Senior Environmental Professional

slrconsulting; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Vacation

Wellness initiatives

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Canada) is seeking a Senior Environmental Professional to provide senior expertise in assessment, remediation, and regulatory support. The role focuses on Alberta and Northeast British Columbia projects, with potential site visits to mentor staff and support projects.

You will oversee technical reviews, sign-offs, and client communications, contributing to a growing portfolio of environmental services across diverse sites and facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree or technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, or related studies.
• Ideally 15+ years of contaminated site experience including Phase I–III ESAs; soil, groundwater sampling, and remediation.
• Experience with complex site assessment and remediation at hydrocarbon and salinity impacted sites.
• Experience with municipal and federal projects and energy sector assets (upstream, midstream, downstream).
• Experience with remediation techniques such as excavation, in-situ and ex-situ bioremediation, chemical oxidation, soil vapour and multi-phase extraction.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor staff, and manage client communications.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical review, oversight, and sign-off on environmental projects across Alberta and NE British Columbia.
• Lead technical groups, share best practices, and review progress with project teams.
• Provide leadership through clear communication with all staff and clients.
• Mentor junior, intermediate, and senior staff in project management and fieldwork.
• Prepare remediation options analyses and remedial action plans.
• Plan and track project schedules and budgets as part of financial management.

Skills

Senior technical review

Project management

Client communications

Mentoring staff

Health and safety leadership

Education

Environmental science/engineering degree

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 1000+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new Senior Environmental Professional , you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Role

In this position, you will provide senior expertise to support responsibilities for a variety of programs related to the assessment, monitoring, management, and remediation of contaminated sites. Project locations will be focused on Alberta and Northeast British Columbia; therefore, a strong understanding and familiarity with both Alberta and British Columbia regulations is preferred. Experience also working in the north is an asset. With support and mentorship from SLR's strong roster of senior staff, you'll be responsible for oversight, technical support, and professional sign-off of high-quality work to our varied clients including projects at a range of urban and remote sites. This includes upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas facilities, commercial and industrial properties, and federal and municipal sites. Your extensive technical knowledge and experience will be invaluable to our team and will see you working closely with our clients, maintaining satisfaction, building long-term relationships, and helping grow our portfolio of work. You'll be involved in the full life cycle of projects including developing and reviewing proposals and work plans, coordinating and executing projects, managing budgets, client support and communication, data analysis, technical reporting, and conducting senior technical reviews. Your role will be predominantly office-based with opportunities to complete site visits to mentor staff and support the requirements of certain projects.

Responsibilities:

• Provide senior technical review, oversight, and sign-off on environmental site assessment, remediation, and reclamation projects across Alberta and Northeast British Columbia
• Work with other senior professional technical experts to manage technical groups and technical programs, and communicate industry best practices and technical advances to project teams
• Provide leadership through open and positive communications with all staff
• Communicate directly with clients to maintain the highest levels of customer satisfaction
• Mentor junior, intermediate, and senior staff in project management/fieldwork/task management skills
• Provide leadership in health and safety through open and positive communications with all staff
• Prepare remediation options analyses, remedial action plans and associated design works
• Review and analyze data, design assessment and remediation programs, and review technical reports and communications
• Plan, report and track schedules and budgets, all as part of project financial management

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you'll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they'll tell you that's just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• Minimum of a degree or a technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, or environmental related studies
• Ideally 15+ years of experience in contaminated site work including managing, leading, and directing environmental site assessments (Phase I, II, and III ESAs); soil, soil vapour, and groundwater sampling programs; and remediation programs
• Experience working on and reviewing complex site assessment and remediation programs at hydrocarbon and salinity impacted sites
• Experience working on municipal and federal government projects and in the energy sector (upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas facilities) are significant assets
• Experience with various remediation techniques (e.g. excavation, in-situ and ex-situ bioremediation, chemical oxidation, soil vapour and multi-phase extraction, mo