Senior Water Quality Modeler

6 months ago

Calgary, Canada WSP Canada Full time
The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Water Quality Modeler to join our team. In this position, you would help lead and direct water quality modelling and assessment work, primarily in the Canadian mining sector. The position is based in western Canada, with the option of you siting in one of our Vancouver, Calgary or Edmonton offices. You would be joining a team consisting of more than 20 other water quality scientists and engineers with an established reputation for delivering quality work.

The job will involve overseeing staff working to complete large-scale projects, many of which will involve interactions with other disciplines. Work products will include models, reports, regulatory submissions and other similar deliverables, as well as responding to client, regulatory and stakeholder inquires, questions and comments. You may also appear as an expert witness before regulatory boards and participate as an expert witness in other similar processes.

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.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do here:
  • Developing and reviewing proposed scopes of work, schedules and budgets related to the completion of water quality and environmental assessment projects
  • Working with others to manage individual and the overall team workload, as well as working with others to identify staffing lists for each project
  • Developing, directing, and overseeing the execution of:
    o Model development, calibration, and validation
    o Technical reports, memorandum, presentations, and other project deliverables
  • Overseeing project plans and assessment approaches
  • Overseeing multiple projects within scope/budget/schedule expectations, with responsibility for models and other project deliverables meetings expectations for quality
  • Managing, analyzing, and interpreting measured and modelled data, and providing oversight and quality control for data collection, management, and analysis
  • Working with multi-disciplinary project teams to acquire environmental permits, water licences, and approvals from regulatory agencies
  • Supervising, training, and mentoring junior and intermediate staff to develop their skill sets including technical skills, project experience, and general consulting and decision-making skills
  • Actively promoting a culture of health and safety
  • Taking an active role in developing and maintaining client relationships and business development opportunities
  • Project plans and assessment approaches

What you'll bring to WSP:
  • A university degree (M.Sc. or higher preferred) in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or similar
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience or equivalent
  • Proven experience in the field of water quality modelling, with knowledge of more than one software modelling package
  • Demonstrated experience in managing teams and delivering work products in a timely fashion, ideally within a consulting environment
  • Previous experience in dealing with regulatory processes
  • Excellent technical writing and communication skills
  • Demonstrated project management and technical skills

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.

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