Classification: PEA 5, PEA Membership

Office Location: Victoria

Salary: $121,348.31 – $139,173.64 - Permanent Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work

week.

An additional 27% Job Family Market Multiplier will be added to the posted

salary. 

About the Job

The Supervisor, Energy Geoscience (Supervisor) leads a team of professional geoscientists responsible for effectively regulating industry activities related to the development and management of oil and gas reservoirs while ensuring resource conservation and protection of correlative rights. The role provides operational and technical leadership for the Energy Geoscience program area and provides expert evaluations, recommendations, and technical advice to BCER leadership, industry, government, and external stakeholders. 

The Supervisor provides geological leadership to support the continuous

improvement of related legislation, regulations, and policies in response to evolving technologies and practices. The role analyses emerging plays, unconventional reservoirs, and new technologies, to assess regulatory impacts, develop appropriate strategies, and provide leadership on complex geological matters, including hydraulic fracturing, induced seismicity, and resource and reserves determinations.

Operating in a complex and continually evolving environment, the Supervisor

balances resource conservation with responsible resource development to support the effective stewardship of BC’s oil and gas resources. The role provides authoritative geological guidance to industry on matters such as pool delineation and mapping, regulatory requirements on oil and gas well data gathering, and related sub surface matters, while fostering collaborative relationships that support effective regulatory outcomes.

The Supervisor provides advice to BCER executive on complex applications falling

under the Commissioner’s authority, to develop recommendations for policy and legislation revisions. Working collaboratively with ministries, government agencies, and other jurisdictions, the role provides technical and regulatory advice with respect to policy development and revision and legislation impacting the oil and gas resource.

Organization Chart

Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer           Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship                     Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management                               Executive Director, Well & Energy Resource Stewardship                                         Supervisor, Energy Geoscience

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 Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management department ensures that

professional, technical, and scientific expertise informs the fulfillment of our regulatory responsibilities—protecting the environment, ensuring public safety, and conserving energy resources – while advancing our reconciliation commitments and, overall, continuing to build public trust. The team works across the organization and with external partners in ensuring delivery of its mandate.