Environmental Technician

Overview

Are you someone with developing 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 trusted partner 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.

Your opportunity

Dillons Natural Resource Management Discipline is seeking a Soil Scientist / Agrologist 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.

At Dillon we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices: Calgary.

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

Project Coordination & Field Activities

• Capable of leading field surveys and environmental monitoring throughout western and northern Canada to collect data including but not limited to baseline soil and terrain characterization classification and mapping Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments Pre-disturbance Site Assessments and Detailed Site Assessments
• Prepare technical reports and memos related to Environmental Impact Assessments on various sites as required
• Contribute to environmental investigations research field work and report writing
• Collaborate with and assist project managers and team members including biologists engineers planners and environmental scientists
• Ability to work weekends
• Ability to travel overnight for long periods of time

Learning & Development

• Commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to Dillons corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in surficial geology soil sciences agrology ecology or a related environmental sciences field
• 3-5 years of professional work experience in environmental consulting and/or related work experience
• Registered as a Professional Agrologist (BC AB or SK) or able to obtain registration within 1 year of hire
• Registration as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control will be considered an asset
• Ability to obtain Reliability security status (e.g. five year address history criminal record check) for federal government contracts
• Valid Drivers License

Experience

• Demonstrated experience and skill with field testing methods and ability to characterize and classify soils (CSSC 3rd Edition) of the Grassland Parkland Rocky Mountain and Boreal Forest Natural Regions (or equivalent) of British Columbia Alberta and/or Saskatchewan
• Familiarity with standard industry practices in soil conservation handling and reclamation measures
• Strong oral and written communication skills and keen attention to detail
• Aptitude to learn
• Knowledge of relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation regulations policies guidelines and regulatory permitting and approval requirements will be considered an asset
• Commitment to project quality and project deadlines

Why choose Dillon

We live our core values:

• 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;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

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