Design & Construction Circularity & Waste Specialist

AtkinsRéalis; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading engineering firm as a Design & Construction Circularity Specialist in Toronto. You will lead sustainability initiatives for major infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with environmental standards and enhancing community well-being. The role offers a collaborative environment focused on innovative solutions for waste management and carbon reduction.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Flexible benefits

Employee share plan

Defined contribution pension plan

Work-life balance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and safety focus

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in environment, energy, or sustainable design sector.
• Experience in delivering sustainability outcomes in infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of complex projects ensuring sustainability goals.
• Coordinate construction sustainability goals and waste management.

Skills

Sustainability

Project Management

Data Analytics

Education

Degree in Engineering

Professional Certification (PE, CEM, LEED AP, ENV SP)

Job description

Design & Construction Circularity & Waste Specialist

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

Due to the success of our growing airports portfolio in the Greater Toronto Area, we are hiring for a Design & Construction Circularity Specialist to join our growing team. The Specialist will be responsible for leading and overseeing the successful delivery of complex projects within the organization, ensuring that they are executed according to scope, schedule, cost, quality standards, and risk management protocols. The incumbents require a wealth of experience in managing large infrastructure projects, particularly in the context of international airport development or other similar complex programs.

Location - Toronto, ON

Your role within the team:

• Coordinates construction sustainability goals and requirements for recycling, reuse, and disposal;
• Supports planning for waste (and circularity) programs, including terminal waste, outbuildings waste, construction waste and circular construction, and off-aircraft waste;
• Confirms proper handling, recycling, disposal, and removal of waste materials, including hazardous wastes, at the construction sites;
• Confirms that the design considers self-sustaining circular ecosystems and infrastructure requirements, innovative solutions to waste and pollution management, and the reduction of the overall carbon footprint;
• Coordinates with Stakeholder Relations and Communications (SR&C) and external stakeholders on all areas of sustainability strategy;
• Confirms that the overall program and design strategy includes all relevant sustainability requirements and responds to the principles of a sustainable development, and occupant lifestyle and well-being;
• Confirms that the approach to the relevant works is consistent with GTAA’s vision and strategy for a sustainable, carbon-positive, and environmentally friendly future;
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of GTAA staff.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• Recognized degree in related engineering, planning, or sustainability field and professional certification (PE, CEM, LEED AP, ENV SP);
• Typically, a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the environment, energy, or sustainable design sector;
• Experience of delivering sustainability outcomes in the infrastructure sector. Experience in large complex programs considered an asset;
• Demonstrable understanding of leading practices for reduction of embedded carbon in building materials and net-zero GHG facilities;
• Demonstrable experience in sustainable resource management, materials efficiency, and circular economy;
• Strong technical capability in all project phases and ability to solve complex problems including by using data analytics to support solution identification.

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

About AtkinsRéalis

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital.

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