Director, Orphan Restoration

Classification: Management Band B, Excluded

Office Location: Fort St John or Victoria

Salary: $119,211 - $156,045 – Permanent Full-Time, based on a 35-hour work week.
An additional 3% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for northern location.

About the Job:               
The Director, Orphan Restoration (Director) provides strategic leadership in liability management, overseeing and mitigating financial and environmental risks associated with inactive oil and gas infrastructure, insolvencies, and orphan oil and gas sites. This role leads the enhancement, delivery, and continuous improvement of the BCER’s Orphan Treatment and Closure Plan.  

Leading a team of professional and technical experts, the Director ensures the organization effectively identifies, tracks, and mitigates risks associated with operator insolvency, ensuring a strategic approach to restoration and mitigation of the cumulative impacts of industrial disturbances. The Director works closely with other regulators, industry practitioners, First Nations partners, and stakeholders to develop and share best-practices, enhance policies and procedures, and ensure effective reporting and decision making.

The Director collaborates with the Finance department to ensure timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting related to liabilities.  

Organization Chart:    
Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer
        Executive Vice President, Resource Management & Stewardship
                Vice President, Environmental & Subsurface Resource Management
                        Executive Director, Orphans & Restoration
                                Director, Orphan Restoration 

Strategic Program Oversight
Develop program analytics and forecasting models to ensure orphan restoration goals are met in the context of BCER strategies. 

Develop policies and procedures to support the BCER’s efforts to address the growing trend of inactive, unrestored oil and gas sites, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory frameworks and industry best practices.

Contribute to strategies for the evaluation of restoration status of previous disturbances that serve to evaluate how cumulative impacts are mitigated.

Financial Risk Management
Provide ongoing analysis and evaluation of Orphan estimates to ensure accounting for financial obligations of the Orphan Site Reclamation Fund.

Track current and future liabilities and risks associated with current and potential orphan sites to ensure that funding is adequate to meet strategic goals.

Provide reporting and analytics on the orphan restoration program to Executive, government stakeholders, partners, and the public.

Stakeholder Engagement & Transparency
Build and maintain partnerships or highly collaborative relationships with Indigenous communities to support inclusive and culturally informed approaches to orphan site restoration.

Develop and implement fair and transparent procurement practices for highly skilled and qualified service providers, ensuring inclusion and utilization of local and Indigenous companies.

Ensure those affected by unrestored orphan sites, including landowners, are effectively engaged throughout the closure process and program goals are communicated broadly.

Leadership and Team Development
Lead, coach and mentor a team of professional and technical staff, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.

Oversee performance management and development planning within the team.

Leverage the subject matter expertise of the team to develop and contribute to restoration initiatives across the organization, industry, First Nations, and greater government. 

Education:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a related field such as Law, Public Administration, Business Administration or Public Policy, and seven years of related experience in oil and gas operations, risk management, and/or financial administration.

An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Experience:
Demonstrated experience in liability management, closure operations and developing management and mitigation strategies.

Demonstrated experience managing large budgets and developing forecasting models.

Demonstrated experience in the identification, assessment and evaluation of data/information required to support critical decision-making processes.

Demonstrated experience applying knowledge of oil and gas technical and operational development (full life-cycle activities) and potential impacts on the land base.

Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, including performance management.

Demonstrated experience building relationships with diverse groups, including First Nations.

Demonstrated experience applying project management principles and tools to ensure the effective delivery of programs and initiatives.

Demonstrated experience developing strategic policy, operating procedures, providing policy analysis, and interpreting legislation. 

 

Key Competencies:
Building Strategic Alliances
The ability to incorporate knowledge and skills to engage in internal and external stakeholder analysis and to negotiate agreements and alliances based on a full understanding of power and politics.

Developing Others 
The ability to foster the long-term learning and development of others through coaching, mentoring, managing performance, and providing feedback. Driven by a genuine desire to enhance others’ growth and development, focusing on developmental intent and effect rather than merely transferring skills to complete tasks.

Influence
The ability to guide and shape others’ understanding of key issues and priorities to achieve corporate goals while appreciating cultural and political nuances. It involves using strategic communication and relationship building to effectively influence and align others to support organizational objectives.

Strategic Orientation
The ability to link long-term visions and concepts to daily work. An awareness of how external factors impact organizational strategies and choices. It involves analyzing the environment, organization, and use of technology to design effective strategies.

 

If you are interested in applying for this role and meet the minimum selection criteria, please select “Apply Now” and submit your application prior to the closing date. Applicants should review the education and experience listed in the job requisition and clearly articulate how their work experience and skills are aligned with the requirements. Please note, applicants will only be contacted if they are selected to proceed further in the process. 

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.