Excess Soil Junior Specialist – HaLRT

SYSTRA Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace

Job summary

SYSTRA Canada, part of the SYSTRA group, is seeking a Soils Specialist to join the Rail & Transit team in Ontario. Reporting to the Environmental Head, you will lead DD&I-related soil investigations, oversee soil characterization, reuse strategies, and compliance with Ontario regulations.

You will develop and manage the Excess Soils Management Plan, coordinate with owners and contractors, and ensure alignment with CAN/CSA criteria and remediation strategies on large projects in the province.

Qualifications

• Approximately 2–5 years of relevant project experience.
• Degree with specialization in Hydrogeology, environmental planning, or environmental engineering.
• P.Geo or P.Eng certification is an asset; Qualified Person per O. Reg 153/03.
• Experience applying CAN/CSA Z768 and Z769 criteria for contaminated lands.
• Familiar with Ontario Reg 153/04 and 406/19 for contaminated lands.
• Experience designing and overseeing groundwater management, ESAs, vapour intrusion, and remediation plans.

Responsibilities

• Review investigations and reporting of completed studies.
• Identify data gaps and commitments.
• Develop DD&I scope and schedule for the specialty.
• Lead the subject matter team to complete DD&I work and reporting.
• Develop excess soils management plan and act as owner's QP during construction.
• Ensure compliance with Ontario excess soils regulations and documentation.
• Coordinate with construction planning to optimize soil reuse and logistics.

Skills

Hydrogeology

Environmental planning

Environmental engineering

Qualified Person (O.Reg 153/03)

P.Geo

P.Eng

CAN/CSA Z768

CAN/CSA Z769

Ontario Reg 153/04

Ontario Reg 406/19

Groundwater management

Phase I/II ESAs

Vapour intrusion assessment

Remedial action plans

Dewatering treatment

Risk assessment

Liaising with authorities

Ontario projects experience

Education

Degree in Hydrogeology

Degree in Environmental Engineering

Degree in Environmental Planning

P.Geo Certification

P.Eng Certification

Qualified Person – O.Reg 153/03

Job description

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

Reporting to the Environmental Head and Part of a large Rail & Transit Project, Systra is looking for a Soils Specialist for the team.

Missions/Main Duties

• Review of previously completed investigations and reporting.
• Identify data gaps and commitments.
• Development of the DD&I scope and schedule related to their specialty.
• Lead the subject matter team tasked to complete DD&I work and reporting.
• Incorporation of requirements into design.
• Confirmation that requirements and commitments are executed.
• Develops and manages the Excess Soils Management Plan for the project, including development of APU, SAP, SCR, and ESDAR.
• Responsible for coordinating owner and contractor registration of the Project Area on the RPRA.
• Oversees soil characterization, reuse strategies, and off-site disposal requirements.
• Develops the excess soils EMP. Acts as owner's QP during construction.
• Ensures compliance with Ontario excess soils regulations and documentation requirements.
• Coordinates with construction planning to optimize soil reuse and logistics.

Profile/Skills

• Approx 2-5 years of work-related experience on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity to the Project;
• a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Hydrogeology, environmental planning, environmental engineering or another related discipline;
• P. Geo or P.Eng Certification as asset ; Qualified Person as defined by O,Reg 153/03
• experience with and understanding of the application and interpretation of Canadian Standards Association (CAN/CSA Z768 and CAN/CSA Z769) investigation criteria and criteria relating to the assessment of contaminated lands;
• experience with and understanding of the application and interpretation of Ontario Regulation 153/04 and Ontario Regulation 406/19, and investigation criteria relating to the assessment of contaminated lands;
• experience in designing, implementing and overseeing: groundwater management plans; Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments; groundwater characterization programs; vapour intrusion assessments; remedial action plans groundwater and/or surface water; site inspection and monitoring programs for construction activities; and Dewatering/Unwatering effluent treatment and discharge strategies-
• knowledge of risk assessment procedures and requirements;
• knowledge of relevant federal and Ontario policies, procedures and legislation, including waste management and related legislation, regulations, guidelines and policies for water protection and materials management;
• ability to liaise with other specialty consultants, contractors and Governmental Authorities;
• ability to delegate and supervise required specialist responsibilities as needed;
• experience with similar projects in the Province of Ontario;

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

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Workplace Type

Hybrid