Lead, Water Planning
Closing Date: May 16, 2024
Reporting to the Senior Supervisor, Water Planning, the Lead, Water Planning is responsible for integrating water management into the business planning cycle in order to support risk mitigation and the sustainability of the operations.
To be successful, we are looking for someone with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, who can coordinate and build positive relationships with internal teams. This person has strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills, and can schedule and prioritize competing demands in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
Join us in the breathtaking Elk Valley of British Columbia. Here you will find outdoor adventure at your fingertips. Whether it's biking and skiing, or the laid-back atmosphere of fishing and hiking, there is something for everyone. Working a compressed work week with alternating Fridays off, come experience what work life balance is all about!
Responsibilities:
- Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
- Lead the water management aspects as part of life of mine planning (long and mid range), including but not limited to: risk identification of new development areas, qualitative risk mitigation and semi quantitative analysis in coordination with the sustainable development teams
- Coordinate with various internal stakeholders to identify risks and mitigation options for new proposed mine plans or expansion/amendment projects applying the closure strategy framework
- Influence the implementation of best practices to support water integration
- Develop presentations for various internal audiences, as well as memos and report documentation
- Lead scoping studies for treatment mitigation projects in the five year horizon and develop processes to ensure the information is passed to the appropriate teams
- Provide the technical inputs and ensure updated information is input into the financial basis of assumptions to support internal and external financial reporting
- Continually improve existing processes to streamline decision making
- Ensure management of change processes are followed and documented
- Adhere to and follow EGBC guidelines
Qualifications:
- Degree in Engineering or Geoscience, with Mining, Geological, Environmental, Civil, Water resources specialization or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Eligible for registration (within one year) or registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (EGBC); Teck will support eligible employees with their EGBC registration
- Minimum four years experience in the mining industry or similar industries, especially in coordinating roles
- Strong digital proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite®: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience with Minesight or other similar mining environmental software is preferred
Benefits:
Teck employees receive a competitive compensation package that includes, but is not limited to, base salary plus the following benefits:
- Two Annual Bonus Plans
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
- Retirement Package
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Health Lifestyle Account
Salary Range: $103,000 - $127,000
The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.
Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a pre-employment drug screen and three professional references.
About Teck
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person's unique perspective and contribution.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal and zinc.
Teck has been named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and is one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People.
The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck's approach to business. Teck has been recognized as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Corporate Knights and is ranked #1 in the Metals and Mining industry on the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI).
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.
Learn more about Teck at www.teck.com or follow @TeckResources.