Water Resources Senior Team Lead

Description

• Encourage a positive and engaging workplace that attracts, grows, and retains high quality staff.
• Daily management and operational leadership of the Water Resources Team, with direct reports of up to 12 Environmental Services professionals.
• Lead in the annual compensation review process for the Water Resources Team.
• Develop or facilitate coaching or mentoring relationships with team members to support alignment of their professional challenges and career plans.
• Lead by example and promote a vibrant and strong health and safety culture in the team.
• Lead recruitment and hiring of new staff including identifying candidates, reviewing resumes, and participating in interviews.
• Conduct Year End Conversations, midyear reviews and team adhoc checkins. Integrate team members’ career goals into training opportunities and project resourcing.
• Monitor staff utilization and availability, contribute to Project resourcing and work with Discipline Leads, Project Managers and Technical Leaders to resource staff appropriately to projects and initiatives.
• Work with other team leads on team professional development and other matters related to the broader Water Resources Team.
• Continue to complete technical project work as part of the Water Resources Team in Environmental Services.
• Address personnel issues as they arise through collaboration with the other team leads, Human Resources business partner, and Business Centre Leadership.

Requirements

• Strong problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Previous leadership or people management experience is required, with a strong preference for previous experience as a team lead.
• Has demonstrated the ability and desire to work with and contribute to a larger team.
• Superior and demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience, which must include relevant consulting experience in water resources, experience in the mining sector would be an asset.
• Minimum of a degree in Environmental Sciences with a speciality in water resources (e.g., Geology, Hydrogeology, Earth Sciences) or Engineering, preference may be given to those with advanced degrees.
• A resultsoriented individual who excels in a multidisciplinary environment. Strong leadership, financial management, business development, communication and team building skills are essential for the candidate to meet the expectations of this position.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in one of the Environmental Services water resources fields (i.e., hydrology, geochemistry, hydrogeology, water resources engineering); consulting experience preferred.
• Professional registration in one of the above disciplines is required and registered with Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (P.Geo. or P.Eng.) or qualifications to obtain this registration at the start of employment.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance