Environmental Manager - Laboratory Job Delta area,BC Canada,Engineering

Job Description Position Purpose

The Environmental Manager - Laboratory plays a vital role in ensuring the Annacis Island Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) Demonstration Facility complies with all environmental regulations while flawlessly executing a highly rigorous process sampling and testing program. He/She is also responsible for carrying out the test protocols of the pilot plant as directed by the municipal client, with the aim of better understanding how the experimental HTL process works.

Because the HTL process involves converting wastewater sludge into biocrude oil under extreme conditions, the facility generates complex byproducts (Aqueous Effluent, Precipitate, High Solids Relief Waste) that must be meticulously tested and managed prior to disposal or discharge.

Responsibilities

Laboratory Management:
Directs and maintains the Onsite Laboratory Facilities, ensuring all benchtop equipment (such as spectrophotometers, digesters, centrifuges, and filtration equipment) is safely operated, calibrated, and adequately stocked with necessary reagents and consumables.

Process Sampling & Onsite Testing:
Oversees the collection and processing of daily process samples directly in the onsite lab, executing tests for parameters such as Total Solids (TS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), pH, Ammonia, and gas composition from various process streams.

Third-Party Lab Coordination:
Manages the safe preparation, handling, and transportation logistics for a high volume of samples to designated third-party analytical laboratories (ranging from four times a week to twice a year).

Coordinates additional weekly sampling requests as directed by the client.

Environmental Compliance:
Ensures strict adherence to the site's Liquid Waste Discharge Permit, guaranteeing no effluent is discharged outside of permitted limits, and conducts all necessary wastewater discharge testing.

Prepares and submits required Quarterly Reports for effluent discharge.

Data Validation:
Conducts rigorous validation for all on-site laboratory data, confirming sample locations, sample times, staff initials, test result ranges, and holding times, while documenting any deviations from Standard Test Methods.

Data Management:
Accurately enters and manages all external and on-site laboratory testing data within the facility's Delta

V Historian system via the Excel add-in, ensuring data is properly archived and available for weekly reporting.

Record Keeping:
Maintains complete, accurate, and permanent records of all sampling, test results, and emissions data (air and sewer discharge) in compliance with environmental regulations and contractual requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum of 10 years of environmental or laboratory experience in similar industrial process applications.
Post-secondary education in Environmental Science, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
Extensive hands‑on experience with environmental laboratory sampling protocols, chain‑of‑custody procedures, and standard analytical test methods (e.g., APHA, AWWA, WEF, ASTM).
Strong understanding of environmental regulations, specifically including Liquid Waste Discharge Permits and Hazardous Waste Regulations.
Proficiency with Process Control Systems and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS); specific experience entering and managing data in a Delta

V Historian is highly desirable.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills to interpret complex laboratory data and troubleshoot technical deviations in connection with operational teams.

Hours of Work and Working Conditions

The facility operates on a 24/7 basis. The Environmental Manager may occasionally be requested to change or adapt their hours to meet continuous operational sampling requirements, support compliance troubleshooting, or respond to emergencies.

Please note that this position is for a short‑term, 24‑month assignment supporting a demonstration facility; however, upon the successful completion of the contract term, there may be opportunities for select personnel to be offered employment directly with the client's team.

Environment & Hazards

Work is predominantly performed within a 5.8 metre by 2.2 metre onsite…