Job Description We are a global leader in the Earth and Environment sector, made stronger with the recent acquisition of Golder. Globally headquartered in Montreal, where it all began, we proudly serve communities from coast to coast and beyond. With Golder now part of our WSP team, we have over 14,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.

As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources, expertise, and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from marine biologists to geophysicists to geotechnical engineers and more.

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What will you be doing:

• Participation in a team environment, working closely with Project coordinators, other Project Managers, Senior Project Directors/Technical Leads and Field Technicians/Scientists/Engineers
• Preparing Health and Safety plans and Emergency response plan
• Preparation of proposals and cost estimates
• Scheduling of field staff and subcontractors
• Compile data for reports
• Report writing including preparing conclusions and recommendations
• Project accounting, tracking and reporting requirements
• Training junior staff in environmental practices including Phase I and II ESAs, drilling, surveying, groundwater sampling, oversight of remediation etc.
• Training staff on site specific health and safety
• Interface with clients to ensure needs are met and projects/proposals are moving forward - Work with other members of the team to ensure provision of the support necessary for completion of projects
• Work with and provide support to other members of the Contaminated Sites Management Groups in Atlantic Canada in sharing health and safety, project management, project completion and client service responsibilities

What will you bring: The preferred candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• University degree in engineering or natural/earth sciences
• 6 to 10 years of experience in contaminated site assessments and conceptual site models
• Sound understanding of the need for health and safety procedures in the workplace/possess a safety conscious attitude
• An analytical mind; someone who is able to make recommendations on the next steps for client sites
• Strong field experience
• Ability to work patiently with and help train less experienced team members
• Strong interpersonal, communication and key judgment skills
• Understanding of Atlantic RBCA guidelines, provincial and federal contaminated site regulations
• P.Eng. or P.Geo. designation or potential to obtain is preferred.

About Us 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.

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