Wsp
WSP provides engineering, design, and consulting services across diverse sectors worldwide.
Environmental Scientist
Conduct field-based contaminated site assessments and manage remediation programs in remote Canada.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Daily responsibilities include collaborating with project coordinators, managers, senior directors, and field technicians, preparing health and safety and emergency response plans, and training junior staff in Phase I/II ESAs, drilling, surveying, groundwater sampling, and remediation oversight. The role also involves compiling data, writing reports with conclusions and recommendations, supporting RPM team members, and working two‑week field shifts during remote winter and summer programs. • Collaboration with project coordinators, managers, senior directors, and field technicians • Preparation of health & safety and emergency response plans for field work • Training junior staff in Phase I/II ESAs, drilling, surveying, groundwater sampling, and remediation oversight • Data compilation and report writing delivering conclusions and recommendations
Key Responsibilities
- ▸safety planning
- ▸emergency response
- ▸esa training
- ▸drilling
- ▸groundwater sampling
- ▸data reporting
What You Bring
Required qualifications are a university degree or diploma in engineering or natural/earth sciences, 4‑6 years of contaminated‑site field experience, and the ability to work in remote or camp settings (territories experience valued). Candidates must have a safety‑conscious attitude, strong troubleshooting skills, and preferably a professional designation or professional‑in‑training status. • Required 4‑6 years contaminated‑site assessment experience and degree in engineering or earth sciences • Preference for professional designation or professional‑in‑training status
Requirements
- ▸contaminated site
- ▸4-6 years
- ▸engineering degree
- ▸professional designation
- ▸remote work
- ▸troubleshooting
Benefits
WSP promotes an inclusive culture and offers flexible and hybrid work policies that support work‑life balance. It highlights its Canadian identity and impact on infrastructure and the environment, offering attractive pay, comprehensive benefits, a virtual healthcare and wellness platform, and opportunities for career growth. The role is for an engineer or environmental scientist with 4‑6 years of experience, joining a multidisciplinary team to plan, execute, and report on two annual field programs in Northern Canada. The position offers mentorship, career progression, access to extensive technical expertise, and participation in employee resource groups within a large organization. Compensation varies by province, ranging from about $73,000 to $108,000, with final salary dependent on education, experience, location, and other factors. WSP emphasizes health and safety compliance, offers accommodations for candidates with disabilities, and adheres to employment equity principles. • Flexible hybrid work policy supporting work‑life balance • Inclusive culture with employee‑focused benefits, virtual healthcare, wellness platform, and savings programs • RPM team’s 15‑year track record and 9‑12 month project backlog offering growth opportunities • Two annual remote field programs (winter and summer) with two‑week on/off shift cycles • Salary ranges: $80,800‑$107,000 (AB, BC, NT, NU, SK, YT); $73,700‑$101,500 (MB, ON); $73,000‑$96,900 (NB, NL, NS, PEI, QC) • Accommodation available for candidates with disabilities and adherence to employment equity
Work Environment
Hybrid