Oil Sands Monitoring Atmospheric Scientist

at  Government of Alberta

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 58355
Ministry: Environment and Protected Areas
Location: Calgary
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: Re-posted: Open Until Suitable Candidate Found
Classification: Scientific 4
Salary: $3,604.17 to $4,784.18 bi-weekly ($94,068 - $124,867/year)
We support Albertans in being proud stewards of air, land, water, and biodiversity by leading the work required for the desired environmental outcomes and sustainable development of natural resources.

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ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a specialized position that supports the Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) Program in the area of air and atmospheric monitoring, evaluation and reporting. The incumbent will lead the evaluation of air data, indicators and associated thresholds, generation of reporting products, and predictions to assess environmental change against ecological benchmarks. This role ensures that the OSM Program and its partners and stakeholders, including the Government of Alberta, receive scientifically credible and relevant information needed to responsibly manage Alberta’s environment in the face of increasing pressure from industrial development, a growing population, climate change, and other pressures.
Key deliverables include OSM air monitoring data analysis and reporting for publication in OSM technical reports, peer-reviewed journals, and special assessment reports, specifically ongoing integrated state of the environment reporting. The incumbent will work with multi-disciplinary monitoring teams from multiple governments, industry, and academic sources (wetlands, water, biological, and ecological), to synthesize integrated reporting among OSM scientific teams, directed towards the credible monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the environmental conditions in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Leading the review, development and continuous improvement of long-term air quality and deposition monitoring program as well as research that addresses major issues of concern to the OSM Program and the Government of Alberta. The end result is an internationally recognized air quality and deposition monitoring program that supports the government’s business mandate.
• Completing multi-year research and monitoring plans that are driven by scientific questions to assess the condition of Alberta’s long-term air quality and deposition monitoring systems, including scientific evaluations of the impacts of human activities and ecological drivers.
• Ensuring long-term air quality and deposition monitoring program is delivered in a safe and effective manner. The end result is safe and timely completion of deliverables within the available budget.
• Developing, leading and actively participating in the analyses and completion of scientifically credible environmental data evaluation and reporting that meet project plan commitments and legislated reporting requirements.
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HOW COMPETENCIES WILL APPLY TO THIS ROLE:

Systems Thinking: Ensuring integration between air monitoring system and relevant environmental monitoring programs in OSM.
Creative Problem Solving: Working with leadership, scientists and staff in OSM to ensure innovative, scientifically credible research and monitoring protocols are conceived and deployed in OSM’s air quality and deposition monitoring and programs.
Drive for Results: Leading primary and collaborative writing of standard and non-standard reporting products communicating major observations and conclusions of long-term monitoring and focused research activities on the condition, status and trends of Alberta’s air quality including but not limited to peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Build Collaborative Environments: Collaborating with OSM scientists, field monitoring technologists and other collaborators in all phases of monitoring and research programs, from conception to delivery and reporting.
Develop Self and Others: Providing mentoring and support to other OSM scientists as may be required.