Environmental Liability Assessment Specialist

WSP Global Inc.; Alberta; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Environmental Liability Assessment Specialist to join their growing team in Alberta. This role offers the chance to work on impactful projects related to environmental assessments and asset retirement obligations. You will collaborate with project managers and clients to ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks while enjoying the support of a dedicated team. With a focus on career progression and technical expertise, this position provides a unique opportunity to contribute to significant environmental initiatives. If you're passionate about making a difference in the environmental sector, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Career Progression

Access to Technical Expertise

Dedicated Mentor

Health and Safety Compliance

Accommodations for Disabilities

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in environmental assessment and contaminated sites.
• Experience with Site-Specific Liability Assessments and AER Framework.

Responsibilities

• Participate in team environment, working closely with Project Managers.
• Review environmental assessments and prepare liability assessments.

Skills

Environmental Assessment

Contaminated Sites Practice

Data Analysis

Cost Estimating

Field Experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences

Diploma in Earth Sciences or Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

MS Access

Job description

Environmental Liability Assessment Specialist

Job Description

Environmental Liability Assessment Specialist

Why WSP? Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.

Our WSP Contaminated Sites team in Alberta is growing, and as a result we're expanding our Environmental Liability Management team. You and your team members will assist our clients in meeting their regulatory and liability obligations for their oil & gas assets. You will work with Project Managers and our clients in meeting the Alberta Energy Regulator’s (AER’s) Liability Management Framework and guide them through the required assessments, updates, and deliverables for an asset’s lifecycle. You should enjoy being part of a close-knit team and appreciate the benefits that a large organization can bring, including career progression, access to vast technical expertise, having a dedicated mentor, and more.

What you can expect to do here:

• You will participate in a team environment, working closely as needed with Project Coordinators, Project Managers, Senior Project Directors/Technical Leads and field teams.
• You will review environmental assessments including baseline environmental investigations, preliminary site investigations, and detailed site investigations as necessary to understand the status of the site in terms of the Alberta Contaminated Lands Framework.
• You will prepare liability assessments for a variety of clients following the most current AER requirements.
• You will apply quality assurance/quality control measures in the completion of your assessments.
• You will prepare the required deliverables and be familiar with AER’s OneStop for report submissions when required.

We'd love to hear from you if you are/have ...

• Five or more years experience in environmental assessment and contaminated sites practice areas. Field experience is an asset.
• Experience in Site-Specific Liability Assessments (SSLA) addressing the AER Liability Management Framework.
• Cost estimating experience including preparation of estimates related to Provisions / Asset Retirement Obligations for financial reporting.
• Experience in due diligence acquisition and divestment transactions for oil & gas properties.
• A bachelor’s degree or diploma in environmental, earth sciences, engineering, or similar field from a recognized educational institution.
• Extensive experience in data analysis using MS Excel/Access.
• Registration with professional organization is preferred (e.g. APEGA, EGBC, AIA, ASET).

This position offers unique technical challenges and a great opportunity for involvement in a number of substantial projects related to liability assessment and asset retirement obligations.

Job Info

• Job Identification 68471
• Locations 237 - 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 4K3, CA
• Posting Date 04/11/2025, 02:46 PM

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation.
• We are locally dedicated with international scale.
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo.
• We foster collaboration in everything we do.
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.