Senior Environmental Field Technician

WSP in Canada; Kitchener; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental services firm is seeking an experienced environmental field technician to manage site remediations across Ontario. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in environmental fieldwork, excellent communication and organizational skills, and a commitment to health and safety practices. This position involves frequent travel to diverse project sites as well as mentoring junior team members. A diploma in environmental management is required.

Benefits

Attractive pay

Flexible work options

Comprehensive employee-focused benefits

Virtual healthcare and wellness platform

Savings programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in environmental fieldwork and contractor supervision.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety practices.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel throughout Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise environmental remediation fieldwork across Ontario.
• Oversee subcontractors for utility location and site operations.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety protocols.

Skills

Subsurface investigations

Supervising drilling and remediation contractors

Health and safety practices

Communication skills

Organization skills

Time management skills

Mentoring junior colleagues

Education

Diploma in environmental management or a related field

Job description

Overview

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.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Professional Services

Benefits

• Attractive pay, flexible work options, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs and a clear vision for the future.

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. 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).

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. For more information please read the full policy.