Air Specialist (12-Month Contract)

Where your career meets Canada’s future At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the work we do matters. Every day, our people help connect Canada to global markets, strengthen supply chains, support sustainable growth, and shape the future of Canada’s largest port. If you're looking for purposeful work where your contributions make a difference, you'll find it here - supported by a team that is collaborative, innovative, and committed to excellence. Why join us At the port authority, we’re committed to delivering an employee experience that is as rewarding as the work itself. We offer: Meaningful work that contributes to Canada’s trade and economic prosperity Opportunities for learning, development, and career growth A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits Flexible programs that support employee wellbeing and work-life integration From habitat enhancement and environmental assessments to sustainability initiatives and regulatory compliance, your expertise will help ensure that economic growth and environmental responsibility advance together. Build a career with purpose If you’re looking for work that is meaningful, challenging, and connected to something bigger, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and discover how your career can help shape Canada’s future. The Air Specialist is responsible for providing technical support on air quality and climate change matters. Working with the manager, climate action and air quality, they undertake air components of the Project and Environmental Review process. They also support design, development, implementation and maintenance of strategic environmental initiatives and programs related to air quality and climate change. They are responsible for facilitating the use of software applications and data analytics to inform environmental policy and strategy, and support continuous improvement of management systems to improve work flow and processes. They act as a key point of contact for stakeholders on technical environmental matters related to air quality and climate change and provide representation at public meetings and on external committees and projects. The air specialist is also responsible for supporting similar efforts by the VFPA with respect to terrestrial noise. What success looks like Support the environmental review of physical works on VFPA lands, with a focus on air quality, climate change emissions, and terrestrial noise, including assessing potential impacts and recommending mitigation measures and permit conditions. Provide technical guidance to project proponents on air quality, climate change emissions, and terrestrial noise assessments as part of VFPA’s Project and Environmental Review process. Maintain expertise in current best practices, regulatory requirements, mitigation approaches, and technical guidance, and support the ongoing development and improvement of VFPA guidance documents, recommendations, and permit conditions. Lead and administer technical projects, studies, and reviews, including consultant procurement and management, contract administration, project monitoring, reporting, and communication of findings. Apply data analysis, software, and technical tools to assess environmental impacts associated with port operations and support the development of air quality, climate change, and noise policies and programs. Support the development and maintenance of corporate and port-wide air emissions inventories and other environmental data and analytical initiatives. Support VFPA’s air quality and terrestrial noise monitoring programs, including monitoring systems, technical analysis, research, issue identification, reporting, and coordination with external agencies and technical experts. Represent VFPA with industry, regulatory agencies, local governments, Indigenous groups, technical experts, members of the public, and other stakeholders, communica…

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