Senior Project ManagerScientistEngineer

AtkinsRéalis; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior Project Manager in Kelowna, BC, to lead project teams across various environmental sectors. Responsibilities include overseeing client projects, mentoring staff, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols. Ideal candidates will bring 15 years of environmental consulting experience and relevant technical expertise. The role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work environment, promoting continuous professional development for staff.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Flexible benefits package

Generous time-off policies

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• 15 years of progressive environmental consulting experience.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in BC or eligible for professional status.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of approximately 30 staff.
• Act as a direct interface between clients and the project team.
• Provide business-development support integrated into projects.

Skills

Project management

Technical direction

Collaboration

Business development

Quality assurance

Safety leadership

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 around the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide and join an inclusive and diverse team you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated to 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, including transportation infrastructure, water, power & renewables, with a strong focus on mine‑site investigation, remediation and closure planning.

Your role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead and mentor a team of approximately 30 staff across the Kootenay Region and support more than 100 staff province‑wide. You will promote collaboration within the Environment Practice and across other divisions of AtkinsRéalis, provide technical direction, and support project execution.

• Senior‑level project management and technical expertise, including proposal and program development, resource management, review of technical reports, and ensuring client objectives are met.
• Act as a direct interface between clients and the AtkinsRéalis project team, including First Nations and regulatory bodies.
• Provide business‑development support integrated into projects, establishing relationships with clients and identifying new project opportunities.
• Ensure proper implementation of quality‑assurance programs and corporate policies, including Ethics and Compliance.
• Serve as a safety leader, promoting 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 (asset).
• 15 years of progressive environmental consulting experience.
• Experience living and working in the Kootenay Region or Okanagan, or strong willingness to relocate to 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 (asset).
• Solid understanding of the environmental regulatory framework, including the BC Mines Health Safety and Reclamation Code and the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation.
• Interest in or pursuit of becoming an Approved Professional (asset).

Reward & Benefits

Explore competitive compensation, employee recognition and a flexible benefits package you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs. Take advantage of our hybrid work culture, generous time‑off policies and opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

Additional information

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Expected compensation for this role is between $104,300 and $143,400 annually (Only applicable to British Columbia). Base salaries are determined by skills, experience and the potential impact of the role, with internal and external competitiveness taken into account.

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, ethnicity, national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience

Senior IC