Closing Date: November 23, 2020
The Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs provides strategic government relations support and advocacy in response to an evolving policy and regulatory environment for Teck’s global business. The role maintains and builds on external relationships to solve issues, in line with Teck’s commitment to be a leader in Sustainability. The role interacts extensively with internal management in a consultative, advisory and directive capacity. This position is based in Vancouver with travel to operations, events and government meetings, as appropriate and required.
Responsibilities:
• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.
• Provide advice and clear direction to senior managers, corporate teams and committees in response to regulatory issues and compliance, major permitting initiatives, public consultation, conflict resolution and negotiating strategies.
• Represent the company in negotiations with federal, regional, state and provincial governments, either directly or in conjunction with Vancouver Head Office, subject matter experts and local company personnel.
• Lead teams across the organization in the development and implementation of engagement strategies, action plans and programs with broad external and company-wide impacts for effective interaction with governments and communities of interest.
• Provide technical guidance and support to operations, especially with regard to responding to environmental permitting and Indigenous Peoples areas.
• Represent Teck’s position in various member associations, task forces and working groups.
• Develop, oversee and maintain proactive relationships, directly and/or in conjunction with key personnel, with relevant provincial, state, federal and international government agencies at all levels.
• Coordinate government relations communications and provide governance support to the team across the company performing government affairs activities.
• Ensure Teck’s key messages are delivered consistently and effectively to governments and in other key relationships through presentations, briefing documents, and other communications materials.
Qualifications:
• Minimum ten years’ demonstrated experience in roles of progressively increasing responsibility.
• Experience in the mining or the resource industry in a Provincial, National and/or International role is desired.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Political Science, Public Administration, or Communications. Master’s degree in these areas or Law degree strongly preferred.
• Minimum of five years’ experience leading a team.
• Excellent understanding of national and regional legislative and permitting processes, government procedures and issues management, and a broad knowledge of mining policy issues and trends preferred.
• Exceptional knowledge of rules and regulations governing government affairs activities in various jurisdictions, particularly for British Columbia, Alberta, Canada, the United States, and less formally, Chile.
• Proven ability to implement government affairs strategies, through influencing policy and regulatory changes in a dynamic, deadline-driven, high-profile environment.
• Excellent oral and written communications and presentation skills.
• Ability to rapidly review, assess, and provide recommendations on government-related technical, legal and regulatory information as it relates to existing operations, new projects and potential acquisitions, typically in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Fluency in Spanish, French, and/or Mandarin an asset.
At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution.
Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter electronically.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Your application to this posting is deemed to be your consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Teck respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information.
Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.
The pursuit of sustainability guides Teck’s approach to business. Teck is building partnerships and capacity to confront sustainability challenges within the regions in which it operates and at the global level. In 2019, Teck was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the tenth straight year, indicating that Teck’s sustainability practices rank in the top 10 per cent of the world’s 2,500 largest public companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index.