. for, and oversees, inspects and administers a full range of biological resource and environmental protection measures for major, large, complex programs and projects to satisfy environmental plans and objectives, regulatory requirements, contract specification
* Undertakes in-depth studies to determine the environmental impact of major, large and complex programs and future Hydro facilities.
* Develops standards and strategies for parameters influencing the biological environment; prepares recommendations to enhance consistency and quality of standards. Responds to unforeseen environmental concerns not covered by existing regulations for standards.
* Ensures consistency in environmental inspection protocols, report preparation, liaison with outside groups and within BC Hydro including project, field and resource staff.
* Facilitates meetings with government agency representatives from various Ministries and branches to determine and incorporate routine regulatory requirements and options for compliance.
* Is deployed to the field to respond to unforeseen environmental concerns by coordinating mitigation and managing related communication inside and outside BC Hydro.
* Provides technical direction to external consultants, crew leaders and staff in lower-level Natural Resource positions engaged in environmental inspection and related activities, to ensure consistency, quality control requirements, standards, guidelines.
* Provides work leadership to and performs all the functions of the Natural Resource Specialist 3 job.
* Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the job.
Qualifications:
* Completion of a Bachelor degree in Natural Resource or Environmental Studies with at least eight (8) years of relevant work experience or as an equivalent, completion of Technologist Diploma in Natural Resources or Environmental Studies with nine (9) years of relevant work experience.
* Must be eligible for membership with the College of Applied Biology.
* Valid BC Driver’s License required.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This position is affiliated with the Movement of United Professionals union (MoveUP/COPE). http://moveuptogether.ca
* This role is within our Project Environmental Risk Management team, which provides management and oversight of environmental and social risks as well as long-term commitments on BC Hydro projects.
* This is a Full-time Regular (FTR) MoveUP Group 12 opportunity on the team, based out of our Revelstoke Dam and Generating Station facility.
* Please note in regards to being eligible for membership with the College of Applied Biology we are also willing to consider those that are eligible/qualified as a Registered Professional in British Columbia under the BC Professional Governance Act (e.g. RPBio, PEng, RPF, PAg.).
* A condition of employment is to maintain your Class 5 drivers license in good standing.
* Spends approximately 30-40% of time in the field. Exposed to all types of weather conditions at work sites that may be remote.
* Approximately 10% of time is spent in a vehicle. Regular exposure to river and lake conditions when performing field work.
* May be required to operate boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, 4x4 trucks on rough access roads. Climbs or walks on uneven, steep and/or rough terrain in all weathers during field work.
* As part of the selection process, applicants may be required to take a written test/assessment or presentation.
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How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their applications online at https://app.bchydro.com/careers/current_opp.html by May 19, 2026
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