Experienced Environmental Scientist

at  WSP

Why WSP? 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.
Our WSP Contaminated Sites team in Edmonton is growing, and as a result we’re adding a Project Manager to our group serving a variety of industrial and government clients in Northern Alberta as well as the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. You will have access to and work with an Edmonton based team of higher experienced professionals including hydrogeologists, engineers, Geochemists and technical staff.

• You participate in a team environment, work closely with Project Coordinators, other Project Managers, Senior Project Directors/Technical Leads and Field Technicians/Scientists/Engineers;
• You prepare Health and Safety plans and Emergency response plan;
• You prepare proposals and cost estimates, schedule field staff and subcontractors, compile data for, and write, reports including preparing conclusions and recommendations;
• You are responsible for project accounting, tracking and reporting requirements to the terms of reference under WSP’s Master Services Agreements;
• You train junior staff in environmental practices including Phase I and II ESAs, drilling, surveying, groundwater sampling, oversight of remediation etc. as well as on site specific health and safety;
• You interface with clients to ensure needs are met and projects/proposals are moving forward - Work with other members of the team to ensure provision of the support necessary for completion of projects;
• You work with and provide support to other members of the Contaminated Sites Management Group in sharing health and safety, project management, project completion and client service responsibilities.