Environmental Project Director

The Opportunity:

WSP has an opportunity for a Technical Director to join our Remediation Program Management team based in Vancouver, British Columbia (open to other locations within British Columbia for the right candidate). The Remediation Program Management team is a national team serving large clients across Canada. We are known for providing top quality technical work to our clients, and as a result have a strong backlog of work. Many of our clients are long term clients that seek WSPs expertise in managing the assessment and remediation of their Sites. In this Technical Director (engineering, geoscience or other applicable background) role you would be responsible for technical direction of a large portfolio consisting of mostly downstream oil and gas Sites, with the potential to support with midstream and upstream Sites. 

 It is expected that you have demonstrable experience bringing complex contaminated sites to closure in British Columbia. 

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.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Review deliverables, including, but not limited to, Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments; Detailed Site Investigations; regulatory forms and submission documents; and, other technical reporting such as background determinations, water use determinations, and screening level risk assessments. 
• Provide mentorship to Junior and Intermediate project managers, report authors and field staff. 
• Support Project Managers with technical presentations and communications with clients and regulators, as required. 
• Support leadership with client management, and steward client objectives with the team. 
• Support leadership with Requests for Proposals, as required. 
• Complete Site visits to support our junior staff in the field. 
• Be a strong health and safety advocate and lead by example in the field and office. 

What you'll bring to WSP:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, geoscience, or other relevant discipline. 
• 10 – 15  years of experience providing Technical Direction of contaminated sites in British Columbia. 
• Eligible or immediately eligible to register as a Professional in British Columbia (i.e., P. Ag, P.Chem P.Eng, P.Geo, RPBio). 
• Strong and thorough understanding of the British Columbia Contaminated Sites Regulation, and Environmental Management Act; knowledge of the Alberta regulations as asset. 
• Ability to apply to become a Contaminated Sites Approved Professional within one to two years of employment with WSP. 
• A pleasant and approachable demeanor with WSP colleagues and clients. 
• Strong mentoring abilities and a drive to help our junior and intermediate colleagues reach their potential. 
• A commitment to helping foster an inclusive team dynamic. 
• Good communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing).
• Good problem-solving skills with the initiative and ability to identify alternative solutions.
• Advanced skills (Microsoft application Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and PowerBI and Oracle).

Compensation 

Expected Salary (all locations): $ $150 000

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. 

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.

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

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP.  Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

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. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

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

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please  READ THE FULL POLICY.