Mine Offres d'emploi - Cranbrook, BC

Job Description

WESTERN CANADA

The Opportunity :

You will be a senior leader in the risk assessment team that works to prepare complex human health and ecological risk assessments for our clients in various sectors, primarily in BC and Yukon, but throughout Canada as well. The position is within the Environmental Management team in BC and Yukon, which has more than 20 staff working in toxicology, risk assessment, and environmental monitoring and assessment. As a Principal Risk Assessor, you would have opportunities to connect with other teams outside of Environmental Management including environmental assessment, permitting, water quality, and mining groups on projects for clients in multiple sectors. Opportunities would be expected to include, but not limited to, human and ecological (terrestrial wildlife and aquatic) risk assessment, weight of evidence assessment, risk management and closure planning, and specialty toxicology services. In addition, there will be opportunities to support water quality monitoring and permit applications, environmental impact assessments, and aquatic effects assessment and monitoring programs. The risk assessment team within Environmental Management is one of the largest risk assessment and toxicology teams in the BC and Yukon region.

What you can expect to do here :

The successful candidate will primarily support the completion of human health and ecological risk assessments. These are some of the key technical responsibilities for this position :

• Design and implementation of human and ecological risk assessments for multiple sectors, primarily in BC and Yukon.
• Provide technical leadership in human health and ecological risk assessments, and risk management plan development;
• Act as a mentor / coach for team members to help with career development
• Participate in client meetings to provide strategic advice related to risk-based approaches in support of redevelopment, remediation and / or risk management;
• Oversee staff in data management, contaminant fate & transport modelling, exposure modelling and quantitative risk calculations;
• Lead multi-disciplinary internal project teams for multi-media risk assessment of complex sites;
• Guide and review technical reports for submission to provincial and federal regulatory authorities;
• Collaborate with other disciplines, as necessary, to complete deliverables;
• Oversee the project management, coordination and planning of projects to make sure projects meet client timelines and budget;
• Support the growth of the risk assessment practice in BC and Yukon.
• Bring solution-oriented and innovative perspective to projects, to help solve our clients problems
• Conduct literature reviews on toxicology, environmental chemistry, public health and related topics; preparing report summaries and / or critical analysis
• Summarize and interpret datasets, statistical analysis, and prepare written and graphical material for incorporation into reports and presentations
• Implement quality assurance / quality control measures applicable to the task
• Assist with other types of deliverables including, but not limited to, environmental impact assessments, environmental effects monitoring programs, aquatic effects monitoring programs, mine closure risk assessment and toxicological studies to support development of site-specific objectives.

What you'll bring to WSP :

Compensation

Expected Salary (British Columbia) : $122,500 to $168,500

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 salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Job Info

About Us

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 :

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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