Environmental Project Coordinator

WSP; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join WSP's Remediation Program Management team as an Environmental Project Coordinator. This role involves project coordination for contaminated site assessments and remediation, mentoring junior staff, and engaging in fieldwork across Western Canada. Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree in a related field and have at least 3 years of experience in environmental site assessments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in environmental site assessment and remediation.
• Eligible to register as a Professional or Professional in Training with an applicable association.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities for contaminated site assessments and remediation projects.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Engage in fieldwork assignments across Western Canada (up to 25%) including ESAs and remediation projects.

Skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Mentoring

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, or related field

Job description

The Remediation Program Management (RPM) team is your opportunity to apply your skills and join a diverse and growing team within WSP supporting our key clients in contaminated site assessment, remediation, and reclamation. We are seeking team members who are ready to build a career, say yes to new opportunities, and bring and share new ideas in solving the biggest environmental remediation challenges for our biggest clients.Formulate your career development plan and interact with and find mentors within our 65,000 person company to bond with over the technical, client and project delivery activities that interest you. Join our team and support our passion for environmental remediation, characterization and reclamation; saving the planet one site at a time.

A typical day in the life at WSP as an Environmental Project Coordinator

• Be part of a Canadian-based firm, applying and expanding your technical, client delivery and project delivery skills.
• Clearly identify and understand project objectives associated with progressing contaminated sites to closure, bring your ideas and solutions to your project manager, project directors, mentors.
• Project coordinationincluding set-up of field work programs, preparation of field work instructions and health and safety plans, budget and schedule management, subcontractor management, and project filing.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Completingand assistingin data collection, compilation, interpretation and reporting for phased environmental site assessment, remediation, and reclamation.
• Develop your career by having several different mentors to plan, adjust and grow your career at WSP.
• Participate and be a member of a 30-40 person client-specific delivery team, while at the same time leveraging the experience and expertise of the entire RPM group.
• Have a really complex technical issue? Engage with a Practice Area Network (PAN) who may have experienced the same issue in Australia, Malaysia, or even exotic locations like Saskatoon.
• Apply your love for the outdoors and complete fieldwork assignments in Western Canada (up to 25%), including Phase 1 and 2 ESAs, drilling, groundwater sampling, remediation, and reclamation.
• Plan, lead or work on some of the most interesting and technically challenging environmental projects in Western Canada.

Apply today and be part of a team that transforms challenges into opportunities.

Qualities and Qualifications

You’re the type of person who:

• Thrives in the office (up to 75%) and are detail-orientated.
• Have excellent communication skills and are the default person coordinating activities with your friends and family.
• Enjoys mentoring and training junior staff on the wonders of environmental assessments.
• Can’t get enough learning.

You’ve got the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in environmental site assessment and remediation.
• Asset to have experience related to the Upstream oil and gas industry.
• Eligible to register as a Professional or Professional in Training with an applicable association (AIA, APEGA, etc.)