Senior Environmental Field Technician

WSP in Canada; Kingston; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services firm is seeking a Senior Environmental Field Technician in Kingston, Ontario, to lead site remediations and supervise contractors. The ideal candidate will have a diploma in environmental management and over 5 years of experience in the field. You will ensure health and safety protocols are followed while managing diverse project sites across the province.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in subsurface investigations and supervising drilling and remediation contractors.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety practices and a safety-first mindset.
• Willingness to travel throughout Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise contaminant hydrogeology and environmental remediation fieldwork across Ontario.
• Conduct groundwater, soil, and soil vapour sampling, and K-tests.
• Manage on-site health and safety protocols and ensure compliance with site-specific plans.

Skills

Environmental management

Communication skills

Organization

Time management

Health and safety practices

Education

Diploma in environmental management or related field

Job description

Overview

Senior Environmental Field Technician role at WSP in Canada

The Opportunity: Join our growing Remediation Program Management team in Ontario as an experienced environmental field technician. You’ll travel across the province to lead site remediations, oversee contractors, upskill junior team members, and ensure health and safety protocols are followed. This role is ideal if you’re self-driven and thrive on managing field operations with precision and clear communication.

What you can expect to do here

• Lead and supervise contaminant hydrogeology and environmental remediation fieldwork across Ontario.
• Supervise subcontractors for ground disturbance and utility location, surveying, borehole drilling, groundwater monitoring well installation, and test pit excavation.
• Oversee remedial contractors, including directing remedial excavations, waste tracking and progress reporting.
• Conduct groundwater, soil and soil vapour sampling, and K-tests.
• Maintain detailed field notes and contribute to project documentation and reporting.
• Manage on-site health and safety protocols and ensure compliance with site-specific plans.
• Travel frequently to diverse project sites, for multiple days, across the province.

What you’ll bring to WSP

• A diploma in environmental management or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in subsurface investigations, and supervising drilling and remediation contractors.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety practices and a safety-first mindset.
• Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
• A desire to mentor and upskill junior colleagues.
• A valid driver’s license and willingness to travel throughout Ontario.

About Us

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 and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks as described in the job posting and interview.

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted. WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please read the full policy.