Senior Project Manager/Scientist/Engineer

SNC-Lavalin; British Columbia; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering organization in the Kootenay Region is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead projects focusing on contaminated site management. The role involves delivering technical direction, managing client relationships, and developing business opportunities. Candidates should have over 15 years of experience in environmental consulting, a strong background in engineering or sciences, and must be registered as a Professional Engineer in British Columbia or eligible for registration. Competitive compensation and hybrid work options are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid working culture

Generous time-off policies

Qualifications

• Registered as a Professional Engineer in BC or eligible for professional status in any Canadian province.
• 15+ years of progressive environmental consulting experience.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Technical expertise in mining-sector environmental work.
• Solid understanding of the environmental regulatory framework.

Responsibilities

• Manage project execution and technical direction.
• Interface between clients and project teams.
• Provide business development support.
• Ensure implementation of quality assurance programs.
• Lead safety initiatives and compliance.

Skills

Client management

Technical direction

Collaboration

Business development

Safety leadership

Mentoring

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Geology, Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental Sciences

Job description

Senior Project Manager/Scientist/Engineer

Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

Our expert team in the Kootenay Region 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 have one of the most experienced environmental and geosciences engineering consulting teams in Canada and we are seeking a Senior Project Manager, Scientist or Engineer to join our Kootenay team. The successful candidate will bring technical direction and mentoring of staff, strong client management skills and the ability to collaborate with other teams across BC and the rest of Canada.

Site Assessment and Remediation (SAR) Location – Kootenay Region

Your role

The successful candidate will work with approximately 30 staff across the Kootenay Region and over 100 staff province wide. They will promote collaboration within Environment Practice and with other divisions across AtkinsRéalis. They will provide technical direction and support project execution.

Specific duties related to this position vary depending on level of experience, but are generally as follows:

• Senior level project management and technical expertise, including proposal and program development, management of resources, reviewing technical reports, and ensuring client objectives are met.
• Act as a direct interface between clients and the AtkinsRéalis project team, stakeholders including First Nations and/or regulatory bodies, as appropriate.
• Provide business development support integrated into projects, establishing relationships with clients, identifying and pursuing opportunities for new projects.
• Ensure proper implementation and continued use of quality assurance programs and corporate policies and procedures, including Ethics and Compliance.
• Be a safety leader and embrace behavior-based safety and ensuring all health and safety protocols are followed.

About you

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Geology, Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental Sciences.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in BC, Geologist or Agrologist, or eligible for professional status in any Canadian province is considered an asset.
• 15+ years of progressive environmental consulting experience.
• Experience living and working in the Kootenay Region or Okanagan, or strong willingness to relocate, and ability to work from one of our offices in Nelson, Cranbrook, Trail or Kelowna.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, providing mentorship, coaching, technical direction, work planning, and quality control for junior and intermediate staff across multiple office locations.
• Technical expertise in mining-sector environmental work, including abandoned mine sites, remediation strategies, reclamation planning, or mine closure design would be considered an asset.
• Solid understanding of the environmental regulator framework including BC Mines Health, Safety and Reclamation Code, the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation etc.
• Being or having an interest in becoming an Approved Professional would be considered an asset.

Reward & 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.

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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.

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Expected compensation for this role is (between Pay Range $104,300 - $143,400 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.

Worker Type: Employee

Job Type: Regular

At AtkinsRéalis , we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.