Senior Environmental Professional

Geoscience Ireland; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Environmental Professional to join their dynamic team in Alberta. This role offers the chance to lead innovative projects focused on environmental assessment, remediation, and compliance with regulations. You will leverage your extensive experience to mentor junior staff and provide expert guidance on complex environmental issues. With a commitment to sustainability and a collaborative work environment, this position promises significant opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the field. Join a team that values your contributions and fosters your career development.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits

Vacation

Wellness Initiatives

Professional Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• 15+ years in environmental consulting with strong project management skills.
• Registered Licensed Professional with a degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical review and oversight on environmental projects.
• Communicate directly with clients to ensure satisfaction and project success.

Skills

Environmental Consulting

Project Management

Technical Review

Client Communication

Mentoring

Regulatory Knowledge

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Environmental Engineering

Degree in Geology

Degree in Environmental Science

Tools

Environmental Assessment Tools

Data Analysis Software

Job description

Job Details: Senior Environmental Professional

Full details of the job.

Job Title: Senior Environmental Professional

Vacancy No: VN4869

Employment Type: Permanent

Contract Type: Full-Time

Advert:

1. 15+ years of experience in the environmental consulting industry
2. Post-secondary degree in environmental engineering, geology, science, or related discipline (B.A.Sc., B.Sc., B.Eng., M.Sc., etc.)
3. Registered Licensed Professional (e.g. P.Eng, P.Geo, P.Tech, or equivalent)
4. Opportunity for innovative, cutting-edge work in a close-knit, collaborative and engaged “One Team” environment
5. Based in Alberta with flexible working options
6. Experience in downstream, midstream, and upstream oil and gas
7. Experience providing senior technical review, advice and professional sign-off

Job Description:

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 600+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 18 office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of advisory and over 30 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 our Land Quality and Remediation team in Alberta.

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; therefore, a strong understanding and familiarity with Alberta regulations is required. Experience also working in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and 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.

This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise to a highly engaged team, where your efforts and impact will be recognized and valued immensely. At SLR, your demonstrated initiative and can-do attitude will be rewarded with responsibilities and opportunities that will challenge you and allow you significant opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide senior technical review, oversight, and sign-off on environmental assessment, remediation, and reclamation projects across Alberta
2. 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
3. Provide leadership through open and positive communications with all staff
4. Communicate directly with clients to maintain the highest levels of customer satisfaction
5. Mentor junior, intermediate, and senior staff in project management/fieldwork/task management skills
6. Provide leadership in Health and Safety through open and positive communications with all staff
7. Prepare remediation options analyses, remedial action plans and associated design works
8. Review and analyze data, design assessment and remediation programs, and review technical reports and communications
9. Plan, report and track schedules and budgets, all as part of project financial management

You’ll enjoy a flexible and dynamic work environment, where your success will depend on your collaborative working style, your consultative approach to clients, and your superb technical skills.

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.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

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

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

1. Minimum of a degree or a technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, or environmental related studies
2. 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, and remediation programs
3. Experience working on and reviewing complex assessment and remediation programs at hydrocarbon and salinity impacted sites
4. Experience working on federal government projects and in the energy sector (upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas facilities) are significant assets
5. Experience with various emerging contaminants of concern including PFAS is a significant asset
6. Experience with various remediation techniques (e.g. excavation, in-situ and ex-situ bioremediation, chemical oxidation, soil vapour and multi-phase extraction, monitored natural attenuation), risk assessment and reclamation is an asset
7. Knowledge and practical application of health & safety requirements unique to oil and gas facilities, construction sites, subsurface investigations, and contaminated sites
8. Experience with complex and varied scientific, planning and engineering assignments and assessments, requiring an understanding of a broad field of science/planning/engineering, and knowledge of reciprocal effects of the work upon other fields
9. In-depth knowledge and experience working with various provincial and national regulatory frameworks and bodies (e.g., AEPA, AER, and Federal Regulations)
10. Professional status or eligibility for professional status and regulatory sign-off capability for contaminated site assessment and remediation work in Alberta with APEGA (P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Ag., P.Tech, etc.) is required, with the ability to register with other provincial associations
11. Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle required for occasional travel to job sites/client facilities

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.