Water Quality Specialist

2 days ago


Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada WSP Canada Full time
About the Opportunity

At WSP Canada, we're committed to growing and developing our expertise in Earth and Environment. As a trusted advisor and technical expert, we're seeking a Water Quality Scientist to join our team in the Prairies and North region. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive forward our ambitious plans to enhance our Earth and Environment service offering in the province or territory.

Why WSP Canada?
  • We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
  • Our Flexible Work Policy supports work-life balance and recognizes the importance of balance in our 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 Canada 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

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits, and a clear vision for the future.

A Day in the Life
  • Your focus will be on water quality assessments for northern and local projects within a multidisciplinary team
  • In the winter, you'll be mostly working in the office, in the summer you'll be completing a mix of office and field-based assignments
  • In the summer, you will be carrying out water quality fieldwork at northern project sites in a variety of environments such as all-weather conditions and rugged and remote locations
  • You'll work on data entry, summarizing datasets and statistical analysis
  • You'll be using customized tools and software to support data analysis
  • You'll prepare written and graphical material for reports and presentations
  • You'll be working with Indigenous crews in a highly respectful and collaborative manner
  • You'll demonstrate a 'Safety First' focus and acting as a role model to other staff

We're looking for a motivated and detail-oriented individual with a university or college degree in environmental science, chemistry, or toxicology. Experience with water quality sampling, data management, and data analysis is an asset. A valid driver's license is also required.

At WSP Canada, we value our people and our reputation. We're locally dedicated with international scale, future-focused, and challenge the status quo. We foster collaboration in everything we do and have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

Please note that health and safety is a core paramount value of WSP Canada. 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.

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



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