Inorganics Section Lead

Department: Environment and Climate Change

This Job Opening is limited to employees with the GNWT/WSCC in indeterminate and term positions.

Employees must apply through HRIS / Employee Self-Service. For instructions please see:

The mandate of the Department of Environment and Climate Change is to manage land, water, air, wildlife, and forests. This includes promoting, planning, and supporting the wise and sustainable use of natural resources, and protecting, restoring, and stewarding the environment for the social and economic benefit of all Northwest Territories residents.

Job Information

The Inorganic Section Lead must be knowledgeable about and understand the theories and science that support the operations of a broad range of laboratory equipment (e.g., spectrophotometers, ion exchange chromatography etc.) in order to ensure the day-to-day operations of the unit and to research and develop new procedures. New procedures are often required when technologies change, clients need different detection limits, or there are requests for new analytes.

This position leads both the day-to-day operations of and long-term planning for the TEL’s Inorganic Section (IS). The IS Lead ensures that test results from their section comply with the criteria and standards required to maintain continued certification with the Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation (CALA) and to ensure that the TEL’s clients have the test results necessary to manage public health, manage environmental health, and comply with regulatory requirements in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of the principles, theories, methods, techniques and practices of chemistry and environmental science.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of ion chromatography, spectrophotometry, fluorescence, as well as automated titration and chemical analyzers.
• Knowledge of the properties of major and minor ions, physical parameters, and nutrients.
• Knowledge of the concepts, methods, and techniques of health and safety practices and process related to working with, transporting, and storing toxic/corrosive chemicals and bio-hazardous materials.
• Knowledge of chemicals or materials should include toxicology, safe transportation, spillage, disposal, environmental hazards and mitigations, personal protection equipment, routes of exposure, and effects of short- and long-term or repeated exposure.
• Knowledge of International Standards Organization and Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation guidelines, standards and quality assurance/quality control theories and principles.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

A diploma from a recognized environmental or chemical laboratory technology program or a degree in a relevant field of science such as chemistry, biology, or environmental science.

Applicants must also have at least five (5) years of laboratory experience analyzing water and wastewater samples in addition to experience obtained during a degree or diploma program.

Experience must include at least:

• two (2) years of supervisory experience
• two (2) years’ experience analyzing samples for inorganic parameters.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.