WSP

Environmental Project Manager

WSP$132K — $175K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree or diploma in engineering or natural/earth sciences.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in contaminated site assessments across various sectors.
  • Sound understanding of health and safety procedures in the workplace.
  • Proven track record in business development and a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team including Project Coordinators and Senior Project Directors.
  • Lead contaminated site projects and actively engage with clients to drive business growth.
  • Prepare proposals, cost estimates, and schedule field teams while compiling data for reports.
  • Ensure successful project delivery, monitor project accounting, and track reporting requirements.
  • Train junior staff on environmental practices and site-specific health and safety protocols.
  • Interface with clients to meet needs and ensure project progress.
  • Develop a strategic business growth plan in collaboration with other project managers.

Benefits

  • Mentorship from experienced professionals.
  • Opportunities for career progression and involvement in employee resource groups.
  • Access to broad technical expertise within a large organization.
  • Collaboration with a close-knit team dedicated to success.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here - Are you ready to tackle some of the most complex and rewarding challenges in the industry? In this role, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with brilliant minds and contribute to high-profile projects that are changing the landscape of our world.

Our dynamic team is growing, and we have a new opportunity for an Environmental Project Manager with 10-15 years of contaminated sites experience to work in a multi-disciplinary team that solves complex issues for our clients throughout the Prairies and Northern Canada. The position will support the growth and development of our Environmental Management team.

This role will include the planning and managing the environmental assessments and remediation across Alberta, interacting closely with our Edmonton and Calgary based teams, business development and market sector growth, and mentoring junior staff. You should enjoy being part of a close-knit team and appreciate the benefits that a large organization can bring, including career progression, access to vast technical expertise, having a dedicated mentor, being able to participate in employee resource groups, and more.

Your Impact
  • You participate in a team environment, work closely with Project Coordinators, other Project Managers, Senior Project Directors/Technical Leads and Field Technicians/Scientists/Engineers.
  • You are a leader in the contaminated sites space and will support the growth of our business through active client engagement and project delivery.
  • You prepare proposals and cost estimates, schedule field staff and subcontractors, compile data for, and write, reports including preparing conclusions and recommendations.
  • You are responsible for project delivery, project accounting, tracking and reporting requirements
  • You train junior staff in environmental practices including Phase I and II ESAs, drilling, surveying, groundwater sampling, oversight of remediation etc. as well as on site specific health and safety.
  • You interface with clients to ensure needs are met and projects/proposals are moving forward - Work with other members of the team to ensure provision of the support necessary for completion of projects.
  • Support the business objectives of growth in the Alberta market. Work closely with other project managers to develop a strategic business growth plan.

The Skills That Set You Apart
  • University degree or diploma in engineering, or natural/earth sciences.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in contaminated site assessments and conceptual site models of across numerous market sectors
  • Sound understanding of the need for health and safety procedures in the workplace/Possess a safety conscious attitude.
  • Proven track record of business development and growth mindset. Ability to create opportunities and deliver on project execution.


Compensation:
  • AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $132,700 - $175,800
  • MB & ON: $121,100 - $166,700
  • NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $119,900 - $159,200

Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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54,000 employees
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Founded
1959

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