Environmental Project Director

The Remediation Program Management team is your opportunity to apply your skills and join a diverse and growing team within WSP supporting our key clients.  We are seeking team members who are eager to assist informing strategy and policy, support new young professionals, and bring and share new ideas in solving the biggest environmental remediation challenges for our biggest clients.  Formulate your career development plan and be a mentor to a number of staff within our 67,000 person company to bond with over the technical, client and project delivery activities. Join our team and support our passion for environmental remediation, characterization and reclamation; saving the planet one site at a time. 

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

A typical day in the life at WSP for the Project Director:

• Be part of a Canadian-based firm, applying, coaching and mentoring others with your technical, client delivery and project delivery skills.
• As a part of our team, we each bring our lived experiences in hand, where we have the power to design a place where people, friends, families and neighbours can thrive. 
• Maintain a work-life balance, logging in remotely or attending the office in a hybrid work solution of 3 days a week in the office.
• Clearly identify and define project specific strategies, advising the project team of the project objectives, bringing your ideas and solutions to the team and clients.
• Be a mentor to others within WSP, sharing your experiences and knowledge.
• Guided by our Zero Harm policy and rigorous Health, Safety and Environment standards, with your knowledge and experience, reviewing and enhancing project health and safety plans.
• Participate and be a member of a 10-20 person client-specific delivery team, while at the same time supporting with your experience and expertise to the entire RPM group.
• Have a really complex technical issue?  Engage with a Practice Area Network (PAN) who may have experienced the same issue in Australia, Malaysia, or even exotic locations like Saskatoon.
• Lead and work on some of the most interesting and technically challenging environmental projects in Western, Eastern and Northern Canada

You're the type of person who has one or more of these qualities: 

• Expertise in BC regulations as they apply to the upstream oil and gas industry.
• Stops and takes time out of your busy day to help coworkers, especially new team members, understand assignments and help mentor them in their career path.
• A passion for coaching and mentoring co-workers, helping them to develop the skills you've mastered in environmental consulting.
• Embraces going to the field to observe site characteristics and boreholes first-hand, taking the opportunity to coach and mentor staff on site your observations and how to interpret site data in real time.
• Can't get enough learning.

You've got the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Environmental Sciences.
• Professional designation and Qualified Professional in BC.
• Expertise in COR Part 1 and Part 2s.
• 15+ years experience in the environmental industry.
• Asset to have health and safety training related to the oil and gas industry.

Compensation:

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YK: $132,700 – $175,800
• MB & ON: $121,100 – $166,700
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $119,900 – $159,200

Disclosure:

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.