The mandate of the Department of Environment and Climate Change is to manage land, water, air, wildlife, and forests. This includes promoting, planning, and supporting the wise and sustainable use of natural resources, and protecting, restoring, and stewarding the environment for the social and economic benefit of all Northwest Territories residents.
 

Located in Yellowknife and reporting to the Lead Coordinator, Water Monitoring and Stewardship (Lead Coordinator) in the Water Monitoring and Stewardship Division, the Coordinator, Water Monitoring and Stewardship is a member of a team of staff that are responsible to ensure that environmental research and monitoring programs are properly supported by planning, preparing, and executing fieldwork. This includes all tasks related to data collection, deployment/retrieval of field equipment, field safety and training, equipment maintenance, calibration and testing, datalogger programming, downloading data, and management of assets with support of the Lead Coordinator and divisional scientists.

The Water Monitoring and Stewardship Division bears the primary roles and responsibilities related to water-related research and monitoring, water quality and quantity data analysis, testing, and interpretation, and water stewardship and planning. The Division, in cooperation with others such as Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and other federal and territorial departments, collects and interprets information about water and aquatic quality and water quantity in the NWT.

A variety of water monitoring, data collection, data management and equipment maintenance duties are assigned to the Coordinator who regularly work with the Lead Coordinator and divisional scientists to assess and prioritize projects in order to achieve a successful outcome. Assisting in data quality assurance and quality control is an important part of the position, including preparing data for upload into databases and public viewers. The Coordinator has some degree of latitude in conducting their work, provided safety policies and program requirements and standards are complied with.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports the preparation for and the execution of field programs.
• Manages and maintains monitoring equipment and extracts instrument data for data analysis and interpretation.
• Supports the preparation and dissemination of compiled data and scientific reports in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Assists in the delivery of project workshops, technical sessions, and training exercises as required.
• Works with communities to ensure that fieldwork and monitoring conducted by the Division is addressing their needs.
• Ensures efficient and safe work practices in all aspects of work.
• Drafts and consults with colleagues on the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for field safety and sampling methods.

Key Qualifications:

• A diploma in Natural Resources or Environmental Science plus at least two (2) years of experience in watershed management related to field monitoring, research programs, data management and analysis, public consultation, and reporting of scientific findings.
• Assets include:
  • Field experience conducting water or aquatic sampling.
  • Field experience conducting cold regions hydrology.    
• Equivalencies can include:
  • A Certificate in Natural Resources or Environmental Science plus at least three (3) years of experience in watershed management related to field monitoring, research programs, data management and analysis, public consultation, and reporting of scientific findings.
• Related fields may include Environmental Science, Natural Resources / Renewable Resources, Environmental Monitoring or Environmental Technology, Hydrology or Water Resources, Biology, Ecology, or Aquatic Sciences

The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance.  For more information about living and working in the Northwest Territories please visit our benefits page or NWT Tourism. 
 

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.