Senior Environmental Engineer

WSP Canada; Canada; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consulting firm in Canada is seeking a skilled professional to manage contaminated site projects across British Columbia and Yukon. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in environmental consulting, a degree in engineering, and strong project management abilities. This position offers an inclusive work culture with opportunities for career progression and technical development.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Collaborative culture

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• 10-15+ years of experience in environmental consulting with a focus on contaminated sites.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Professional engineering designation in BC/YT or in-progress status.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams delivering contaminated site solutions across BC and YT.
• Conduct investigations and remediation on complex environmental sites.
• Oversee proposal development and ensure high-quality project deliverables.

Skills

Environmental consulting

Project management

Contaminated sites investigation

Strong communication skills

Relationship management

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Geological, or Civil Engineering

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

Open to various locations in Yukon or British Columbia!

Join a vibrant and busy Earth & Environment team based in British Columbia and Yukon. You bring progressive experience in contaminated sites investigation and remediation, along with project management capabilities. You thrive on stretching your technical skills and collaborating on multidisciplinary projects. You value being part of a close‑knit team and appreciate the career progression, technical depth, and inclusive culture that WSP offers.

Your Impact

• Lead project-focused teams delivering contaminated sites solutions across BC and YT
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across sectors
• Conduct investigations and remediation on complex sites, including multi-disciplinary construction projects
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, and resource coordination
• Oversee proposal development and high‑quality deliverables for site assessments, remediation planning, and monitoring
• Interpret market trends and steward opportunities into successful proposals
• Mentor and coach team members in technical and career development
• Champion health and safety across all project phases
• Collaborate across disciplines to support integrated project delivery
• Contribute to other duties as needed

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental, Geological, or Civil Engineering (or related discipline with environmental focus)
• 10-15+ years of experience in environmental consulting, with emphasis on contaminated sites, brownfields redevelopment, and/or mine closure
• Professional engineering designation in BC/YT, or eligibility/in‑progress status
• CSAP designation is highly desired
• Experience in contaminant hydrogeology is an asset
• Proven project management skills including budgeting and scheduling
• Extensive field experience and strong health and safety leadership
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Advanced analytical and problem‑solving capabilities
• Deep understanding of BC environmental legislation and remediation methods
• Enthusiastic, collaborative mindset with a passion for learning and sharing knowledge

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 – born and raised in Québec, now operating in over 40 countries
• A global community of 72,000 brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach
• Limitless opportunities start here – tailor your role to match your ambition
• Flexible work, real balance – we support your life in and out-of-work
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people doing humbly important work

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

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 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).

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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