Environmental Project Manager

WSP Canada; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services firm in Vancouver is seeking skilled professionals for their Remediation Program Management team. This role involves participating in a collaborative environment, preparing health and safety plans, managing project requirements, and training junior staff. Candidates should have a relevant degree and a minimum of 5 years in contaminated site assessments. The firm offers a strong corporate culture, hybrid working options, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive benefits including virtual healthcare

Employee-focused wellness programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in contaminated site assessments.
• Sound understanding of health and safety procedures.
• Understanding of the BC Environmental Management Act/Contaminated Sites Regulation.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a team environment, collaborating with Project Coordinators and other key staff.
• Prepare Health and Safety and Emergency response plans.
• Prepare proposals, cost estimates, and reports with conclusions and recommendations.
• Responsible for project accounting and reporting requirements.
• Train junior staff in environmental practices and conduct site visits.
• Interface with clients to ensure satisfaction and project progress.

Skills

Contaminated site assessment

Health and safety procedures

Safety conscious attitude

Field experience

Education

University degree or college diploma in engineering or environmental sciences

Job description

The Opportunity:

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.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Our Hybrid Work Policy - a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• 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.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:

• You participate in a team environment, work closely with Project Coordinators, other Project Managers, Senior Project Directors/Technical Leads and Field Technicians/Scientists/Engineers.
• You prepare Health and safety plans and Emergency response plans.
• You prepare proposals and cost estimates, schedule field staff and subcontractors, compile data for, and write reports including preparing conclusions and recommendations.
• You are responsible for project accounting, tracking and reporting requirements to the terms of reference under WSP's Master Services Agreements.
• You train junior staff in environmental practices and conduct site visits to ensure safety and technical requirements are meeting our high standards.
• You interface with clients to ensure needs are met and projects/proposals are moving forward with quality at the forefront.
• You work with and provide support to other members of the Remediation Program Management in sharing health and safety, project management, project completion and client service responsibilities.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• University degree or college diploma in engineering or environmental sciences.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in contaminated site assessments and downstream experience is considered an asset.
• Sound understanding of the need for health and safety procedures in the workplace.
• Possess a safety conscious attitude.
• Strong field experience is considered an asset.
• Understanding the BC Environmental Management Act/Contaminated Sites Regulation.
• Professional designation is preferred.

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 building 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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.