Description
The Opportunity:
Senior Environmental Consultant
You’ll be part of a growing team, using your skills as an Environmental Consultant to address environmental and contaminated lands issues and grow the business in the Niagara area. You will support business development, investigations, remediations and other assessments. This role is based in St Catherines Ontario.
Why WSP?
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
- Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
- A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
#WeAreWSP
What you will do at WSP
- You demonstrate a “Safety-First” focus and act as a positive role model to your colleagues when you:
- adhere to site-specific health and safety plans to mitigate or eliminate risks to you, WSP’s clients, employees, and the public;
- identify and report potential and existing site hazards, near loss incidents and loss incidents.
- You will work with a team of staff conducting a range of investigation and/or remediation works related to Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments and Excess Soil related projects. This may include:
- You’ll be involved with managing and executing projects primarily related to our Site Assessment and Remediation services, including Phase I ESAs, Phase II ESAs and/or site remediation to support Risk Assessments and Record of Site Conditions (Ontario Regulation 153/04), as well as for general due diligence purposes and implementation of Ontario Regulation 406/19 (On-Site and Excess Soil Management).
You will be expected to supervise and coach junior colleagues in their daily work, and engage independently with clients and contractors; with the support and direction of the Team Lead and other senior team members.
- In the office, You will develop work programs, conceptual site models and prepare proposals. You will act as a point of contact for clients, with emphasis on building long-term relationships. You will manage projects from the proposal stage through to delivery and project close-out, including schedule and budget control, client communication and invoicing support.
- You will have the opportunity to take on senior lead roles to learn and grow with. WSP is committed to excellence, training, mentoring and future ready solutions. Our intermediate team members contribute to team growth, manage projects and get exposed to all aspects of the business.
- You will also be responsible for preparation of project documentation (e.g., health and safety and other planning documentation) and coordination of subcontractors and equipment for field programs.
- You will also carry out review of data interpretation and reporting deliverables (as prepared by more junior staff), you will carry out record reviews (historical data and regulatory information), assist with data tabulation and interpretation of laboratory reports, report preparation and other office assignments.
- You will have an opportunity to participate with senior staff in client engagement, business development and long-term business strategies. Formal mentoring is part of our team. You will have access to senior mentors and training to ensure your growth at WSP. In turn, you are expected to mentor junior to intermediate staff, help them grow and contribute to our success.
- In the field, your work will include, but may not be limited to, supervision and training of more junior staff with their soil logging and sampling, surveying, groundwater and surface water sampling, stream flow measurements, soil vapour sampling and indoor air sampling. You may, on occasion, be called upon to carry out such field tasks on an as needed basis.
- In keeping with our culture of technical excellence, we expect that you maintain excellent project records and that you perform and record work tasks as requested efficiently and accurately while adhering to current industry standards and regulatory requirements. Strong communication skills (written and verbal) are essential!
- The current job position is located in the St. Catharines office but is not required and some portion of remote/home work is also available.
What you bring to WSP
- Have a bachelor or post-graduate degree in environmental sciences or engineering (post-graduate degree is preferred but not mandatory);
- Are eligible to be registered as a “Qualified Person (QP)” with appropriate professional certification (P.Eng., P.Geo) (strong candidates who are not eligible will also be considered);
- Have 10 years or more of relevant working experience in the field of environmental site assessment (Phase I ESA, Phase II ESA, O.Reg. 153/04), with working knowledge of relevant regulations (O.Reg. 153/04, O.Reg. 406/19);
- Have prior field experience with soil sampling, remediation projects and working with subcontractors;
- Have excellent communication skills (verbal, written), strong attention to detail and a passion for health and safety;
- Have a valid driver’s license, and access to a vehicle for light duty projects within the area (reimbursable)
