Office Location: Fort St. John & Port Moody, BC / Calgary, AB
We are willing to consider a fully remote position for the right candidate, or the opportunity to work from our other offices.
Overview
SynergyAspen's purpose is to reduce our clients’ environmental footprint. We are a growing environmental consulting firm that provides clients with exceptional service and value, and our employees with meaningful careers. Our areas of expertise include contaminated sites, reclamation, and natural sciences work.
The primary function of the Operations Manager is to lead the operations department by managing large project portfolios while building and managing a group of professionals at various stages of experience.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support business development and proposal initiatives to achieve business development and strategic goals.
- Manage overall project/program budgets and schedules, client satisfaction/expectations and internal and contract requirements and ensure compliance with portfolio objectives direction and budgeting requests.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the firm including senior managers, technical discipline and business sector leaders, and operations managers in a one-team approach.
- Provide technical advice, support and review for remediation and reclamation programs.
- Prepare and review technical correspondence, reports, work plans, and project specifications.
- Provide ongoing updates to the clients to meet their communication needs with excellent levels of customer service.
- Review and sign-off on monthly invoices to clients, managing and forecasting client budgets.
- Undertake occasional travel to Calgary, Fort St. John, Vancouver, or other destinations to manage projects or meet with clients.
- Mentor junior and intermediate staff, providing guidance and assisting in their development.
- Ensure project staff meet, maintain, or exceed client specific health and safety requirements.
- Ensure chargeability goals are met for yourself and your reports and provide ongoing evaluation of workload and performance.
- Perform additional tasks as needed.
Qualifications for Environmental Operations Manager
- 15+ years of relevant contaminated sites/reclamation/natural sciences experience in environmental consulting in BC, with 10+ years of project management experience.
- Technical diploma or degree in a related discipline.
- Possesses a recognized accredited professional designation (e.g., P.Eng, P.Geo, P.Chem, P.Ag. etc.) recognized in BC
- Strong technical background in remediation and reclamation with knowledge of BC OGC regulations.
- Experience managing large portfolios, technically complex projects, managing budgets > $2M/year, and overseeing cost controls.
- Working knowledge of provincial, local and industry specific regulations and guidelines.
- Experience and proven success in client management and preparation of proposals.
- Experience managing a team of professionals, while providing training and mentorship to juniors.
- Strong problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Energy, intelligence, and integrity. Your drive for exceptional client experience is relentless.
- Reliable attention to details that matter most, accuracy driven, and professional organizational skills.
- Excellent communication, technical writing, and problem-solving skills.
- Commitment to safety.
Applications are welcomed from all individuals, including women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of our company. Successful candidates may be required to submit reference checks, criminal background checks, and education verification.
We thank all interested applicants for their interest, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
What SynergyAspen Offers You
- An opportunity to be a leader in the adoption and use of technology for an environmental consulting company with the purpose of reducing our clients’ environmental footprint.
- An opportunity to expand your expertise, and work for a company with integrity of purpose.
- An opportunity to develop your career in a growing company from three (3) different office locations (Fort St. John & Port Moody, BC and Calgary, AB).
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive extended health benefits.
- Eligibility for educational and professional membership dues reimbursements.
- Eligibility for profit sharing.
- External and internal training budget.
- Flexible work schedules and time-off options (banked time and unpaid time-off).
- Business-casual dress code.
- Pet friendly offices.
- Remote work flexibility.
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