The Opportunity:
WSP is seeking a Junior to Intermediate Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) consultant to join our BC Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate would work closely with our established team of scientists and engineers providing WSP’s service offering for EHS management and compliance projects within BC and across Canada as well as raise the profile and building the brand of WSP’s EHS Management and Compliance Group.
.

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.

WeAre WSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Assist with field assignments, such as providing EHS compliance support and train with senior staff at EHS compliance audits.
• Assist with providing EHS compliance program support for clients including reviewing procedures and permits, reviewing periodic regulatory reports, and supporting preparation and delivering of compliance programs, including training programs.
• Assist with preparing written technical reports, including documentation of EHS compliance audits and field investigations, regulatory research, evaluation of findings, data management and interpretation, and development of graphical and tabular presentation of data.
• Interact and collaborate with internal and external clients.
• Assist with the development of ISO 14001 and other environmental management system programs or components.

• Develop project specific legal registries of environmental regulations.Provide support for other WSP services including environmental monitoring of construction projects.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering within a relevant field (Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or similar scientific discipline).
• 3-5 years or more of relevant professional technical experience.
• Holding or progressing towards a designation as a Certified Auditor (e.g. EP (CEA), EP(EMSLA)).
• Holding or eligible for professional designation (e.g., AScT, P.ENG, R.P. Bio, PAg,).
• Strong field survey skills and experience, including design and implementation of field programs and logistics, equipment usage, and health and safety protocols.
• Demonstrated understanding of federal, provincial/territorial, and regional/municipal environmental legislation and regulations.
• Ability to acquire Reliability Clearance for working on federal government projects.
• Available for business travel and extended working hours as may be required.
• Excellent work ethic with strong organization and time management skills.
• Strong team player - ability to work with all levels of an organization.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.

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

• Assist with field assignments, such as providing EHS compliance support and train with senior staff at EHS compliance audits.
• Assist with providing EHS compliance program support for clients including reviewing procedures and permits, reviewing periodic regulatory reports, and supporting preparation and delivering of compliance programs, including training programs.
• Assist with preparing written technical reports, including documentation of EHS compliance audits and field investigations, regulatory research, evaluation of findings, data management and interpretation, and development of graphical and tabular presentation of data.
• Interact and collaborate with internal and external clients.
• Assist with the development of ISO 14001 and other environmental management system programs or components.
• Develop project specific legal registries of environmental regulations.Provide support for other WSP services including environmental monitoring of construction projects