Energy Project Assessment Lead – 24-Month Term

Classification: Grid 27, BCGEU Membership Office Location: All BCER Locations Salary: $83,312.49 – $94,991.51 – Temporary Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work week. An additional 10.75% Job Family Market Multiplier will be added to the posted salary. An additional 3% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for employees based in Fort St John, Dawson Creek, Prince George, and Terrace. An additional 13% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for employees based in Fort Nelson. About the Job: The Energy Project Assessment Lead (Lead) plays a key role in managing and leading reviews for renewable energy and transmission line projects. The Lead works collaboratively with BCER staff and provides oversight and coordination of renewable energy projects and project assessment processes. The role also provides operational oversight to a project team of diverse and geographically dispersed professionals across the province and responds to emerging priorities and complex issues related to Indigenous consultation, permitting, and project reviews. Organization Chart: Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship Vice President, Responsible Development & Indigenous Relations / Vice President, Energy Development, Restoration & Sustainability Executive Director, Renewable Energy / Executive Director, Energy Development Energy Project Assessment Lead About the BC Energy Regulator: The BC Energy Regulator (BCER) is the Province of B.C.’s life-cycle energy resources regulator. The BCER is a Crown agency with a mandate to ensure energy resource activities are undertaken in a manner that: protects public safety and the environment, supports reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and the transition to low-carbon energy, conserves energy resources and fosters a sound economy and social well-being. As a cost recoverable, values driven organization, we prioritize safety, stewardship and Indigenous interests throughout the full project lifecycle – from exploration to reclamation – and support the transition to clean energy. The BCER is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, honouring the Provincial commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action. Through fostering respectful and collaborative relationships with Indigenous partners and stakeholders, the BCER delivers on Government’s priorities. The BCER has an innovative forward-thinking workplace that demonstrates our core values. Through continuous improvement and development, the BCER is agile and responsive to the rapidly changing environment in which we operate. We are diverse and inclusive, with transparency, innovation, and integrity as foundation of our respectful culture. What We Offer: The BCER operates under a Hybrid Office Model whereby employees work from both a home office and a designated BCER office location in order to support our mandate (eligibility may vary, depending on position). The BCER is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on the protected grounds under the Human Rights Code. The BCER is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for the removal of barriers for qualified individuals. If you need assistance or accommodation, please let us know. We acknowledge and respect the many First Nations, each with unique cultures, languages, legal traditions and relationships to the land and water, on whose territories the British Columbia Energy Regulator's work spans. Please contact us at [email protected] if you require any assistance or more information. The Responsible Development & Indigenous Relations Department leads the organization’s efforts for responsible energy development and the need to meet its commitments to the successful implementation of B.C.’s mandate under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) as well as organization’s strategic goals respecting reconciliation. The Department leads the end-to-end application review process while considering the environmental impacts of energy development in the province and those impacts for energy resources on Indigenous People. The team is also accountable for leading the implementation of the organization’s transformational approach to application reviews with Indigenous nations. The Energy Development, Restoration & Sustainability department leads the organization’s efforts to deliver the expanding mandate on electrification, and to increase the linkages to work on restoration, cumulative effects management within the northeast, within the BCER and across broader government. In addition, the department oversees the Dormancy Program and the Orphan Program.

The Energy Project Assessment Lead manages and coordinates reviews for renewable energy and transmission line projects while providing operational oversight to a diverse team. The role also facilitates Indigenous consultation and ensures regulatory compliance throughout the project lifecycle.

Candidates must possess a degree in Natural Resource Management or Environmental Science with at least five years of related experience, or a technical diploma with seven years of experience. Demonstrated expertise in multi-stakeholder project management, Indigenous relations, and regulatory frameworks is essential.

• Location allowance • Job family market multiplier

• Project managementPreferred

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• Project management
• Natural resource management
• Environmental assessment
• Indigenous consultation
• Regulatory compliance
• Stakeholder engagement
• Conflict resolution
• Analytical thinking
• Negotiation
• Policy analysis
• Technical reporting
• Cultural agility
• Relationship building
• Energy development
• Permitting
• Agile Methodology
• Reconciliation
• Management
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Economics
• Virtual Teams
• Innovation
• Organizational Charts
• Project Assessments
• Systems Development Life Cycle
• Resource Management
• Collaboration
• Coordinating

• Energy
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Government & Public Sector
• Management & Leadership
• Science & Research
• Energy Project Manager
• Alternative Energy Manager
• Professional Services Managers Not Elsewhere Classified
• Power Plant Operators

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 12, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

35 hours per week