Contaminated Sites Project Manager

Arcadis; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 123,688 - 185,532; Full time

Job summary

Poutrix is seeking a skilled Project Manager in Vancouver to lead environmental restoration projects. You will be responsible for managing project scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring compliance with regulations.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, with at least 7 years of experience in the environmental sector. You’ll mentor teams and maintain strong client relationships, contributing to innovation and quality in project delivery.

Salary range is $89,600 - $134,400, and the role offers flexibility with hybrid working options.

Qualifications

• 7 or more years of relevant experience with 5 years in project management.
• Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio) or equivalent certifications.
• Familiarity with contaminated site projects and environmental compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental projects in contaminated site assessment and remediation.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and risks.
• Prepare project reports and proposals, ensuring communication with clients.

Skills

Project Management Expertise

Leadership Skills

Client-Focused Approach

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field

Job description

Role Overview

We’re hiring Project Managers in Vancouver, British Columbia to support our Environmental Restoration team at Arcadis. The ideal candidate will have exceptional project management skills and a proven ability to successfully deliver complex projects, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget requirements are met. While technical knowledge is valuable, this role primarily emphasizes leadership, organizational excellence, and the ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams and client relationships effectively.

As a Project Manager, you will lead environmental projects in contaminated site assessment, remediation, and monitoring, specializing in managing scopes, schedules, budgets, and risks. You’ll provide leadership to project teams, ensure compliance with provincial and federal regulations, and drive client-focused solutions. This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work remotely a few times a week, with travel required for project meetings, site visits, and team collaboration.

Accountabilities

In this role, your primary focus will be on project management excellence. You will manage small, large, and complex environmental projects, including defining scope, developing schedules, controlling budgets, evaluating risks, and implementing mitigation strategies. You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, provide mentorship to junior and intermediate staff, and foster collaboration and innovation within the group while building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, ensuring project deliverables meet their expectations and align with their goals.

• Quality and Compliance: Ensure projects adhere to corporate policies, procedures, and regulatory frameworks, while maintaining high standards of quality assurance and control.
• Resource Management: Coordinate technical resources, field programs, and subcontractors, ensuring efficient use of project resources.
• Reporting and Communication: Prepare and review project reports, proposals, and work plans, ensuring clear and timely communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Business Development Support: Collaborate on business development initiatives, including responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Expressions of Interest (EOIs), and Statements of Qualifications (SOQs).

Key Attributes & Requirements

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Project Management Expertise: Proven ability to manage all aspects of project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risks, and client relations.
• Leadership Skills: Experience mentoring and supervising team members, fostering collaboration, and driving high-quality outcomes.
• Client-Focused Approach: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build trust and deliver results for clients across sectors such as oil and gas, mining, power, infrastructure, and government.
• Industry Knowledge and Regulatory Awareness: Familiarity with contaminated site projects, environmental risk assessments, and remediation efforts is an asset; working knowledge of provincial and federal environmental compliance guidelines and legislation (e.g., CCME).
• Adaptability: Willingness to travel to project sites and meetings as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7 or more years of relevant experience, with 5 years of project management experience in environmental projects, including contaminated sites, remediation, and monitoring in British Columbia.
• Track record of successful delivery of downstream oil and gas projects in British Columbia.
• Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio), Professional Chemist (P.Chem.), Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.).

Salary range: $89,600 - $134,400.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.