Intermediate Environmental Scientist - Project Coordinator

WSP; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental consulting firm located in Edmonton is seeking team members to join their Remediation Program Management team. Responsibilities include project coordination, providing mentorship to junior staff, and conducting environmental assessments. Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in environmental remediation. A strong culture of inclusion, flexible work policies, and attractive compensation are offered.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Attractive pay

Employee-focused benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years experience in environmental site assessment and remediation.
• Eligible for Professional or Professional in Training status with an applicable association.
• Detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities including field work programs and safety plans.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Participate in data collection and reporting for phased environmental assessments.

Skills

Environmental site assessment

Remediation

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, or related field

Job description

Description

Opportunity

The Remediation Program Management (RPM) team is your opportunity to apply your skills and join a diverse and growing team within WSP supporting our key clients in contaminated site assessment, remediation, and reclamation. 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 65,000 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.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging.
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Our Hybrid Work Policy – a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• A Canadian success story – we’re proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you – from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities – we’re growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday – we’re open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it’s like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee‑focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here

• Be part of a Canadian‑based firm, applying and expanding your technical, client delivery and project delivery skills.
• Clearly identify and understand project objectives associated with progressing contaminated sites to closure, 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.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Completing and assisting in data collection, compilation, interpretation and reporting for phased environmental site assessment, remediation, and reclamation.
• Develop your career by having several different mentors to plan, adjust and grow your career at WSP.
• Participate and be a member of a 30‑40 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 25%), including Phase 1 and 2 ESAs, drilling, groundwater sampling, remediation, and reclamation.
• Plan, lead or work on some of the most interesting and technically challenging environmental projects in Western Canada.

What you’ll bring to WSP

• Bachelor's degree or technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in environmental site assessment and remediation.
• Asset to have experience related to the Upstream oil and gas industry.
• Eligible to as a Professional or Professional in Training with an applicable association (AIA, APEGA, etc.).
• Thrives in the office (up to 75%) and are detail‑oriented.
• Have excellent communication skills and are the default person coordinating activities with your friends and family.
• Enjoys mentoring and training junior staff on the wonders of environmental assessments.