THE OPPORTUNITY

Western Forest Products have a new opportunity for an Environmental Regulatory Manager in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, B.C.

What You’ll Do: As an Environmental Regulatory Manager with Western Forest Products (WFP), you will be responsible for overseeing and supporting environmental aspects of our Canadian and US manufacturing facilities and supporting our Timberlands and Fibre Supply facilities. Ensuring support is provided so all regulatory compliance is achieved and maintained, evaluating environmental performance within the facilities, and supporting the implementation of the Environmental Management System at the facility level.

Who You Are: You have 5+ years’ experience in roles related to environmental permitting, compliance, and management systems. You have strong knowledge of BC and Canadian environmental legislation. This role requires strong communication skills working with varying levels of stakeholders including external regulators, you’re self sufficient and work well in a fact paced and dynamic environment.

What We Offer:

Salary range of $86,000 - $110,000 based on skill level, qualifications, and experience
Annual performance bonus
Pension plan contributions - WFP contributes 7% towards a pension plan, no matching required
Extended health and dental benefits – WFP pays for 100% of the employee monthly premiums
Generous vacation policy
Employee family assistance program
Financial support for learning and development opportunities
Work Environment: This role is to be performed out of Nanaimo, B.C with regular travel across our manufacturing operations. Candidates located near our Sawmill Operations in Ladysmith, Chemainus or Cowichan Bay, B.C may also be considered.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

Support environmental permit applications including coordinating field work and site visits, reviewing technical reports and submitting draft and final permits;
Facilitate field data collection programs such as water sampling, dredging, effluent management and air emissions;
Assist facilities in activities to ensure regulatory compliance is achieved and maintained; including environmental permits, document control, regulatory reporting, incident management, training, etc;
Support site visits and inspections conducted by regulators;
Build working relationships with provincial regulators and environmental consultants;
Manage the Environmental Permit database (LRM);
Work with the capital group to establish environmental permitting requirements to support operations and projects/initiatives;
Support tenure renewals process (i.e. foreshores, log handling, etc.) for our Manufacturing, Fibre Supply and Timberlands facilities.
EMS

Supports implementation of and compliance with WFP’s environmental management systems in manufacturing, timberlands and fibre supply operations;
Support internal investigations for environmental incidents i.e., regulatory non-compliances, spills, contaminated sites;
Assist in the maintenance and review of the Environmental Management System (EMS);
Support implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) at the facility level; including site inspections, internal and external audits, and revisions and development of procedures;
Collaborate with Facility Managers in determining and implementing job specific training requirements;
Review and evaluate environmental performance within the facilities, analyze emerging issues and assist in developing and implementing mitigation plans.
Reporting

Compile and submit annual reports (e.g., GHG, ESG, NPRI) and support preparation of the annual sustainability report as needed;
Support preparation of internal reporting requirements such as, weekly and monthly environmental summary reports, and other monthly or quarterly reports as needed.
YOUR CAREER

At Western Forest Products, we believe our most significant asset is our people. Investing in our people brings value and success to our business, ensuring a safe, engaged, productive and continuously improving workplace. We offer challenging opportunities working alongside the best in the industry to meet your career and professional development goals while providing competitive total rewards and recognition.

We provide a variety of on-the-job training and continuing education in many areas at Western to ensure you have the skills you need to succeed. Our promote-from-within culture recognizes high performance and we offer diverse career paths across the organization for those with the talent and will to advance.

Our total rewards offering including competitive pay, performance bonus, pension plan, benefits and other programs designed to support our employees.

WESTERN OVERVIEW

Western Forest Products is a leading forest products company that sustainably manages forests and manufactures high-quality wood products. Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with operations in the coastal region of BC and Washington State, Western meets the needs of customers worldwide with a specialty wood products focus and diverse product offering.

Our commitment to health and safety, environmental stewardship and community engagement is core to how we do business at Western Forest Products.

Our approach to responsible business practices in all aspects of our business is multi-faceted. We adhere to and employ the most stringent environmental practices in the world. The steps we take to ensure the forests in which we operate are renewed and remain healthy and viable for future generations are mirrored in the care we take to make certain our communities continue to grow and prosper. This includes investing in communities where we operate and continuing to forge mutually beneficial relationships with First Nations in respect of their local and cultural interests.