Senior Environmental Coordinator - BC Hydro

Job Title: Senior Environmental Coordinator
Job Number: 555794
Category: Safety, Health and Environment
City: Castlegar or Revelstoke , B.C.
Closing Date: Jan 31, 2008
Website: https://wwe1.bchydro.com/csbsites/bchydro/JobDescription.asp?JobNumber=555794&?SuperCategoryCode=14201

Your passion lies in making a difference. By moving beyond the
expected, you help make our world a better place. These are values BC
Hydro respects and seeks out in employees. As the demand for
electricity grows, so does the need for more bright minds to join BC
Hydro.

DUTIES: The successful candidate:

* Acts as the coordinator of the Columbia River Sturgeon
management plan of the water license requirements program
* Is responsible for the coordination, contract management and
delivery of a number of research and monitoring programs
* Manages portions of the conservation culture program
* Monitors life history stages
* Tracks population dynamics
* Evaluates habitat requirements
* Tests recruitment failure hypotheses
* Manages mitigative responses
* Builds relationships and works closely with members of the Upper
Columbia White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative; the technical working group of the initiative functions as an advisory body
* Liaises and communicates with the water license requirements
team and internal stakeholders
* Will be required to interact and build relationships with
regulators, First Nations, community leaders, special interests/public stakeholders and the media, and as such must be recognized as a knowledgeable and respected professional in the environmental field
* Will be involved in project quality control and safety
management
* Works closely with a financial analyst to track and manage
labour and budget costs on a monthly and quarterly basis using Microsoft Project.

QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have:

* A graduate degree in fisheries biology or equivalent
* A minimum of eight to ten years experience in the conduct of
investigative studies, including the coordination of multi-disciplinary teams
* Knowledge of sturgeon or related biology

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

* The position requires the candidate to travel throughout the
Columbia basin, including to remote field sites, and elsewhere in BC and the north western US for meetings
* Preference will be given to those candidates with working
knowledge of provincial and federal environmental legislation
* Prior experience with work on sturgeon or related species is
desired
* Previous experience in related research and monitoring is
desired
* Experience with species at risk protocols and hypotheses testing
is desired
* Extensive experience with interior BC aquatic ecosystems, and
related biology and habitat assessment and restoration techniques is desired
* Basic knowledge of BC Hydro's generation and water storage
facility operations is preferred
* Experience in budget planning, office administration, people
management and contract management is desired
* Knowledge of statistical sampling requirements and analyses and
related database applications is an asset
* Well developed team leadership, interpersonal, presentation and
communication skills are desired
* Experience in social issues management and media relations is
beneficial
* Knowledge of project tracking using Microsoft Project is an
asset
* A valid membership or ability to obtain same in the BC College
of Applied Biology or a similar professional association recognized by BC Hydro is desired.

Interested candidates should submit their applications online by January 31, 2008.