Manager, Securities Coordination in Yellowknife

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.

The Manager, Securities Coordination is located in Yellowknife and reports to the Director, Impact Assessment & Security Management. This unit manages the development and implementation of policies, systems, and processes necessary to incentivize remediation and environmental protection, and to identify, quantify and mitigate the environmental risk and financial exposure for the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) associated with resource development projects, if an operator becomes financially incapable of meeting their remediation obligations.

The Manager's work takes place within a dynamic and continually evolving legislative and policy framework in which the manager must develop and implement new and sound management approaches to securities. The Manager is responsible for overseeing the research, analysis and development of advice and a suite of policies, procedures, directives and guidelines.

The Manager contributes to regulatory decision-making and oversees the unit's technical experts who participate in detailed assessments conducted by line-department program experts. The Manager is not the final decision maker on the individual regulatory authorizations but works with the decision makers on specific matters that will lead to consideration of the form and number of financial assurances.

The manager is required to manage financial and human resources of the unit. The manager oversees the work of three technical specialists that are GNWT's subject matter experts in their respective fields. The work involves scheduling and assigning priorities in a changing environment that requires adapting to external pressures from industrial developers and regulatory boards. Work deadlines may also be driven by legislated timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the strategic and operational direction of the securities coordination unit to meet the GNWT's responsibilities for minimizing environmental risk and financial exposure associated with natural resource development.
• Manages research, analysis, and development of advice on financial securities and assurances under regulatory instruments and ensures thorough and rigorous evaluation of these securities, appropriateness of amount and form of financial securities and assurances.
• Leads GNWT information sharing and consensus building on setting the form and amount of financial securities and assurances to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to the project decision making process at the highest political levels.
• Leads the coordination of the GNWT's external engagement responsibilities, on program and policy approaches to securities, financial assurances and risk management to ensure an effective consultation and engagement process that meets legislative requirements.
• Manages the human resources, financial and administrative functions of the Unit to provide effective and efficient services within budgeted frameworks.

Key Qualifications

A Graduate Degree in biophysical or natural sciences, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science, Geography, Economics, Business, Civil or Environmental Engineering or similar relevant disciplines, or a Law Degree along with five (5) years of experience in the resource development and regulatory field and at least three (3) years of direct management and public policy related experience.

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.

Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Indigenous Employment Policy.

Candidates must provide a satisfactory criminal record check. Failure to provide a satisfactory check may deem you disqualified from the competition.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is an inclusive workplace. If you have a disability and you require support during the hiring process, you are encouraged to identify your needs if you are contacted for an assignment or interview so that you may be accommodated during the hiring process.

Eligibility lists may be created from this competition to fill future term and indeterminate positions. Equivalencies may be considered based on a one-year of directly related experience equivalent to one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience. However, combinations of education and experience must often be considered on a case-by-case basis. For a full list of equivalencies that will be considered for this role, please contact human resources.

Job Opening Information

Job Opening ID # 28444
Closing Date: October 30, 2026 - 23:59, Mountain Time

Salary Information

The salary range for this position is from $68.30 per hour to $81.59 per hour (approximately $133,185 - $159,101 annually) plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,700.