Environmental Scientist

Environmental Scientist page is loaded## Environmental Scientistlocations: Grande Prairie, Canadatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR100276We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 600+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.**Role**As our new **Environmental Scientist**, you’ll lead complex fieldwork and learn to manage projects, for a variety of programs related to the assessment, monitoring, management, reclamation, and remediation of contaminated sites. With support and mentorship from SLR’s strong roster of senior staff, you’ll be responsible for the delivery of high-quality work to our varied clients including projects at a range of urban and remote sites upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, commercial and industrial, and federal and municipal clients. Your knowledge and experience will be invaluable to our team and will see you working closely with your clients, maintaining satisfaction, building long-term relationships, and helping grow our portfolio of work. You’ll be involved in the full life cycle of projects including preparing proposals and work plans, coordinating and executing projects, managing budgets, client support and communication, data analysis and reviews, and reporting. Your role will be a balance of field and office work, with opportunities to develop your project management skills, mentor junior staff, collaborate with coworkers across Canada, and grow SLR’s presence in the region.**Responsibilities:*** **Participate in all facets of contaminated site projects including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), spill response, reclamation and remediation projects, field sampling, project management, and reporting*** **Lead field (data-collection) programs involving sampling and monitoring of soil, groundwater, surface water, soil vapour, and remediation system operation and maintenance*** **Review and analyze data, design assessment and remediation programs, and prepare technical reports*** **Effectively delegate and oversee project tasks to manage small technical groups and technical programs, including all facets of project delivery*** **Communicate directly with clients to maintain the highest levels of customer satisfaction*** **Assist in mentoring junior staff in project management/fieldwork/task management skills while at the same time being mentored by more senior professionals*** **Provide leadership Health and Safety through open and positive communications with all staff*** **Plan, report and track schedules and budget, all as part of project financial management****Working @ SLR**With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.**Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:*** Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives* Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement**Qualifications/Education/Memberships:*** **Minimum of a degree or a technical diploma in environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, or environmental related studies*** **4 plus years of experience in contaminated site work including leading environmental site assessments (Phase II), soil and groundwater sampling, and remediation programs*** **Familiarity working within the Alberta and British Columbia regulatory regimes is a significant asset*** **Experience working in the mid-stream and upstream energy sectors is a significant asset*** **Experience with various contaminants of concern including hydrocarbons, salinity, and/or sampling for PFAS is a significant asset*** **Experience with various remedial techniques (e.g. excavation, biological treatment, in-situ treatment/remediation, risk assessment, reclamation) is an asset*** **Knowledge and practical application of health & safety requirements unique to oil and gas facilities, construction sites, subsurface investigations, and contaminated sites*** **Work well independently or in small teams including ability to work alone in remote locations and adapt to conditions/resources*** **Professional status or eligibility for professional status with a professional organization (P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Ag., E.I.T., G.I.T., A.Sc.T, P.Tech, C.E.T., etc.) preferred*** **Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle required*** **Willing and physically capable to be in the field weeks at a time**SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.We’re Making Sustainability Happen.We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world.When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.
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