Hazardous Materials Specialist/ Lines Coordinator

**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.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

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

**VANCOUVER**:
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms - made stronger with the recent creation of WSP E&I Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSP Canada Inc.

We have over 63,000 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. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

***The Opportunity**:
We are seeking a Hazardous Materials Specialist/ Lines Coordinator to support a regulated materials asset management program for a large electric utility client. The position is to assist in tracking assets containing asbestos, and associated program data, working with a program coordinator and our client project managers, engineers and occupational health and safety specialists.

**Why 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.
- Our **Hybrid Work Policy**:

- a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
- 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.**

**#WeAre**WSP**

**A day in the life**:
A high level overview of the roles and responsibilities for this position is detailed below.:

- Compiling, verifying and controlling asset data from multiple sources.
- Performing quality control on data and data updates.
- Assisting in preparation of work orders for surveys, abatement, and other field work.
- Tracking issues, progress, inquiries and reporting related to the underground lines asbestos program.
- Developing templates and tools to facilitate tracking and reporting where necessary.
- Assisting in maintaining program records, including coordinating data updates in our client’s asset management databases as required.
- Developing and reporting on performance metrics to the client Project Manager.
- Attending project meetings with the project team and client Project Manager to review the program, issues identified and actions to improve the program.
- Providing support to the client Asbestos Helpdesk related to the underground lines program.
- Performing desktop reviews on various types of underground distribution system assets.
- Networking with internal and external clients to develop work opportunities
- Supporting the client project manager to conduct field survey pilot programs.

This position will be primarily office based, with some travel required for meetings with clients / internal company meetings and periodically short site visits with client.

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