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Senior Environmental Coordinator (Archaeology NCTL)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 11
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00
What you'll do
The successful candidate will be a key member of the North Coast Transmission Line Environment team at BC Hydro with a
primary focus on managing the archaeology and heritage programs. They must have a solid understanding of and
experience with the relevant legislation, guidelines, and current practices for historic, archaeological, and paleontological
resource management and impact assessment including experience with BCER processes.
- This role includes implementing archaeological management across multi phases of NCTL design and construction,
working with multiple lines of business, fostering of key regulatory relationships and relationships with First Nations
organizations. Contributing to the development of project specific best management practices, supporting planning annual
work, archeology fieldwork tracking, BCER/HCA permit oversight, tracking and management. The role will also involve
collaboration with the BC Hydro heritage team and support the development of project mitigation plans, leading multi- party
technical working groups, developing mitigation, monitoring, and protection planning; and managing contractors responsible
for fieldwork and impact assessment. This includes procurement, cost control, contract management, quality assurance
coordination, peer review, and monthly tracking of invoices, progress, forecasts, variances, scope, reporting, and
deliverables.
- The candidate will be experienced in heritage management for large-scale construction projects, preferably in the Central
Interior and Northwest Coast throughout all project phases, including those undergoing Environmental Assessment review
process. They will manage archaeological or environmental contractors; liaise with regulatory agencies; be familiar with the
BCER archaeological process, engage in public and stakeholder consultation; consult with First Nations and Aboriginal
communities incoordination with BC Hydro’s Indigenous Relations team, and implement or follow cultural or Traditional
Land Use Studies.
- The candidate will possess advanced technical writing skills and be able to prepare technical reports, including reports for
regulators and senior management within BC Hydro. They must be able to negotiate with contractors, regulators,
stakeholders, and First Nations on heritage issues, and have an awareness of and interest in BC Hydro’s strategic direction.
They must also be able to communicate technical information in public meetings, consultations, or hearings.
What you bring
- A relevant university degree, or post-graduate degree in the social sciences or resource management, majoring in
Archaeology and/or Anthropology, including experience in research, scientific study, investigative techniques, report
preparation, and project management.
- A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively more responsible technical leadership experience conducting investigative
archaeological studies, including the coordination of multi-disciplinary teams and regulatory relations, is required.
- The successful candidate will have strong analytical and planning skills, with a comprehensive understanding of issues
relating to cultural heritage and archaeology, including historic and current Aboriginal issues.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills are a requirement.
