Junior Environmental Technician

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The Opportunity

WSP is actively engaged in supporting Canadian Nuclear Laboratories through the Port Hope Area Initiative and currently has an opening for a Junior Environmental Technician at our Port Hope office. Join our expanding team, where your expertise will contribute to the successful execution of one of Canada’s most prominent remediation projects. As a member of the Environmental Management team in Ontario, you’ll play a key role in advancing our ambitious geo‑environmental multidisciplinary services, collaborating with a dedicated group of engineering specialists, professionals, and technical staff.

Job Description

What you can expect to do here :

• Providing technical services in both the field and office environment related to environmental science and engineering.
• Carrying out fieldwork (e.g. soils sampling through test pit excavations or borehole drilling, subcontractor supervision, and drilling investigations, etc.) under the supervision of, and upon receiving training from, more experienced colleagues.
• Limited report preparation and analysis of information.
• Maintaining excellent field notes and collecting and handling soil samples while adhering to project and regulatory requirements.
• Supervising subcontractors for ground disturbance and utility location, borehole drilling, and hydrovac excavation.
• Participating and contributing to a team environment and being a strong communicator.
• Adhering to site‑specific health and safety plans to mitigate or eliminate risks to you, WSP's clients, employees, and the public.

Benefits

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee‑focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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

Requirements and Policies

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. WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

Job Details

Seniority level : Entry level

Employment type : Full‑time

Job function : Management and Manufacturing

Industries : Professional Services

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