Principal Environmental Geoscientist or Engineer

What if you could redefine what's possible?

With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.

We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.

With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions.

We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Shape the World Around You - Join our vibrant Environmental Management team in Kelowna, BC, where you'll lead complex contaminated sites investigations, remediation programs, and multi-disciplinary environmental projects that make a tangible difference to communities and the environment. You'll work alongside a close-knit group of experts while benefiting from the vast technical depth, mentorship opportunities, and national collaboration that come with being part of WSP.

Your Impact

• Lead contaminated sites projects from scoping to delivery, ensuring quality, safety, and regulatory alignment.
• Champion our Zero Harm culture by prioritizing safety in planning, field execution, and team coordination.
• Promote Inclusion & Diversity, ensuring colleagues feel welcome and supported.
• Oversee data collection, interpretation, and reporting for environmental site assessments, remediation, and monitoring.
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate staff in technical and professional growth.
• Strengthen client relationships through clear communication and delivery excellence.
• Prepare proposals, including scopes, schedules, and cost estimates.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver integrated technical solutions.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental, Geological, or Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Geoscience, or a related discipline.
• Registered (or eligible) professional in BC (P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Chem., P.Ag., RPBio).
• CSAP designation highly desired.
• 10-15+ years of environmental consulting experience including contaminated sites, brownfields, and/or mine closure.
• Strong knowledge of BC environmental legislation and contaminated sites methods.
• Extensive field and site experience with a strong safety mindset.
• Proven project management skills including budgeting, scheduling, and team coordination.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Clean driver's abstract and willingness to travel occasionally.

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

• Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here - we help you tailor your role to match your ambitions because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance - we support balance in all aspects of life.

Compensation

Compensation:

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $138,800 - $186,500
• MB & ON: $126,600 - $176,600
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $125,400 - $168,900

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on factors including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range in this posting may be modified for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and energized by meaningful environmental work, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape healthier communities and a better tomorrow.

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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.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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