Environment Senior Manager (Western Canada)

Resolute Forest Products, founded more than two centuries ago, is a global leader in the forest products industry. Through the years, it has built more than 20 predecessor companies and supported hundreds of communities.

The company owns or operates some 40 facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Our 6,600+ employees work hard to produce quality market pulp, tissue, wood products and papers that are marketed in over 60 countries.

Resolute offers a rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities and challenges that will help grow your skills.

We are seeking an individual in Western Canada to fill the position of Environment Senior Manager to support the three Pulp and Tissue Paper Excellence mills in British Colombia and Saskatchewan.

This position is mostly remote and reports to the VP Environment position in the Pulp and Tissue Business Unit. The position will require travel from time to time to the three mills.

Job Summary :

The Western Environmental Senior Manager, plays a critical role in engaging, collaborating and communicating with internal and external stakeholders for the Pulp and Tissue Business Unit to meet current and emerging environmental regulatory and stakeholder requirements.

The Senior Manager will conduct technical environmental analyses to support Business Unit and Company strategy, goals, and objectives.

In addition, the Senior Manager will support the manufacturing facilities in working through environmental operational and regulatory issues as needed.

The Senior Manager will coordinate with environmental staff in other Business Units to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach in development of company policies, expectations, and timelines.

The Senior Manager will also monitor emerging Canadian federal and BC SK provincial regulatory activities and communicate areas of concern to relevant internal stakeholders and develop strategies for responding to agency actions and collaborate with manufacturing facilities to develop cost-effective compliance strategies (including capex spending).

The Senior Manager will also coordinate the environmental audit program, for his site, to ensure facilities comply with environmental regulatory and other legal obligations and requirements.

Finally, the Senior Manager will support the sites to ensure adequate provision for Environmental Liability and Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) and provide technical input on remediation when required.

Key Responsibilities :

• Support manufacturing facilities in working through environmental operational and regulatory issues, including permitting
• Manage the environmental compliance and better practices audit program
• Monitor, communicate, and assess impact of emerging Canadian federal and BC SK provincial environmental regulations and work with internal and external stakeholders to respond to regulatory developments and support facilities in developing cost-effective compliance plans
• Conduct technical environmental analyses to support Business Unit and Company strategy, goals, and objectives (including KPI management)
• Coordinate shared environmental services with other company Business Units

Your profile :

• Safety-first mentality
• University degree in environmental policy, environmental science or engineering, chemical engineering, or related field
• Seven or more years of experience in one or more of the following roles : environmental compliance, engineering, and / or regulatory development
• Experience in manufacturing, environmental, energy, forest products or chemical management issues
• Experience in multi-jurisdictional government relations
• Experience working in fast-paced and continuously evolving environment with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to implement change, doing things differently and challenging the status quo
• Interpersonal and strong leadership skills
• Fluency in French considered an asset
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to travel 30% of time
• Ability to work nights or weekends as needed

What we are offering

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• At least three weeks of vacation and three floating holidays a year from the first day of work, depending on your experience
• Full range of group insurance from the first day of work
• Telemedicine services
• Defined-contribution pension plan with generous employer participation from the first day of work
• Employee and family assistance program
• Education assistance program
• Health club reimbursement program
• Work environment based on respect, inclusion and diversity

Resolute is firmly committed to placing greater emphasis on the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion to empower all employees to reach their full potential.

We form a dynamic team whose diverse backgrounds and wealth of perspectives are one of the keys to our success. We offer an inclusive, rewarding and safe work environment with opportunities that will help grow your skills.

Four core values influence everything we do at Resolute and help ensure our continued growth and success :

• Work safely
• Be accountable
• Ensure sustainability
• Succeed together

Consult the Resolute Blog and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter to learn more about our company.

Resolute Forest Products is committed to the principles of employment equity.

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