Senior Air Quality Engineer

Socket.dev; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 123,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Senior Air Quality Engineer to lead air quality projects, conduct dispersion modelling, and guide clients through regulatory processes across Western Canada.

You will manage project delivery, mentor staff, and contribute to business development while collaborating with a national network of specialists. A strong technical background in air quality and BC regulations is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; P.Eng. registration is preferred.
• 5+ years of direct air quality experience with increasing responsibility.
• Expertise in dispersion modelling, emissions inventories, air permitting, EIA, regulatory reporting and monitoring design.
• Experience applying AERMOD and CALPUFF; ability to interpret model inputs and results.
• Strong technical writing, communication, and data-management skills; proficiency with Excel; GIS/Python/R/LINUX a plus.
• Experience working with BC and Metro Vancouver regulations; ability to manage projects and mentor staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver air quality projects for industrial, commercial, infrastructure and public-sector clients.
• Undertake and guide emissions inventories and dispersion modelling assessments.
• Analyze meteorological and ambient air quality data to characterize baselines and develop monitoring recommendations.
• Prepare and review technical reports, air permit applications, regulatory submissions, and monitoring plans.
• Manage projects from proposal through closeout including budgeting, scheduling, and invoicing.
• Provide technical guidance, QA/QC oversight, and review across teams.
• Build client relationships and contribute to proposals and business development.
• Mentor junior staff and coordinate with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Uphold safety culture and conduct site visits when required.

Skills

Air quality consulting

Dispersion modelling

Emissions inventories

Air permitting

Environmental impact assessment

Regulatory reporting

Monitoring program design

AERMOD

CALPUFF

Excel

GIS

Python

R

Linux

Project management

Client relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC

Tools

AERMOD

CALPUFF

Excel

GIS

Python

R

Linux

Job description

What if you could redefine what's possible?

With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.
We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.
With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions.
We are pathfinders and impact makers.
We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Build the Future with Us – Join our Environmental Management team as a Senior Air Quality Engineer in our Vancouver, BC office.

Bring your technical expertise and consulting experience to projects that help clients understand and manage air emissions, navigate regulatory requirements and make informed environmental decisions. You'll work with a multidisciplinary team delivering air quality assessments, dispersion modelling, emissions inventories, monitoring programs and permitting services across British Columbia, Yukon and Western Canada.

This role combines hands-on technical work with project management, client engagement and mentoring. You'll take ownership of project delivery, guide developing professionals and contribute to new business opportunities, with support from WSP's regional and national network of specialists

We welcome experienced engineers ready to take the next step, as well as established senior engineers seeking new challenges. The scope of the role will reflect your experience, technical strengths and demonstrated leadership capabilities.

Your Impact

• Lead and deliver air quality projects for industrial, commercial, infrastructure and public-sector clients, supporting regulatory approvals, environmental impact assessments and special studies.

• Undertake and guide emissions inventories and dispersion modelling assessments using tools such as AERMOD and CALPUFF, ensuring appropriate methodology, model inputs, assumptions and interpretation of results.

• Analyze meteorological and ambient air quality data to characterize baseline conditions, assess impacts, and develop practical monitoring and mitigation recommendations.

• Prepare and review technical reports, air permit applications, regulatory submissions, and air quality monitoring and management plans, coordinating with field specialists to align monitoring programs, data quality objectives and reporting requirements.

• Manage projects from proposal through closeout, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, resource coordination, progress reporting, invoicing, financial performance, and proactive management of scope, budget or schedule changes.

• Provide technical guidance, peer review and QA/QC oversight, supporting defensible assessments, clear documentation and consistent technical excellence.

• Build and maintain client relationships by understanding client priorities and providing practical advice that supports operational, regulatory and environmental objectives.

• Contribute to business development and lead proposal preparation by identifying opportunities, developing technical approaches, and estimating project effort and resource requirements.

• Mentor junior and intermediate team members while collaborating across WSP’s technical teams to support knowledge sharing, technical development, and improved modelling, reporting and review processes.

• Uphold WSP’s safety culture and Life Saving Rules, including during occasional site visits, client meetings and field program support.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, mechanical, environmental engineering, or a related engineering discipline; a relevant graduate degree is an asset.

• Registered, or eligible for registration, as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

• 5+ years of directly relevant air quality experience, with increasing responsibility for technical assessments, project delivery and client interaction; environmental consulting experience is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise in air quality consulting, including dispersion modelling, emissions inventories, air permitting, environmental impact assessment, regulatory reporting, and monitoring program design and interpretation.

• Practical experience applying AERMOD and/or CALPUFF, including preparing or reviewing model inputs, evaluating results, and communicating assessment implications and limitations.

• Experience interpreting and applying air quality regulations, assessment guidelines and permitting requirements; direct experience with British Columbia and Metro Vancouver requirements is a strong asset.

• Proven ability to manage projects or major technical work packages, coordinate contributors, and deliver high-quality work within budget and schedule constraints.

• Strong technical writing, communication, analytical and data-management skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with GIS, Python, R, Linux, or similar analytical tools is an asset.

• Experience developing client relationships, contributing to proposals and business development, and mentoring developing professionals through technical review, coaching and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Demonstrated initiative, sound professional judgment, attention to detail, and a practical approach to solving technical challenges, managing competing priorities, and supporting occasional travel for project meetings and site visits.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition — because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.
  #WeAreWSP

Compensation

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 to $162,800
• MB & ON: $112,100,100 to $154,400
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC:$111,000 to $147,400

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and excited to grow your air quality career on projects that matter, we want to hear from you. Join us and help shape healthier communities across Canada.

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It's why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what's possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.

Please Note:

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. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here.