Intermediate Environmental Scientist and Project Manager

WSP; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to environmental remediation as an Intermediate Environmental Scientist. In this role, you'll blend your love for the outdoors with technical skills to tackle complex environmental challenges. You'll coordinate projects, mentor junior staff, and engage with a diverse team to deliver impactful solutions. With opportunities for career growth and collaboration across regions, this position offers a chance to make a real difference while enjoying the great outdoors. If you're passionate about environmental science and eager to learn, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in the environmental industry.
• Strong communication and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate field work programs and manage project budgets and schedules.
• Assist in data collection and reporting for environmental assessments.

Skills

Communication Skills

Project Coordination

Data Collection and Interpretation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Remediation Program Management team is your opportunity to apply your skills and join a diverse and growing team within WSP supporting our key clients. 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 67,000 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.

A typical day in the life at WSP as an Intermediate Environmental Scientist

• Be part of a Canadian-based firm, applying and expanding your technical, client delivery and project delivery skills.
• Clearly identify and understand project objectives, bring your ideas and solutions to your project manager, project directors, mentors.
• Project coordination including set-up of field work programs, preparation of field work instructions and health and safety plans, budget and schedule management, subcontractor management, and project filing.
• Completing and assisting in data collection, compilation, interpretation and reporting for phased environmental site assessment, remediation, and site monitoring.
• Develop your career by having several different mentors to plan, adjust and grow your career at WSP.
• Participate and be a member of a 10-20 person client-specific delivery team, while at the same time leveraging the experience and expertise of the entire RPM group.
• Have a really complex technical issue? Engage with a Practice Area Network (PAN) who may have experienced the same issue in Australia, Malaysia, or even exotic locations like Saskatoon.
• Apply your love for the outdoors and complete fieldwork assignments in Western Canada (up to 40%).
• Plan, lead or work on some of the most interesting and technically challenging environmental projects in Western Canada.

Apply today and be part of a team that transforms challenges into opportunities.

Qualities and Qualifications

You’re the type of person who:

• Can’t get enough of the outdoors, but also thrives in the office (up to 60%).
• Has excellent communication skills and is the default person coordinating activities with your friends and family.
• Enjoys mentoring and training junior staff on the wonders of environmental assessments.
• Can’t get enough learning.

You’ve got the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in the environmental industry.
• Asset to have experience related to the Upstream oil and gas industry.