Project Technologist - Environmental Health & Safety Compliance

WSP in Canada; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm in Canada seeks a Junior-Intermediate Project Technologist. This role involves supporting EHS projects related to hazardous materials management and indoor air quality. The ideal candidate holds a relevant post-secondary degree and possesses strong communication skills. This position requires commitment to health and safety practices and may involve travel. Join our dynamic team dedicated to improving workplace safety and environmental practices.

Benefits

Flexible Work Policy

Outstanding career opportunities

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• Degree in occupational health, environmental sciences, or related field.
• Professional designation considered an asset.
• Familiarity with provincial and federal health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-disciplinary EHS projects.
• Manage hazardous materials and conduct quality assessments.
• Prepare technical reports and manage project deliverables.

Skills

Hazardous materials management

Indoor air quality assessment

Occupational health

Project management

Communication skills

Technical report preparation

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in relevant fields

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Overview

WSP is seeking a Junior-Intermediate Project Technologist to join our Atlantic EHS Compliance Team in our Dartmouth office. The successful candidate will work on a broad range of projects involving hazardous materials management, indoor air quality, drinking water quality, radon measurement and mitigation, and industrial hygiene, helping support our clients’ goals of workplace health & safety performance improvement.

Why WSP

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging.
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-disciplinary EHS projects across a variety of sectors.
• Identification and management of hazardous materials.
• Indoor environmental quality assessment services.
• Occupational health & industrial hygiene services.
• Radon measurement and/or mitigation services.
• Drinking water samplingli
• Interpretation of laboratory sample results and comparison to applicable legislation.
• Preparation of technical reports.
• Project management and coordination of hazardous material/microbial contamination remediation work.
• Written and oral communication within multi-disciplinary teams and with clients.
• Project and proposal completion, including project financial management, schedules, deliverables, and working as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with clients and sub-consultants/sub-contractors.
• Work during and outside of normal business hours, including some weekends and evenings, to meet project commitments; travel for extended periods (1–2 weeks at a time).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Post‑secondary degree or diploma in occupational or environmental health and safety, environmental sciences, biology, building sciences, architecture, engineering, or related field.
• Professional designation (EP, CET, AScT, CRSP, CIH, ROH, ROHT, PMP) considered an asset.
• Familiarity with building systems (mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) considered an asset.
• Familiarity with provincial and federal Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental legislation.
• Working knowledge of occupational hygiene practices.
• Experience organizing and providing support during stakeholder meetings and summarizing and presenting results with an emphasis on written communication.
• Computer skills for data management and manipulation including strong familiarity with Microsoft Office products.

Preferred

• Your initiative to apply knowledge and suggest practical technical solutions to critical challenges in the field.
• Your outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, and willingness to continuously learn and apply your tech‑savvy skills.
• Access to a vehicle, a clean driver’s abstract, and eligibility for federal security clearance.
• Your keen interest in learning what it’s like to work for the leading environmental consulting firm and being part of a growing and thriving EHS team!

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future‑proof our cities and environments. We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP: we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration in everything we do; we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Health & Safety

Health and safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Offers of employment for safety‑sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

EEO & Accommodation Statement

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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