Environmental Technician (Jr. Project Manager)

W2RO; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

AET Group, headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, is seeking an Environmental Technician (Jr. Project Manager) to join our Waste Services team. The role combines field leadership with technical support, reporting, and client interaction, with travel across Canada and within the province.

This is a full-time, permanent position based in the Kitchener area. The candidate will lead fieldwork, oversee waste audits, and coordinate projects, while mentoring field teams and ensuring safety and

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience managing waste-related projects and small teams.
• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Studies or related field.
• Certified Environmental Professional (EP) with waste specialization preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• MS Excel, Word, and Projects knowledge required; strong data analysis and reporting skills.
• Driver’s license with clean driving record and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination, and delivery of waste audit, diversion, and consulting projects from mobilization through final reporting.
• Coordinate day-to-day project activities including scheduling, resources, logistics, and documentation.
• Supervise Waste Team Leads and Auditors to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Lead fieldwork for municipal, industrial, commercial, and institutional waste studies and related projects.
• Support waste characterization studies including sample collection, sorting, auditing, and analysis.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and maintain project data for accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare technical summaries, project reports, and client deliverables.

Job description

AET Group is an environmental consultancy firm committed to our ecological, financial, and social responsibilities, working together collaboratively to find innovative solutions that work and remembering that underneath it all, we’re human beings working with other human beings to make a difference both locally and globally.

Founded in 1998 with a focus on waste services, we have diversified over the past 25 years to provide environmental consulting, auditing, and scientific services to the built and natural environments in 12 core practice areas: air, compliance, building sciences, mitigation, GHG, waste, sustainability, audits, water, management systems, home flood protection and energy. Our emphasis at AET has been sustainable solutions – as a service to clients, throughout our own operations and day-to-day practices.

• Salary Range: $72,150.00
• Location: Kitchener, ON
• Date Posted: 15 Sep 2026
• Closing Date: 13 Oct 2026

AET Group is currently seeking an experienced Environmental Technician (Jr. Project Manager) to join our team in a hands‑on technical and project support role with field leadership responsibilities. This is a full‑time, permanent role.

AET Group is a multi‑disciplinary environmental consulting, auditing and scientific services company providing professional services to the built and natural environments in the following core service areas: waste, air, compliance, building sciences, mitigation, GHG, sustainability, audits, water, management systems, home flood protection and energy. Headquartered in Kitchener Ontario, AET provides services across Canada and the United States. AET is looking for dedicated, skilled, and knowledgeable people to complement our current team.

The Junior Project Manager supports the Waste Audit Manager, Manager of Waste analytics and Development and the Senior Project Manager of Waste Services in actively participating in various types of work done by AET’s Waste Services team, including providing technical waste auditing and consulting services, project and staff coordination, and supporting business development activities as required. The successful candidate won't shy away from hard work and is excited for the opportunity to travel, both within the province, and across Canada. The successful candidate must be available to travel regularly for conducting waste studies. This is a field focused position, with approximately 60-70% of the role involving field-based work and the remainder focused on reporting, data analysis and project coordination. The travel may require overnight stays for 1–2-week periods.

• Support the planning, coordination, and delivery of waste audit, waste diversion, and consulting projects from mobilization through completion and final reporting.
• Coordinate and oversee day‑to‑day project activities, including scheduling, resource allocation, logistics, and project documentation.
• Supervise and provide direction to Waste Team Leads and Waste Auditors to ensure efficient project execution and high‑quality deliverables.
• Lead and participate in fieldwork activities for municipal, industrial, commercial, and institutional waste studies, landfill studies, material recovery facility (MRF) studies, litter studies, and related projects.
• Support and coordinate waste characterization studies, including sample collection, sorting, auditing, and analysis to determine the composition of garbage, recycling, and organic waste streams.
• Collect, validate, analyze, and maintain project data, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare technical summaries, project reports, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Serve as a liaison between clients, Project Managers, and field staff, building and maintaining positive client relationships.
• Support business development activities, including assisting with proposal preparation as required.
• Lead, train, mentor, and support field teams to ensure project objectives, quality standards, and safety requirements are met.
• Monitor compliance with company policies, health and safety procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Other duties as requested from time to time.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of previous experience managing waste-related projects and small teams.
• Degree or Diploma in Environmental Studies or a related field with previous experience and knowledge in waste/recycling audits.
• Certified Environmental Professional (EP) with waste specialization is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• MS Excel, Word, and Projects knowledge and use is required. Strong data analysis and reporting skills required.
• Driver’s license with clean driver’s abstract and access to a vehicle is required; being comfortable driving a pickup truck and pulling a cargo trailer is required.
• Must possess excellent oral, written, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to function in a team environment and make decisions confidently.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.
• Must be punctual and dependable with a professional demeanor.
• Possess initiative, adaptability, flexibility, and a willingness to learn.
• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good‑natured, cooperative attitude.

Physical Capabilities:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk.
• Able to lift 20 kg.
• Regularly required to work outside in varying weather conditions.