Water Compliance Officer (Bilingual - English/French)

About the job

• Conduct detailed inspections on your own, check if rules are followed, and write reports mainly focused on drinking water and wastewater facilities.
• Respond to environmental incidents, follow up to ensure rules are followed, and report on possible environmental impacts.
• Find, study, and solve complex environmental problems, even when the causes aren't clear.
• Give authoritative advice on environmental laws.
• Suggest fixes or legal actions and make sure compliance programs are followed.
• Testify in court and issue official orders.
• Maintain good communication with relevant parties, the public, and clients.
• Take part in the Environmental Response Program outside of regular work hours.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G driver's license or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional on the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver's license before being hired.
• You must have oral and written French language skills at the advanced level. Your proficiency level will be confirmed before hire.

Specialized Knowledge and Experience:

• You can interpret and apply environmental legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, guidelines and quality standards to assess and promote regulatory compliance.
• You have knowledge of environmental sciences, technology and protection including:

Judgement, Decision Making, Influence and Inspection:

• You can evaluate situations, assess non-compliance risks, interpret and enforce regulatory requirements.
• You can recommend corrective measures and influence others to adopt specific actions.

Conflict Management and Partnership:

• You can identify and take appropriate action in response to issues.
• You can foster open and constructive dialogue to proactively address and defuse potential conflicts.
• You can use your communication skills, both oral and written, to explain complex information, maintain documentation, and use computer software.
• You have experience building relationships and providing professional guidance to diverse clients.

Integrity, Self Awareness and Stress Management:

• You maintain integrity by aligning your actions with organizational values.
• You can monitor and evaluate your work quality against policies and standards.
• You can work unsupervised in the field, under pressure and manage stress.
• You can maintain impartiality and awareness of your impact on others.

Don't meet every qualification?

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

What we offer

• a defined benefit lifetime pension plan
• parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents
• comprehensive health plan
• life and disability insurance
• flexible work arrangements
• collegial and professional work culture
• career growth and development opportunities across many business areas
• on-the-job training to aid your success in the role

Additional information:

• 1 Bilingual English/French Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 191 Booth Rd, North Bay, North Region

Note:

• This ad is also available in French.
• Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

How to apply:

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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