Coordinator, Environmental Services

Defence Construction Canada is seeking a qualified environmental professional with demonstrated experience in natural resources project management. The successful candidate will have experience preparing environmental assessments and environmental management plans, environmental monitoring during construction, and conducting ecological field work (e.g. wetland delineation, aquatic/fisheries assessments, forestry, etc.). The ideal candidate will have a background primarily focused on natural resources, with some exposure to contaminated sites and ecological risk assessments considered an asset. This role requires strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of applicable legislation, policies, and standards, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and external stakeholders.

The Coordinator, Environmental Services, provides environmental services, including technical advice, guidance and recommendations, to the Client-Partners on, typically, moderate complexity, scope and/or risk projects in one or more environmental services practice area. These services can be provided through in-house resources or third-party contracts. The incumbent prepares technical documents, reviews deliverables, assists in the procurement process, oversees contractor and consultant activities, and coordinates project activities to ensure overall requirements are met on time, within scope and on budget.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary

• Conduct and coordinate environmental work on a wide variety of projects to monitor compliance with legal and other requirements
• Provide environmental technical support for and/or lead contract initiation and management
• Prepare environmental reports to meet Client-Partner requirements
• Provide input to ensure the service level arrangement deliverables are met and work is completed on time and on budget
• Review and/or peer review environmental reports, statements of work and cost estimates
• Provide overall project management services to ensure deliverables are provided on time, within scope and on budget
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
• Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations

Other

• Develop environmental procedures, policies and directives
• Conduct quality control procedures for service level arrangements and deliverables
• Support and/or lead business development activities
• Manage risk
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in environmental sciences and environmental engineering
• Project and risk management principles
• Health and safety management

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

• Minimum: college diploma in biology, environment sciences, environmental engineering or related field with four years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: university degree in environmental science, environmental engineering or related field and/or specialized knowledge, training and certification (as applicable) in one or more environmental services practice area

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Create databases
• Apply project and risk management techniques

Development and Leadership

• Provide functional advice and guidance to employees and to Client-Partners

Working Conditions

• Typical office environment with occasional travel
• Some work may be located on environmental or construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

Check out your benefits
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your package includes:

Health and Wellness

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans