Environmental Scientist / Engineer

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd; Regina; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefit plan

Full-time with flexible scheduling

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd invites an Environmental Scientist/Engineer to join our Land Quality and Remediation team in Regina. You will lead field programs for contaminated sites, participate in Phase I/II ESAs, and collaborate on budgeting, planning, and reporting for diverse projects across urban and remote sites.

You will mentor junior staff, coordinate with clients and regulators, and contribute to safety, quality, and data analyses throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of experience in contaminated site assessment and remediation.
• Experience leading Phase I/II ESAs, soil, groundwater, and remediation programs.
• Knowledge of health & safety requirements for oil & gas facilities and contaminated sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute field programs including sampling and monitoring of soil, groundwater, vapour, and surface water.
• Provide project management duties: client communications, budgeting, planning, and reporting.
• Support scheduling, cost estimating, and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with senior professionals.

Skills

Fieldwork leadership

Project management

Safety compliance

Data analysis

Teamwork

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Professional status/eligibility with a professional organization (P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Ag., E.I.T., G.I.T., C.Tech., P.Tech, C.E.T., etc.)

Degree in environmental engineering/science or related field

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), an 1000+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 18 office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of advisory services with over 30 technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Environmental Scientist / Engineer, you will play an important role on our Land Quality and Remediation team in Regina. In this role, you will be responsible for executing and leading a variety of field programs related to the assessment, monitoring, management, and remediation of contaminated sites. No two days will be the same as you lead and support different aspects of varied projects at a range of urban and remote sites including upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas facilities, commercial and industrial properties, and federal and municipal sites. Your knowledge and experience will be invaluable to our team and will see you involved in the full life cycle of projects as you assist the project manager with budgeting, planning, coordinating, and executing projects, as well as data analysis and reviews, and reporting. At SLR, your demonstrated initiative and can-do attitude will be rewarded with responsibilities and opportunities that will challenge you and provide significant opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to a positive team environment and safety by communicating clearly and proactively.
• Participate in all facets of environmental or contaminated site projects including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, remediation and reclamation programs, and long-term environmental monitoring of sites.
• Provide project management duties including client communications; proposal development; cost estimating; project planning, coordination, and execution; managing budgets and completing and overseeing technical reporting among SLR's team members.
• Lead complex fieldwork programs involving sampling and monitoring of soil, groundwater, soil vapour, and surface water, as well as environmental drilling, monitoring well installations, and remediation programs.
• Assist with project coordination, logistics, and health & safety initiatives.
• Support project scope development, cost estimating, scheduling, and execution.
• Assist liaison with clients and regulatory representatives.
• Effectively mentor junior staff while at the same time being mentored by more senior professionals.
• Maintaining effective, open, and honest communications with co-workers, supervisors, and work-related contacts.

Working @ SLR With us, there is no doubt you will grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they will tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefit plan and a suite of wellness initiatives
• Full-time, permanent role with flexible scheduling available
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships

• Ideally, 7 to 12 years of experience in contaminated site assessment, including leading fieldwork programs for Phase I/II environmental site assessments, soil, groundwater and vapour sampling, environmental drilling, and remediation programs.
• Knowledge and practical application of health & safety requirements unique to oil and gas facilities, construction sites, subsurface investigations, and contaminated sites.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and teamwork is essential.
• Project management experience would be considered an asset.
• Experience with ex situ remediation would be considered a significant asset.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze and solve complex problems.
• Able to work independently, in small teams, and within larger multidisciplinary teams, including ability to work in remote locations and adapt to conditions/resources.
• Passion for fieldwork and available to work away from home occasionally.
• Occasionally, extended hours may be required during field programs.
• Basic knowledge of midstream and downstream oil and gas processes.
• Professional status or eligibility for professional status with a professional organization (P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Ag., E.I.T., G.I.T., C.Tech., P.Tech, C.E.T., etc.) would be an asset.
• Valid driver’s license for travel to job sites/clients.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it.

We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world.

When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.

We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better.

We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.