Junior Excess Soils Specialist

Egis in Canada; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Canada is hiring a Junior Environmental Scientist - Junior Excess Soils Specialist in Hamilton, ON. This role focuses on assessment, management, and coordination of excess soils for major urban transit projects, contributing to planning, investigation, and implementation of soil handling strategies aligned with regulatory requirements.

Join a multidisciplinary team supporting large-scale construction activities, ensuring soil characterization, reuse, and disposal are effectively managed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Geology, or related field is a plus.
• 1–3 years of experience relevant to excess soils and major transportation projects.
• Experience with Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments and/or excess soils investigations.
• Knowledge of Ontario regulatory frameworks and excess soils requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support or lead excess soils assessment and technical delivery.
• Coordinate soil characterization, sampling, and investigations.
• Prepare Excess Soils Management Plan documents and deliverables.

Skills

Soil sampling

Field investigations

Data management

Regulatory knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related

Job description

Join Egis, where your ambition meets unparalleled growth opportunities. As we continue to expand within Canada, we're looking for talented professionals like you to be a part of our innovative team. Imagine working alongside over 1,000 top-tier engineers, architects, and planners, all dedicated to shaping the future of infrastructure and development.

Job Description

The Junior Environmental Scientist - Junior Excess Soils Specialist technical role focused on the assessment, management, and coordination of excess soils for major urban transit infrastructure projects in Hamilton, ON, Canada.

This position operates within a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering team, contributing to the planning, investigation, and implementation of excess soils management strategies aligned with project specifications, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The role supports large-scale construction activities and ensures soil characterization, reuse, and disposal are effectively managed throughout project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Excess Soils Assessment & Technical Delivery

• Review existing environmental investigations and reports, identify data gaps and commitments, and support development of DD&I scope, plans, and schedules.
• Lead or support DD&I field programs, including soil characterization and sampling activities, and oversee field teams completing investigation work and reporting.
• Prepare and contribute to Excess Soils Management Plan documentation, including APU, SAP, SCR, and ESDAR deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Geology, or related discipline an asset.
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience relevant to the tasks described, including work on major transportation or linear infrastructure projects.
• Minimum of 1 years of direct work-related experience in Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments, and/or excess soils field investigations; degree in engineering or geosciences.
• Experience supporting or leading field investigation programs.
• Working knowledge of Ontario regulatory frameworks and excess soils requirements.

Additional Information

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients. The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.