Environmental Affairs Advisor

To provide environmental management (anticipating, identifying, and evaluating hazardous conditions and environmental risks) and compliance advice to operational management and staff, ensuring 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.

• 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.
• All other related duties as assigned.