Environmental Field Scientist

Parsons Oman; City of Langley, Chelmsford; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Environmental Field Technologist/Scientist/Engineer to execute field operations focusing on safety and compliance. This full-time role involves monitoring, sampling, and supervising site investigations at various facilities. Ideal candidates will have a degree in relevant fields and strong communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits

Pension plans and savings accounts

Paid time off and holidays

Gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with similar facilities or construction environments is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Physical ability for long standing, walking on rough surfaces, lifting, and bending.

Responsibilities

• Soil sampling during drilling, test pitting, and excavation activities.
• Supervising contractors such as drillers, traffic control, and excavator operators.
• Completing field documentation, including safety analyses, reports, notes, and chain-of-custody forms.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong commitment to safety

Effective leadership and contractor management skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in earth sciences, civil, environmental, chemical, geological engineering, or similar

Tools

GPS

data loggers

survey levels

gas meters

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons seeks a talented Environmental Field Technologist/Scientist/Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will execute field operations focusing on safety, efficiency, and compliance with procedures.

What You'll Be Doing:

This full-time field position involves working independently and with contractors on monitoring, sampling, and supervising site investigations and remediation activities at service stations, bulk plants, terminals, and industrial facilities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Soil sampling during drilling, test pitting, and excavation activities.
• Monitoring and groundwater sampling with various equipment.
• Soil vapour sampling.
• Supervising contractors such as drillers, traffic control, and excavator operators.
• Operating equipment like GPS, data loggers, survey levels, and gas meters.
• Completing field documentation, including safety analyses, reports, notes, and chain-of-custody forms.
• Collaborating with project coordinators to ensure timely, within-scope, and budget-compliant project completion.
• Mentoring and supporting junior staff as needed.
• Travel within BC, possibly for up to two weeks, including weekends and evenings.
• Performing additional responsibilities as appropriate.

Our safety program supports your development toward becoming a site supervisor.

Required Skills:

• Degree or Diploma in earth sciences, civil, environmental, chemical, geological engineering, or similar. Equivalent science programs considered.
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
• Experience with similar facilities or construction environments is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Physical ability for long standing, walking on rough surfaces, lifting, and bending.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.
• Strong commitment to safety.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Mature interaction and self-sufficiency in the field.
• Effective leadership and contractor management skills.

This role is part of our Critical Infrastructure team, dedicated to designing and delivering essential infrastructure that connects and protects communities worldwide. We value collaboration, innovation, and community impact, aiming to improve quality of life through sustainable and resilient solutions.

Salary Range:

$19.99 - $37.27 per hour

We offer comprehensive benefits including health, vision, dental, provincial care premiums, pension plans, savings accounts, life insurance, paid time off, holidays, and gym discounts. Parsons is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, actively supporting indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and minorities at all levels.

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