The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a Principal Risk Assessor to join our Environmental Management Team in Vancouver — one of the largest and most respected risk assessment and toxicology teams in the region.

As a senior leader, you’ll help shape complex human health and ecological risk assessments across Canada, with a focus on BC and Alberta. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in environmental assessment, permitting, water quality, and mining — working on projects that truly make a difference.

Be part of a team that’s redefining how we assess and manage environmental risk — helping restore contaminated lands into safe, usable spaces for communities and ecosystems. If you're passionate about science, strategy, and sustainability, this is your opportunity to lead meaningful change.

What you’ll work on:

• Human and ecological risk assessments (terrestrial & aquatic)
• Risk management and closure planning
• Specialty toxicology services
• Water quality monitoring and permitting
• Environmental impact assessments and aquatic effects programs

If you're passionate about science, leadership, and leaving a legacy of environmental restoration — we’d love to hear from you!

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Lead the development of risk assessments, risk management plans, and site closure strategies for contaminated sites.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members in toxicology, exposure modeling, and contaminant fate & transport.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in environmental assessment, permitting, water quality, and mining.
• Oversee data analysis, quantitative risk calculations, and regulatory submissions to federal and provincial authorities.
• Participate in client meetings to deliver strategic advice on risk-based approaches for remediation, redevelopment, and regulatory compliance.
• Conduct literature reviews and prepare technical reports, statistical summaries, and graphical presentations.
• Ensure QA/QC standards are met across deliverables. Support growth and innovation within the risk assessment and toxicology practice, bringing a solution-oriented mindset to complex environmental challenges.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• University degree (minimum of Masters degree) in one or more of the following: environmental science, toxicology, or chemical engineering

• Professional registration as a Registered Professional Biologist or other applicable professional regulatory body

• A minimum of 15 years of environmental consulting experience in the Canadian marketplace, of which a component is in British Columbia.

• Comprehensive understanding and experience with the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation.

• Possess strong client development skills and have proven client management and regulatory negotiation experience.

• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.

• Excellent technical writing skills.

• Experience in research methods/techniques to gather information, assess and resolve issues, assess validity and applicability of scientific studies.

• Experience in completion of health impact assessments and/or environmental impact assessments in support of EIAs,

• Detail oriented and have a strong focus on quality assurance/quality control and can effectively oversee teams during data collection and reporting

• Passion for working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team environment located locally, nationally, and internationally.

• Experience working or volunteering with professional regulatory bodies or associations.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP :

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.