Classification: Grid 27, BCGEU Membership 

Office Location: Fort St John

Salary: $83,312.49 - $94,991.51 – Permanent 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 northern location.

About the Job:                The Compliance & Enforcement Officer conducts inspections and investigations of all energy industry operations to monitor for compliance and initiate enforcement of the Energy Resources Activities Act (ERAA)and specified enactments and associated regulations, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, Mines Act, the Environmental Assessment Act, and other applicable legislation.

The position works closely with compliance and enforcement officials within other government ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Forest, Lands & Natural Resource Operations, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, WorkSafe BC, Environmental Assessment Office, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada Energy Regulator, Environment Canada, and Natural Resource Canada.

Please note: This position has a focus on compliance inspections.

As a Compliance and Enforcement Officer, your week begins by planning and coordinating field inspections for your assigned region — reviewing permit details, following-up on inspections, checking safety equipment, and mapping out site visits across Northeast B.C.

You may visit several locations in a day, including well sites, pipeline corridors, construction areas or facilities. In the field, you'll assess environmental and technical compliance of these sites and equipment, document findings and speak directly with operators. You will liaise with Indigenous communities, landowners, or the public to facilitate knowledge sharing and address concerns. Your work ensures safe, responsible energy development aligned with provincial regulations.

Back in the office (or working remotely), you’ll translate field observations into reports, follow up on previous inspections, and collaborate with internal teams on enforcement actions when needed. This dynamic role requires independent decision-making, sound judgment, technical knowledge, and strong communication skills. You’ll engage regularly with a wide range of people—from permit holders to First Nations partners—making relationship-building just as important as regulatory knowledge.

You serve as both a regulator and a facilitator—ensuring industry accountability while supporting a culture of safety, environmental stewardship, and continuous improvement. Every day brings a new challenge and the chance to make a meaningful impact on B.C.’s energy landscape, ensuring the safe, responsible, and sustainable development of British Columbia’s energy resources.

Organization Chart:     Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer           Executive Vice President, Safety & Compliance                     Vice President, Compliance & Operations                               Executive Director, Compliance & Enforcement                                         Supervisor, Compliance & Enforcement / Manager, Enforcement                                                   Compliance & Enforcement Officer

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 Recruitment@bc-er.ca if you require any assistance or more information.

The BCER’s Compliance & Operations department provides key functions to fulfilling BCER’s mandate, covering post-permitting phases of the regulatory lifecycle. Departmental functions include Compliance & Enforcement, Emergency Management, Aboriginal Liaison Program, Certificate of Restoration and Core Research Facility administration.