Cameco Looking for Environment Officer at Saskatchewan Full Time

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Position and Responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing technical support, maintenance, and quality assurance of McArthur River’s environment program. You will gather and analyse environmental data, as well as develop recommendations to help design the environmental protection aspects of technical projects. You will also ensure the proper functioning the environmental management system (EMS) and regulatory monitoring programs. You will continually monitor and analyse the program data to provide recommendations to reduce the operation’s environmental impact.

In addition, you will aid in the coordination and completion of quarterly, monthly, and ad-hoc reporting, will act as primary reviewer on technical environmental reports and study designs, and will aid in the coordination of special studies and monitoring activities as required. You will also be responsible for the execution of field sampling programs, day to day management of the environmental monitoring program, and supervision of environment technicians.

Education and Qualifications

Requirements of the position:

• Post-secondary degree in a science related field, or a diploma with equivalent experience
• Five to eight years of applicable work experience with environmental protection principles
• Equivalent combination of education and work experience considered
• Willing to work a 14-day rotational schedule and commute to site by aircraft

Assets:

• Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, and database applications such as EQuiS
• Aptitude to become part of the emergency response/mine rescue team
• Experience using ATV, snowmobile, and small motorized watercraft (Pleasure Craft Operator certification required to operate motorized watercraft)
• Possession Acquisition License for wildlife management purposes

Preference will be given to Residents of Saskatchewan’s North.

Req ID #: 37807

Posted: April 14, 2022

Posting end date: May 4, 2022

Safety Sensitive Site

The physical and psychological safety of our employee’s is a top priority at Cameco. We invite candidates to voluntarily disclose accommodation requirements, if contacted in relation to a job opportunity. Information received will be addressed confidentially and Cameco’s Workplace Inclusion and Accommodation Program document is available upon request. Successful candidates for all positions that will work at Safety Sensitive Sites or Safety Sensitive Positions must take and pass a Substance Test, which includes marijuana, as a condition of employment. Marijuana remains in a user’s system for about 30 days, so applicants who recently used marijuana recreationally should not expect to pass a substance test. Cameco requires all Canadian employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.