regulatory compliance specialist

Town of CochraneRisk, Regulatory & Compliance AdvisorCochrane is located in the breathtaking Bow Valley corridor in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta. With a population of over 37,000 people, and growing steadily every year, Cochrane is a thriving town, surrounded by world-famous ranch country. Our western heritage is reflected in the Town?s architecture and our friendly people. The Town of Cochrane welcomes innovative and skilled individuals to join our team of over 250 employees.Work Where You Live and Help Shape Cochrane?s Future Support responsible growth, environmental stewardship, and the protection of Cochrane?s natural systems. The Town of Cochrane is seeking a knowledgeable and science minded Risk, Regulation & Compliance Advisor to help ensure that municipal projects and third party activities meet environmental, regulatory, and legislative requirements. This position is ideal for an environmental professional who brings scientific insight, field experience, and a calm, solutions oriented approach to complex regulatory challenges. You?ll split your time between field investigations, where you?ll apply your scientific training on active construction sites, and technical reporting, where your analysis and documentation help guide responsible decision making across the organization. This role requires someone who is confident communicating with contractors, comfortable monitoring construction activities, and able to recognize when work is drifting outside regulatory expectations. You?ll need to be assertive, observant, and ready to step in when needed?not a passive bystander?especially when navigating the realities of construction timelines, pressures, and ?creative interpretations? of requirements. You?ll work closely with engineers, planners, ecologists, contractors, regulators, and community members to embed environmental responsibility into the way Cochrane grows.If you enjoy applying scientific principles to real world problems, balancing technical analysis with field work, and helping reduce environmental and regulatory risks, this role offers a meaningful opportunity to directly influence Cochrane?s future.Your ImpactAs the Risk, Regulation & Compliance Advisor, you will be a trusted source of environmental and regulatory expertise across the organization. Your work ensures that capital projects, development activities, and municipal operations meet environmental expectations in practice?not just in theory. You will support project teams, conduct field inspections, coordinate regulatory submissions, and help the Town proactively identify and manage environmental risks. Your scientific knowledge and regulatory insight will strengthen project planning, improve compliance processes, and support responsible, sustainable development throughout the community.Your work will include Interpreting environmental legislation and ensuring compliance with permits, approvals, and regulatory submissions. Providing a strong field presence by monitoring construction activities, maintaining clear communication with contractors, and ensuring compliance issues are addressed promptly and professionally. Working collaboratively with engineers, planners, operations staff, and contractors to resolve environmental issues in the field and ensure compliance expectations are clearly understood and followed. Exercising stop-work authority when activities present environmental, legal, or operational risks, and coordinating with project managers and leadership to ensure issues are addressed promptly and professionally. Supporting Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments, risk management planning, and interactions with provincial and federal regulators. Reviewing development applications and technical studies to ensure alignment with environmental legislation and Town policies. Integrating environmental and regulatory requirements into capital project planning, design, procurement, and construction. Identifyin