environmental officer
Title posted on CivicJobs.ca - Permitting & Enforcement Officer
Posted on August 10, 2026 by Employer details Metro Vancouver
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Permitting & Enforcement OfficerPosition Status: Full-Time Temporary (This position to last not later than December 31, 2027)Department: Environmental Regulation & EnforcementEmployee Group: Teamsters Local 31Location: 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby Salary Range/ Wage Rate: PG T25 $3,434.33 - $4,054.93 bi-weekly Our Environmental Regulation & Enforcement Department is seeking a Permitting & Enforcement Officer who will ensure compliance with Metro Vancouver?s Non-Road Diesel Emission Regulation, assigned air quality permits, liquid waste permits, and emission regulations; inspect non-road diesel powered equipment at construction and industrial sites; respond to air quality complaints by analyzing air quality and meteorological data, inspecting facilities, conducting odour surveys, and collecting evidence; draft memoranda recommending permit amendments, acceptance of plans or reports, and ticket issuance; explain Metro Vancouver?s role and regulatory authority to businesses and members of the public. You are: A science technologist with an eye for detail, the ability to defuse interpersonal tension, a keen interest in the environment, and a desire to improve the quality of air we breathe. This role: Reviews building permits, business licenses, and permit applications to locate and check on potential air emissions and researches available air quality literature; recommends contaminant permit levels and compliance criteria based upon legislative intent and guidelines, industry standards, control technology and the particular circumstances of the permitted industry; drafts new and amended permits for air emission control and writes related reports for a superior's review; obtains permittee's understanding of restriction rationale and negotiates permit specifications; prepares draft approvals for short term discharges. Investigates direct and indirect industrial liquid waste discharges to sewer systems; prepares reports and drafts permits establishing maximum limits and criteria for a wide variety of effluent parameters; investigates and reports industrial causes for unusual sewage treatment plant upsets or events; inspects, assesses and determines acceptability to sewage treatment plants of liquid waste to be discharged from commercial and industrial septic and holding tanks; establishes and obtains specific industry agreement for the upgrading of effluent treatment systems; determines need for and collects representative waste water samples for analysis by laboratory. Inspects industrial plants and sites, both permitted and unpermitted, for compliance with air, waste water and solid waste bylaws; assesses contaminants generated, determines plant emission and discharge points, processes and performance levels, and assesses compliance with permit restrictions or need for a new or amended permit to be issued; records aesthetic and opacity observations, and writes site inspection reports. Monitors assigned territory to identify new potential industrial air, waste water or solid waste problems and to verify compliance of permitted sources; surveys assigned territory periodically for smoke, odour or particulate violations and performs and records opacity measurements and aesthetic observations of permitted sources to assess compliance. Evaluates installation applications for control equipment, prepares installation and operating permits and examines final construction for compliance with relevant by-laws and regulations; inspects existing control equipment, sets maximum emission levels, criteria and operating procedures; advises operators of recommended operating procedures and drafts letters of repair, replacement or shutdown. Enforces permit compliance by determining violation occurrence; discusses violations and compliance requirements with perpetrator; drafts letters and notices of violation to secure control of unauthorized sources; and gathers evidence to prosecute under the applicable legislation.- Location Burnaby, BC
- Work location On site
- Salary$3,434.33BIWEEKLY bi-weekly
- Terms of employment Term or contractFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CivicJobs.ca #115368
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