Senior Environmental Scientist or Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Trail; Hybrid; CAD 133,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Generous time-off policies

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in British Columbia seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist or Engineer to lead complex remediation and mine‑site investigations across Cranbrook, Fernie, Trail, Nelson, Vancouver or Victoria. You will mentor staff, allocate technical teams, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure client objectives are met.

This casual role emphasizes safety, collaboration and quality assurance, with a focus on advancing projects from design through execution within BC's environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in a relevant field with BC professional designation.
• 20+ years of practical environmental consulting experience.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and mentor technical staff at different career levels.
• Strong knowledge of BC environmental standards, regulations and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide project leadership, allocate technical teams, and oversee project management and direction.
• Mentor junior environmental professionals and staff.
• Interface with clients, stakeholders including First Nations and regulatory bodies.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mentoring

Regulatory knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Geology/Biology/Chemistry/Env Sciences

Professional designation in BC

Job description

Overview

Our Kootenay Team specializes in managing contaminated sites through comprehensive site investigation, risk assessment, and customized remediation and risk management plans. We support many sectors across AtkinsRéalis from transportation, infrastructure, water, power & renewables, and many more. In the Kootenay region, there is a strong focus on mine site investigation, remediation and closure planning.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Scientist or Engineer on a casual basis. They will be part of a team of 30+ staff across the Kootenay Region and over 150 people across British Columbia. They will promote collaboration within the Environment Practice and with other divisions across AtkinsRéalis. They will provide project leadership skills by allocating technical teams to projects, managing or acting in a project management and technical direction role and supporting more junior staff to support project execution.

Locations - Kootenay Region offices in Cranbrook, Fernie, Trail or Nelson; also open to Vancouver & Victoria (BC).

Your role

• Working as a team with a focus on collaboration and instilling a culture of diversity, inclusion and equality across all projects.
• Embracing behavior-based safety and ensuring all health and safety protocols are followed.
• Senior level project management, including technical program development, management of personnel and resources, oversight of budgets and schedules for deliverables, implementing quality assurance reviews, and ensuring client objectives are met.
• Understanding client objectives, technical protocols, guidelines and regulations that apply to the work/projects conducted and the rationale/developmental framework behind them.
• Distributing workload and contributing to group utilization, while also ensuring a healthy work-life balance by coordinating resources across the team.
• Mentoring more junior environmental professionals and technical staff.
• Acting as a direct interface between clients and the AtkinsRéalis project team, stakeholders including First Nations and/or regulatory bodies, as appropriate.
• Contribute to growing the group revenue from existing client relationships, developing new business and/or expanding lines of business.
• Identifying project quality/project profitability risks and liabilities and developing strategies to minimize them.
• Ensuring proper implementation and continued use of quality assurance programs and corporate policies and procedures, including Ethics and Compliance.

About you

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Geology, Biology, Chemistry or Environmental Sciences with a professional designation in BC.
• 20+ years of practical environmental consulting experience.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and mentor technical and professional staff at different levels of career development.
• Solid knowledge of municipal, provincial and federal environmental standards, regulations and guidelines as they apply to environmental investigation and remediation projects in British Columbia (and other parts of Canada).
• A technical expertise in the mining sector would be considered an asset. Specifically related to abandoned mine sites, remediation, and mine closure.
• Proven technical writing skills and proficiency in English reading, writing and speaking.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to manage time and multiple deliverables accordingly.
• Commitment to excellence with a focus on quality management.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Expected compensation for this role is (between Pay Range $133,200- $183,200 annually) (Only Applicable to British Columbia). Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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