Environmental Jobs in Crowsnest Pass, AB

Job Description

Our dynamic team is growing, and we have a new opportunity for an Environmental Technician with 4+ years of experience to work in a multi‑disciplinary team that solves complex issues for our clients throughout Alberta. The position is with the Remediation Program Management (RPM) team, which has offices across Canada. This role will include planning, coordination, and supervision of field programs and ground disturbance activities, and preparing reports following each program. You should enjoy being part of a close‑knit team and appreciate the benefits that a large organization can offer, including career progression, access to vast technical expertise, mentors, participation in employee resource groups, and more.

Work Day

Be part of a Canadian‑based firm, applying and expanding your technical, client delivery and project delivery skills. You participate in a team environment and work closely with Project Coordinators, Project Managers, Senior Project Directors / Technical Leads, and Field Technicians / Scientists / Engineers. Maintain a work‑life balance, logging in remotely or attending the office in a hybrid work solution of 3 days a week in the office.

Clearly identify and understand project objectives, bringing your ideas and solutions to your project manager, project directors, mentors and developing well‑understood specific work instructions and health and safety plans.

Guided by our Zero Harm policy and rigorous Health, Safety and Environment standards, with your knowledge and experience, support the development and improvement of project health and safety plans.

Participate as a member of a 14‑person region‑specific delivery team, while at the same time leveraging the experience and expertise of the entire 270‑person RPM group. Apply your love for the outdoors and complete fieldwork assignments centred around the Northern and Southern Alberta. Mentor junior staff in environmental practices including Phase 1 and 2 ESAs, drilling, surveying, groundwater sampling, oversight of remediation and reclamation, as well as on site‑specific health and safety. Executing fieldwork occasionally in remote locations.

Qualifications

• College diploma or degree in natural / earth sciences or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of field experience in contaminated site assessments and / or the environmental industry.
• Sound understanding of the need for health and safety procedures in the workplace / Possess a safety‑conscious attitude.
• Strong field experience and willingness to work effectively as a team.
• Your technical ability to troubleshoot and brainstorm to ensure that the environmental data collected meets project objectives.
• Outstanding communication and organization skills, with an ability to successfully balance field and office responsibilities.
• Experience in conducting ground disturbance assessments at active oil and gas facilities.
• An interest in continuing to do fieldwork to varying degrees throughout the calendar year for the next several years. Expect 60% or more of your year to involve fieldwork.
• A professional designation or a professional in training with an applicable scope of practice is preferred.
• Experience working in remote and camp settings, northern and territorial regions is considered a strong asset.

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.

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