Intermediate Environmental Consultant

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The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here – Our Earth & Environment group is growing, and you'll play a key role as an Intermediate Environmental Consultant in our Contaminated Lands team in Whitby, Ontario . You'll contribute to projects that support community safety, environmental resilience, and responsible land use across the province. Working closely with engineers, scientists, and technical specialists, you'll help shape meaningful outcomes for clients while advancing your expertise in environmental assessment, remediation, and regulatory compliance.

Your Impact

• Demonstrate a strong Safety‑First focus, consistently applying site‑specific health and safety procedures and proactively identifying hazards to protect clients, colleagues, and the public.
• Support and lead project work across Phase I & II ESAs , remediation programs, and due‑diligence assessments aligned with Ontario Regulation 153/04 requirements.
• Contribute to client compliance with Ontario Regulation 406/19 by supporting excess soil characterization, tracking, and management strategies.
• Mentor and guide junior staff in their daily field and office tasks, fostering quality, accuracy, and safety in project execution.
• Develop work programs, conceptual site models, and proposals, ensuring clarity, scope alignment, and strong client relationships.
• Manage assigned projects end‑to‑end, including scheduling, budget tracking, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Prepare project documentation—including health and safety plans, sampling plans, regulatory forms—and coordinate subcontractors and equipment.
• Conduct review and interpretation of historical records, lab reports, environmental data, and draft reports prepared by junior colleagues.
• Support senior team members with client engagement, business development, and long‑term strategic planning.
• Participate in field programs as needed, overseeing soil logging, groundwater and surface water sampling, surveys, soil vapour testing, and indoor air sampling.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• A bachelor's or postgraduate degree in environmental sciences or engineering .
• Eligibility for Qualified Person (QP) designation under O. Reg. 153/04 (P.Eng. or P.Geo preferred; strong non‑QP candidates also considered).
• 5–7 years of experience in environmental site assessment and remediation, with strong working knowledge of O. Reg. 153/04 and O. Reg. 406/19 .
• A passion for health and safety, with strong attention to detail and accuracy in both field and office settings.
• Willingness to spend time in the field to support and mentor more junior professionals.
• Ability to travel for short‑term project needs as required.
• A valid driver's license and access to a vehicle for occasional local project work (reimbursable).

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. We help you tailor your role to match your ambitions—because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance – we encourage you to prioritize balance in your life inside and outside of work.

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Compensation

( Based on Grade 6 – Tier 1 ranges )

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $80,800 – $107,000
• MB & ON: $73,700 – $101,500
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $73,000 – $96,900

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.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step toward a meaningful and rewarding career.

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

Please Note:

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.

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