Environmental health specialist Jobs in Burnaby, BC

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $45.48 / Hr. - CAD $65.38 / Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Environmental Health Scientist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Environmental Health Scientist to join the Environmental Health Team.

As a Environmental Health Scientist with Vancouver Coastal Health you will :

• Provide expert review, analysis and advice to the organization’s Health Protection team in the assessment, investigation, and policy development regarding environmental impacts to human health.
• Work closely with the Medical Health Officer, Environmental Health
• Use critical thinking and analytical skills to synthesize information from a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines to provide evidence based advice and recommendations for the development and ongoing consideration of Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) environmental health policies and practices for assigned topics and issues. The assigned environmental health topics or issues may be controversial with diverse public expectations, and often in the context of limited available information.
• Use expertise in knowledge synthesis and translation to provide technical leadership to the VCH Health Protection team in assisting the Chief Medical Health Officer in developing evidence based risk management and risk communication approaches for responding to these challenging issues.

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Closing Statement

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) :

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2025.