Hazardous Materials Specialist

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders Are you a thought leader a trusted advisor and a problem solver If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Now operating for over 75 years we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies for the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Your opportunity

Dillons Contaminant Assessment & Management discipline is looking for a Senior Hazardous Materials Specialist to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

This position could be based at our Calgary Edmonton Chatham Guelph Kitchener London Windsor Downtown Toronto North York Hamilton Oakville Ottawa with preference in Fredericton Saint John Moncton Halifax Sydney St. Johns offices. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Technical & Project Management

• Train and mentor staff on Hazardous Materials Assessments
• Establish and maintain standard protocols and reporting standards for Hazardous Materials Assessments
• Technical review and risk management for hazardous materials assessment and management projects.
• Manage and coordinate projects and technical studies for a variety of environmental assignments
• Prepare and present reports and proposals
• Direct and instruct project team members including natural scientists engineers planners technologists and technical support staff
• Enhance client relationships and develop new business opportunities with both public and private sector clients

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning to stay knowledgeable of industry best practices and advancements in hazardous materials management and occupational health and safety.
• Contribute to Dillons corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Contribute to the career advancement of junior staff including technical direction training recommendations coaching and mentoring.

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety Hazardous Materials Management Environmental or related disciplines.
• Minimum 10 years demonstrable experience conducting all aspects of hazardous materials work and in particular large scale complex asbestos survey and abatement projects for industry and government clients.
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude and commitment to technical excellence
• Strong interpersonal oral and written communication skills. Must be able to read comprehend and proof-read written reports and correspondence.

Experience

• Formal hazardous materials training
• Excellent technical knowledge of applicable regulations standards guidelines best practices and monitoring protocols related to hazardous materials.
• Strong computer and skills primarily with Microsoft Office programs.

Why choose Dillon

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter especially when its hard; and
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition we offer:

• Employee share purchase plan
• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
• A competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
• Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how mentoring to share lessons advising to round out perspectives and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities.
• Focus on Innovation
• The ability to anticipate examine and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business our culture people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to todays problems and tomorrows opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership purchase of home fitness equipment yoga classes and dance classes.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning engineering environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed collaborative and inventive solutions to complex multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure protecting the environment and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillons core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform and the active ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology enablement and the use of AI at Dillon

We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying you acknowledge and consent to this use.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1