Environmental Engineer

Overview

Are you someone with strong technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation in a flexible work environment, 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

We are currently seeking candidates to fill an existing vacancy for the position of Environmental Scientist/Engineer within our Contaminant Remediation Group.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based out of our Vancouver office.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental projects including site assessment and remediation, risk assessment and risk management, and regulatory compliance monitoring
• Provide technical and professional leadership to multi-disciplinary project teams including engineers, scientists and technologists
• Ability to design remediation programs or risk management measures for impacted soil, groundwater, and soil vapour at contaminated sites.
• Liaise with public and private sector clients, government review and approval agencies, subconsultants, and subcontractors
• Contribute to the development and coordination of client relationships and business growth
• Contribute to client/revenue acquisition and internal team growth to deliver the business
• Contribute to business development activities including proposal preparation and presentations
• Business travel upon request

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

Qualifications

• A degree in civil or environmental engineering, geology, hydrogeology or environmental science, preferably at the master's level
• Licensed to practice as a professional engineer or geoscientist or eligible to be licensed within 6 months.
• Experience with a range of client types preferred (e.g., federal government departments, private industrial clients, municipalities, first nations)
• Proven Project Management experience
• A minimum of 15 years' relevant work experience
• Valid driver's license

Experience

• Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining excellent client relationships
• Proficient in the completion of one or more of:

• groundwater resource evaluation, protection and management
• phased site assessments
• solid understanding of contaminant fate and transport in the subsurface and the development of conceptual site model
• remedial options analysis and evaluation
• remedial action plan development and/or design
• preparation of detailed designs, cost estimates and tender packages for remediation projects
• design and implementation of compliance monitoring plans

• Demonstrated track record of successfully managing environmental projects
• Demonstrated track record of successfully mentoring and developing more junior staff
• Knowledge of relevant environmental legislation, codes and standards
• Strong report writing, communication, organization and interpersonal skills

Compensation:

$106,950 - $156,950

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant's education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant's gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

• 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 performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today's problems and tomorrow's 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.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillon's 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.

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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