The City of Richmond is a diverse and dynamic community in pursuit of our visionto be the most appealing, livable and well-managed community in Canada.People l Excellence l Leadership l Team l InnovationImagine a career with the City of Richmond, a dynamic environment for growth and continuous improvement, fostered by our collective strengths and creativity. We are a vibrant, diverse cosmopolitan city, supported by a strong economy and recognized as leaders in innovation and service delivery excellence. The City of Richmond is committed to be the most appealing, livable, well-managed community in Canada, a goal that is only made possible by developing our most valuable asset - our people. This is a great opportunity to join our team and shape our community.Environmental Coordinator 2OverviewReporting to the Manager, Environment, the Environmental Coordinator 2 (EC2) is responsible for implementing best practices in compliance with environmental legislation and City adopted strategies (e.g. Ecological Network Management Strategy). The EC2 supports City operations and capital projects by interpreting legislative requirements and coordinating environmental planning, permitting and compliance activities related to municipal infrastructure projects, including flood protection upgrades and environmental enhancement works. The position maintains effective working relationships with internal departments, regulatory agencies, stakeholders and residents, while supporting project delivery through collaboration, funding coordination and environmental compensation planning. This position will manage environmental compensation requirements associated with flood protection upgrade capital projects to leverage existing opportunities and support timely permit approvals and program delivery.Examples of key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Recommending and establishing service standards and/or performance criteria through maintaining service excellence, monitoring for compliance and streamlining redundant operational procedures. Recommending, developing and implementing best practices and data collection techniques to ensure relevant City strategies, plans, and bylaws are maintained. Preparing reports, memorandum and correspondence to support internal and external communications for the Manager?s review. Establishing collaborative working relations with other City departments, senior governments and the Richmond community, including participating in environmental working groups for environmental assessments. Updating and developing environmental policy initiatives as required. Developing and implementing initiatives to evaluate effectiveness of services provided, which can include detailed metric monitoring for development applications, key indicators and service gap identification, modernized geo-spatial tracking systems including remote sensing and GIS databases to collect and analyze invasive species, riparian and contamination information and electronic systems to track and records spills in Richmond and remediation. Responsibility for leading procurement efforts for external consultants, assessing and evaluating capital project budgets and managing capital budget annually under supervision from the Manager. Determining capital plan submissions and supporting the procurement process by developing scope, budgets and schedules, ensuring procedures are in place to maintain scope of work against regulatory requirements. Recommending and formalizing review procedures for managing contracts and/or capital projects related to pest and invasive species management, environmental enhancement and pollution prevention projects. Assessing the complex environmental situations and regulatory updates to determine possible impacts to City operations, and coordinating and preparing internal and external correspondence. Other duties as required.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Extensive knowledge and understanding of environmental legislatio