Lead Water Quality Scientist

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada WSP Full time

**Flexible on locations across British Columbia
**The Opportunity**:
Our team is growing, and we have a new opportunity for a senior leader with ten or more years of experience to work in a multi-disciplinary team that works to solve complex water quality issues for our clients throughout Western Canada. The position is in the Environmental Management team which has one of the largest risk assessment and toxicologist teams in the BC and Yukon with more than 20 staff working in toxicology, risk assessment and environmental monitoring. The role will also connect you with our environmental assessment, permitting water quality and mining colleagues with opportunities for working across multi-disciplinary project teams. You should enjoy being part of a close-knit team and appreciate the benefits that a large organization can bring, including career progression, access to vast technical expertise, having a dedicated mentor, being able to participate in employee resource groups, and more.

**A day in the life**:

- You are a champion of Health & Safety initiatives, being an ambassador for our Zero Harm safety culture - this is always your top priority, as it is ours
- You stand with us in our promotion of Inclusion & Diversity, so that all of our colleagues feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work each day.
- You are a senior leader excited to coach and develop our talented team of scientists who are responsible for everything from data collection to reporting.
- You will provide leadership to projects teams over the entire life cycle of a project and can point to a track-record of success in the technical delivery of complex water quality and environmental effects monitoring projects.
- You are a critical thinker, solution-orientated and have strong communication skills to convey the scientific work to non-scientific audiences.
- You can support the client in their regulatory and engagement efforts with Indigenous Groups, stakeholders, and the public.
- You will be responsible for the design and implementation of water quality, sediment quality, and aquatic effects monitoring programs for resource development projects throughout Western Canada and the North.

**What you'll bring to WSP **
- University education in environmental science, toxicology, or biological sciences, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred, but a bachelor’s degree with significant work experience is considered equivalent to a graduate degree.
- Professional Registration as a Registered Professional Biologist (College of Applied Biology of British Columbia) or eligible for professional registration
- You have 12 or more years of relevant experience.
- You have a positive and enthusiastic can-do attitude, and a willingness share your knowledge to lead technical teams and mentor staff.
- You are self-motivated, willing to be flexible and nimble, and able to think outside the box.
- You have clear and demonstrated communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and at all levels, including to your team, your clients, stakeholders, and regulators
- You have a good understanding of the Environmental Assessment process in BC and experience in preparing regulatory submissions and presenting stakeholder information in open forums.
- You have a clean Driver’s Abstract and are willing to travel on occasion.

**Compensation**

Expected Salary (all locations): $99,300 to $168,900

WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.

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