Senior Environmental Professional

Dillon Consulting Limited; Yellowknife; 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 Yellowknife. This role involves leading technical development, managing projects, and engaging in business development within the Contaminant Assessment & Management discipline. You will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, providing mentorship and oversight while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative remediation programs across British Columbia, making a significant impact in environmental consulting. If you are a motivated leader with a passion for sustainability and team collaboration, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Generous Retirement Savings Plan

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Flexible Work Hours

Learning and Development Opportunities

Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership

Wellness Subsidy

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in environmental consulting with strong leadership skills.
• Degree in engineering, geology, or related environmental science.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development and mentorship for local staff.
• Manage projects and ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
• Engage in business development and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Business Acumen

Project Management

Technical Mentorship

Team Building

Environmental Regulations Knowledge

Proposal Writing

Education

Degree in Engineering

Professional Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Dillon’s Contaminant Assessment & Management discipline is looking for a Senior Environmental Professional to join our multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to enhance Dillon’s Contaminant Assessment Management and Remediation Programs in British Columbia which will include delivering existing work, engaging new clients, and building a dynamic team to work collaboratively with Dillon’s existing Geoscience team across the country.

This position is available at our Yellowknife office.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Technical Team Leadership and Development

• Prepared to lead the technical development of local staff, with the support of Dillon’s training programs and broader team of environmental professionals.
• Provide technical and business mentorship to less experienced environmental professionals.
• Engage in team building and recruiting for the Vancouver office.
• Responsible for local team engagement and integration with Dillon’s national team of over 120 environmental professionals practicing in environmental due diligence, site assessment, soil and groundwater remediation, spill response, hydrogeology, and hazardous materials assessments.

Project Management & Technical Oversight

• Project management and coordination support to the local and national contaminated site teams including phased environmental site assessment and site remediation.
• Development of remedial action plans and assistance in the design of site remediation options, including completion of feasibility studies of environmental remediation options and/or contaminant site management options.
• Economic analyses, capital cost estimates and operating cost estimates in support of remedial design.
• Understand environmental regulations related to contaminated sites work in British Columbia and other jurisdictions (e.g., Federal Lands, adjacent provinces or territories).
• Prepare and manage: health and safety plans for field projects, prepare project contracts and agreements, and complete sub-contractor selection. Coordinate, manage and build business relationships with: clients, regulators, service providers (e.g., laboratories, sub-contractor) and third-party stakeholders.
• Oversight and technical review of written reports including: Phase I/II/III ESAs, conceptual site models, remedial options evaluations and remedial action plans etc.

Business Development

• Work with client managers and business unit leads within Dillon’s business development and sales framework to identify, support and pursue contaminated assessment and remediation related opportunities.
• Develop winning proposals.
• Establish a reputation for contaminated sites expertise and specialized services, internally to Dillon, and externally to existing and new clients.
• Maintain relationships with existing clients and building relationships with new clients.
• Travel to other business locations and Dillon offices for the purposes of client relationship development, opportunity/project research and project delivery, as necessary.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Commitment to being part of a learning organization, providing leadership and contributing to the career development of junior/intermediate staff, including providing technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Technical research, industry event presentations and technology evaluations in support of contaminated site management and/or remediation.

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed:

• A degree in engineering, geology, biology, ecology, hydrogeology or a related environmental science or engineering discipline.
• Professional certification or designation.
• A minimum of 15 years’ experience in environmental consulting and/or related work experience.
• Strong interest in growing and developing the company's contaminated sites management services through the coaching / technical mentoring of staff.
• Strong conceptual skills in evaluation of geological and hydrogeological systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated capabilities in multidisciplinary teamwork as well as the ability to work independently.
• Experience in business development and sales in a client-facing role.

Experience

• Strong background in: Phase I, II, & III ESAs, soil and groundwater sampling programs, surface water and sediment sampling programs, soil vapour sampling, contaminated site remediation, and health and safety. Additional background would be considered an asset for projects involving hazardous materials assessments, PFAS assessment, designated substance management, hazardous waste site auditing, risk assessment, hydrogeological investigations, geophysics, landfill management industrial air quality.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant territorial and federal environmental legislation and policies.
• Demonstrated success in the leadership of multidisciplinary project teams and business development.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and plan work to meet time-based deliverables and adapt to changing expectations.
• Strong proficiency in proposal and report writing, presentations, communications, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values :

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

Dillon is a certified Great Place to Work . This recognition underscores our commitment to fostering an outstanding employee experience and cultivating an exceptional workplace culture. At Dillon, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. This designation reflects our ongoing efforts to ensure that our workplace is not just a place of work, but a community where everyone can thrive.

In addition, we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
• We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.