Environmental Scientist / Project Specialist – Reclamation, Remediation & Contaminated Sites – [...]

Fuze HR; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm in Edmonton is seeking an Environmental Scientist / Project Specialist to manage reclamation and remediation projects. The role involves conducting field assessments, coordinating project scopes, and ensuring client satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in environmental site assessments and strong communication skills. A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver's license is required.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Equitable workforce policies

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience with Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments.
• 1-2 years of project coordination experience on contaminated sites.
• Proficient in various drilling techniques and groundwater monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field environmental site assessments and investigations.
• Manage project scopes and client relationships.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies.

Skills

Environmental Site Assessments

Field Project Coordination

Problem-solving skills

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or related field

Professional certifications (AIA, ASPB, etc.)

Tools

Field sampling equipment

Monitoring well installation equipment

Job description

Environmental Scientist / Project Specialist – Reclamation, Remediation & Contaminated Sites Edmonton , AB

Position Summary

Environmental Scientists / Project Specialists are responsible for executing projects that meet or exceed company financial targets, on time and within budget. Project Coordinators are also responsible for:

• Managing client relationships, ensuring projects meet or exceed key performance indicators
• Overseeing on-site project resources, both human and capital, and
• Ensuring that projects meet or company Health and Safety Policies and Programs.

Responsibilities

Field Duties

• Undertake Field Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), Phase 1, Phase 2 ESAs reclamation and remediation for contaminated site projects within oil sands sectors in Alberta
• Field Environmental investigation, assessments and analysis
• Conduct field activities Environmental Site Assessments and the Excess Soil Regulation
• Conduct field soil and groundwater sampling, surface water and sediment sampling, and soil tracking
• Conduct field activities relating to remedial excavations
• Analyze field data, produce tables, figures, and prepare technical reports
• Reporting and interpretation of data
• Oversee abatement and remediation processes
• Comply with applicable Health and Safety procedures and guidelines.
• Collaborate with a diverse team in both field work and office environments to achieve project goals
• Travel to project sites, which may require overnight trips and flexibility to work outside of regular business hours as needed.

Project Coordination

• Working with the Senior project manager to ensure effective execution of project scopes
• Ensures projects are executed in accordance with client contract (including sub-contracts or contract changes), key performance indicators, financial targets, within budget and on-time
• Opening jobs (Project Billing Sheet) and obtaining contracts and purchase orders
• Billing procedures, requirements, etcetera
• Ensures that field data, including approving time / hours for employees, is collected and maintained using the most recent version of the field pack.
• Site documentation (Health and Safety Documentation / Field Packages)
• Ensures that all projects are executed in accordance with, and exceeding, all health and safety rules and regulations that apply, including Health and Safety Policies and Programs
• Project file management
• Ensure safety requirements are met.
• Job kickoff with total project team – passing bid knowledge on
• Providing information for creation of accurate purchase orders and managing purchase order process
• Monitoring / guiding execution in collaboration with the Project Manager (budget, schedule, quality)
• Ensuring project budget is up to date (working with Project Manager)
• Change order management
• Project official communications / documentation
• Chairing project meetings

Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum 4-6 years of overall field experience working on Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments
• Experience with Phase I and II environmental site assessments, and / or groundwater monitoring, risk assessment (Tier 2 guideline development, SST, etc.), soil remediation, and / or reclamation.
• Experience with a variety of drilling techniques, soil and groundwater sampling, hydraulic conductivity testing, and / or monitoring well installation.
• Minimum 1 -2 years of environmental field project coordination experience working on contaminated sites projects Degree in the Environmental Science, Hydrogeology, Geoscience, related sciences or environmental engineering
• Professional in good standing with the AIA, ASPB, APEGA, ASET, ACPA or AAFMP
• Assessment (ESA’s), reclamation and remediation projects on contaminated sites within the
• Organized and detail-oriented
• Proficient in MS office
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong problem-solving aptitude, resourceful and flexible
• Alberta Class 5 Driver’s licence

Alberta oil sands sectors

• Organized and detail-oriented
• Proficient in MS office
• Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
• Strong problem-solving aptitude, resourceful and flexible
• Alberta Class 5 Driver’s licence

Fuze HR Solutions is committed to building a diverse, accessible, and equitable workforce. Our approach is twofold. Both internal, where we focus on creating a diverse and inclusive environment for our employees, and external, where we source and recruit from the most diverse candidate pools. Our teams are educated on current best practices at attracting, retaining, and working with the most talented and diverse candidates.