The Company: GFL Environmental Inc.
Corporate Office: 100 New Park Place, Suite 500, Vaughan, ON, L4K 0H9
Work Location: 55 Vulcan Street, Etobicoke, ON, M9W 1L3
Start Date: ASAP
Type of Position: Full time, permanent
Positions Available: 1
Hours per Week: 40
Salary: $76,100 – $80,000 (based on experience)
Benefits:
•15 days vacation
•Group insurance benefits
•Disability & long-term disability benefits
•Medical benefits
•Dental benefits
•Vision benefits
•RRSP/DPSP benefits
•Employee Family & Assistance Program (EFAP)
Position description: the Environmental Affairs Advisor, Ontario provides environmental management (anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazardous conditions and environmental risks) and compliance advice to operational management and staff. This ensures that that reasonable care due diligence occurs during the day-to-day operations at all Ontario facilities, and GFL remains aware and protected from risk or liability arising from potential non-compliance issues.
Language
•English
Education
•Bachelor’s degree
•Field of post-secondary education should be Chemical/Environmental Engineering/Technology, Environmental Studies, Geography, Chemistry, Environmental Management, or related discipline
Experience
•Minimum of 2 years of experience in providing environmental management advice within the recycling, waste management or related industry
•Experience with control of hazardous substances, Safety Data Sheets, hazardous waste labeling requirements, and spill reporting and control methods
Areas of specialization
•Environmental impact assessment
•Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
•Recycling
•Waste management
Transportation/travel information
•Willing to travel
•Travel expenses paid by employer
General Skills
•Advise operations and management on environmental issues related to the company’s activities
•Analyze the impacts, benefits and costs of environmental compliance initiatives
•Conduct research
•Document investigations and conclusions/recommendations
•Monitor environmental non-compliance and required corrective actions
•Report information to supervisor
•Study and evaluate chemical hazards and stresses in the workplace
•Suggest changes to work processes based on chemical or biological stresses in the workplace
•Prepare research papers, educational texts or articles
•Participate in emergency response planning
•Inspect spills of hazardous chemicals or products
•Consult with government regulatory agencies
•Compile, verify, record and process applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations, requisitions, and other forms and documents
•Inspect to ensure that safe working conditions are maintained
Specific Skills
•Ensure Branch Managers and their staff are aware of, and follow, site-specific regulatory requirements
•Review (and respond to when necessary) all reports regarding environmental spills or incidents that may occur at Ontario facilities, client sites or during transport
•Track all branch regulatory requirements to completion and undertake action to meet regulatory deadlines and support branches as necessary
•Conduct inspections at sites and provide results and recommendations to Branch Managers of actions necessary to correct non-compliance issues
•Maintain regular contact with all environmental regulating bodies (e.g., Ministry of the Environment, Environment Canada, Transport Canada, municipalities, industry associations, etc.) ensuring GFL remains aware of legislative trends and recent regulatory changes
•Prepare applications for permits, and update permits and licenses as required (e.g., site approvals, transport approvals, etc.)
•Maintain oversight of your assigned Ontario branches in terms of community complaints, potential air emissions, odours, and other waste management issues
•Accompany government officials during facility inspections/audits
•Manage site-based environmental issues through external means (i.e., third party consultants) when required
•Understand and be able to inform Operations on all regulations applicable to Ontario sites
•Assist Operations in special assignments
•Prepare documentation (e.g., Annual Reports, formal responses/notifications, etc.) for regulatory bodies
Personal Suitability
•Ability to multitask
•Efficient interpersonal skills
•Flexibility
•Judgement
•Team player
•Reliability
How to Apply
•By email: jarchibald@gflenv.com
About GFL Incorporated Inc.
GFL Environmental Inc. is a leading North American provider of diversified environmental solutions. The business comprises of solid waste management, liquid waste management and soil remediation. The company has more than 150 facilities across Canada and in Michigan, United States, servicing over 2.5 million households under municipal contracts and more than 80,000 industrial, commercial and institutional customers.
GFL’s fleet of well-maintained, bright-green trucks does not go unnoticed and the company offers a robust, consolidated and sophisticated approach to meeting their customers’ environmental service requirements.
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