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Are you passionate about environmental protection and eager to contribute to a sustainable future? The City of Edmonton is seeking a highly motivated Environmental Coordinator to join our dedicated Environment and Climate Resilience section within Urban Planning and Economy. Bring your expertise in environmental protection, regulatory knowledge, and remediation to our innovative and high performing team.

The Environmental Coordinator provides crucial support to assigned client business areas, ensuring the effective management and maintenance of the organization's environmental management system (Enviso) in accordance with the ISO 14001 standard. This system is vital for protecting the environment, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and continuously enhancing environmental performance. Reporting to an Environmental Manager, you will collaborate with technical, environmental, and engineering specialists to achieve environmental objectives and targets.

Your work will involve planning, supporting, and coordinating activities to maintain and continuously improve the environmental management system. You will also be responsible for executing processes, procedures, and controls to ensure environmental compliance and investigating and identifying environmental issues.

• Champion environmental excellence by supporting and enhancing our ISO 14001-aligned environmental management system.
• Dive into regulatory compliance, ensuring we're always in tip-top shape with our procedures and environmental legislation.
• Provide high quality advice and support on environmental regulations, permitting pathways, and risk mitigation strategies
• Be an environmental detective, investigating issues and finding solutions to keep the City of Edmonton compliant and continuously improving.
• Share your expertise! You'll provide valuable environmental advice to our internal teams, helping them set green objectives.
• Craft compelling technical reports, translating complex environmental data into clear, actionable insights.
• Become a trusted liaison, fostering strong connections between our business areas and regulatory bodies.
• Lead exciting environmental projects and studies, from procurement to completion ensuring top-notch quality.
• Stay ahead of the curve, researching and developing new environmental practices and emergency preparedness plans.
• Be a catalyst for change, inspiring continuous improvement and helping us achieve our environmental goals.

• University degree in Sciences (Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience) or Engineering (environmental);
  OR completion of a recognized two-year diploma program in Sciences or Technology with specialization in Environmental Sciences.
• 6 years (if you have a degree) or 8 years (if you have a diploma), of professional experience in at least two of these areas: ISO 14001 Environmental Management System implementation; environmental risk assessments, permitting and approvals; wastewater treatment and management; conservation and management of environmental resources; and environmental regulation and enforcement in Alberta

ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification is a requirement and must be obtained within the first year of employment.

• Registration as a professional in an environmental discipline is an asset, such as;
  • Designation as a Professional Biologist (P.Biol.) or Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.), or eligible for designation
  • Wetland Authenticating Professional (eligible to sign-off on wetland regulatory documents in Alberta)
  • Qualified Aquatic Environmental Specialist (QAES) capable of supporting federal and provincial regulatory applications
• Experience working in cross-functional teams in large, complex organizations
• Project management experience
• Data management and visualization abilities
• Experience using GIS

• Experience with environmental regulatory strategies and significant working knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, and best management practices
• Experience preparing or reviewing environmental impact assessments, environmental evaluation, biophysical impact assessment, environmental risk assessment,…