Lead Mine Water & Environment Engineer/Geoscientist

WSP in Canada; Whitehorse; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an Environmental Engineer/Geoscientist to address complex challenges at legacy and operating mine sites across Canada and internationally. Based in BC, Alberta, or Yukon, you will guide site characterization, permitting, remedial planning, and remediation design while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

You will lead field programs, manage project delivery, mentor junior staff, and help deliver practical, risk-based solutions to protect water resources and soils and

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Engineering, Geoscience, Geology, Geological Engineering, or related discipline.
• Progressive experience in contaminated site investigation and remediation at mine sites.
• Professional registration or eligibility as a PE/PG or applicable regulator.
• Project management experience with contamination characterization, remediation design, budgets, and schedules.
• Strong knowledge of environmental chemistry and contaminant fate and transport.
• Experience drafting technical specs, design drawings, reports, and remediation documents.
• Experience planning field programs, including northern or remote projects.
• Ability to mentor staff and contribute to proposals and growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead contaminated site investigation and remediation work at legacy, abandoned, and operating mine sites.
• Develop conceptual site models and interpret data to guide defensible remediation decisions.
• Deliver remediation plans, technical specs, and design inputs from concept to implementation.
• Manage day-to-day project delivery with technical leads and client teams.
• Collaborate on field programs in northern/remote environments with safety controls.
• Mentor early-career professionals and strengthen the practice through leadership and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Environmental engineering

Geoscience

Project management

Regulatory awareness

Data interpretation

Remediation planning

Mentorship

Communication of technical findings

Education

Degree in Environmental Engineering or Geoscience

Job description

WSP is seeking an Environmental Engineer/Geoscientist to address complex challenges at legacy and operating mine sites across Canada and internationally. Based in BC, Alberta, or Yukon, you will guide site characterization, permitting, remedial planning, and remediation design while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

You will lead field programs, manage project delivery, mentor junior staff, and help deliver practical, risk-based solutions to protect water resources and soils and