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Lead Environment Technician - Relocation Required

By New Gold Inc.

Dead Line: April 20, 2022

Schedule: 5/2, 4/3 – 9 hour days
 
Position Reports To: Environment Supervisor
 
Position Overview
 
As a member of the New Gold Rainy River team, the Lead Environmental Technician demonstrates commitment and compliance with company Health & Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility policies and procedures. The Lead Environmental Technician also takes action to ensure that unsafe practices or non-compliant behaviors do not occur.
 
The Lead Environmental Technician is responsible to coordinate field support for all environmental compliance monitoring programs, which includes liaison with Environmental Specialists on field, lab and office related work.
 
Key Responsibilities
 
  • Coordinate  and conduct compliance sampling and monitoring (effluent, surface and ground water quality, ambient air quality, noise, water flow using stream gauging equipment, water levels, soil or vegetation samples and HCN when required) as required under existing permits, licences and the company’s EMS.
  • Document field observations or readings, and or downloading data from various pieces of equipment in an outdoor setting in accordance with established procedures.
  • Maintain and calibrate field instruments, monitoring instruments and testing equipment
  • Develop or update relevant Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) that support site operations requirements incorporating regulatory and license conditions as needed.
  • Coordinate and conduct field ananlyses of field samples using on-site portable analyzers and meters
  • Processing, packing and shipping collected samples as required.
  • Perform environmental inspections and identify areas that may be or are out of compliance with permits/regulations
  • Coordinate and assist with management of onsite laboratory including housekeeping and organizing supplies.
  • Coordinate and assist in organizing and maintaining field safety gear, sampling equipment and various environmental field equipment including boats, motors, all-terrain vehicles, tools and wildlife collection kits.  
  • Support environmental site contractors.
  • Use knowledge of environmental procedures, techniques and regulations to complete tasks
  • Operate department equipment including snow machines, boats, ice augers, all terrain vehicles.
  • Participating and assisting in waste management, spill clean-up/audits, reclamation and implementing sediment and erosion controls.
  • Perform data entry in EQuIS
  • Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports
 
Qualifications
 
  • Degree or diploma in environmental technician or related discipline
  • BSc in applied sciences or Environmental Sciences preferred
  • 5+ years demonstrated  environmental field experience working in a mine or industrial site
  • Demonstrable experience with water and effluent monitoring, sampling and field level analytical techinques
  • Handling and experience in the safe use of hand or power tools, including augers is an asset.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.  
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft office suite.
  • Knowledgeable user of EQuIS preferred.
  • Good understanding of mining and milling processes and their environmental effects.
  • Possess valid Class 5 driver’s license
  • Able to hike several kilometers on uneven ground
  • Ability and availability to work weekends and some holidays
  • Self-starter who can anticipate needs and work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Good communication skills, both orally and written.
 

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