Environmental Specialist - Infrastructure Construction

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

Job summary

Join a leading construction company as an Environmental Specialist in Toronto. You'll oversee environmental compliance on major projects, ensuring legal adherence and promoting corporate responsibility. This role offers opportunities for career growth and travel while making a significant impact on the environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Voluntary wellness programs

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience managing design and construction environmental compliance.
• Qualified Environmental Professional designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance for a project or district.
• Develop and update environmental plans.
• Conduct environmental protection training for staff.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Time Management

Safety

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in environmental science or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Requisition ID:176378

Job Level:Mid Level

Home District/Group:Eastern Canada District

Department:Environmental

Market:Transportation

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

As Kiewit continues to work on exciting projects across Canada, our Environmental team anticipates growth for the coming months. If you are an environmental professional thinking about a change, we invite you to expand your horizons and consider a career with Kiewit as an Environmental Specialist. If your experience and skills match the description below, we would appreciate hearing from you.

Our Environmental Coordinators lead and oversee the environmental management practices of a construction project or of the district. This is an exciting role that not only ensures compliance with legal and contractual environmental requirements but also contributes to Kiewit's enduring dedication to corporate social responsibility.

Our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one through our construction operations. Whether we're boring tunnels through mountains, turning rivers into energy or building bridges that connect communities, we depend on our passionate, skilled, and safety obsessed construction professionals to get it done right. You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up. There's a reason Kiewit attracts the best: we offer fast-paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find elsewhere.

District Overview

Eastern Canada District's projects include highways, bridges, mass transit, mine site development & open pit operations, hydroelectric powerhouses, wind-power plants, dams & industrial. We serve the construction and mining industries and operate in Eastern Canada.

Location

This position is based on our Union Station Project in Toronto.

Responsibilities

• Lead the environmental compliance for a project or district.
• Identify, assess and reduce environmental risks to the company.
• Develop and update environmental plans.
• Perform and oversee field inspections and monitoring (water, quality, underwater noise etc.).
• Identify wetland and sensitive environmental areas for protection and fencing in advance of construction activities.
• Maintain project data tracking requirements.
• Monitor, forecast and communicate environmental costs at the project level.
• Develop and conduct environmental protection and awareness training to staff at all levels.
• Function as a principal technical advisor and coordinator for environmental issues.
• Coordinate with relevant crews on their work locations, material needs, quantities and invoices.
• Interpret and apply environmental specifications and drawings avoiding and minimizing adverse effects to the natural environment and local communities.
• Identify, document, report and develop corrective actions for environmental incidents.
• Participate in project audits (both internal and external).
• Prepare project and Kiewit required reports and communication of environmental risks to project management.
• Liaise with environmental agencies and attend field visits with client and regulatory agencies.
• Liaise with the clients; providing them design information, schedule details, quantities etc. ensuring they are aware of any unanticipated discoveries, critical permitting and compliance issues.
• Review requirements and prepare proposals and estimates for new contracts.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel and relocate as needed.
• Undergraduate degree in an environmental science or engineering field, or related.
• 5+ years' experience managing design and construction environmental compliance for large construction projects.
• Qualified Environmental Professional designation is preferred. Registered Professional Biologist (P.Biol. or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of Provincial and Federal environmental legislation.
• Pipeline inspection experience highly desirable.
• Highly motivated and self-managed to get things done right the first time.
• Effective and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organization abilities and time management skills.
• Strong work ethic and willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
• Superior interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Uncompromising attitude toward safety and integrity. #LI-GH

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discriminationand complywith all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.