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Form of workIntermediate Contaminated Sites Specialist Whitehorse, YT
Opportunity:
We are currently seeking an Intermediate Contaminated Sites Specialist to join our Environment and Water Practice in Whitehorse, YT. This position will have two primary components: Technical Guidance for junior contaminated sites staff and Project Management and execution. You will lead or coordinate the Project Management of YT projects and provide technical support, training and mentoring to our team of engineers and scientists throughout YT.
Responsibilities:
- Staying current on general trends in the technical field and market sector nationally and internationally
- Project Management and Execution
- Delivering top quality and winning technical proposals for environmental engineering projects
- Leading the development of accurate scopes of work, cost estimates, project plans, schedules and deliverables for high quality project execution
- Contributing to ongoing project management best practice implementation
- Providing leadership and mentorship to support the delivery of top-quality technical work on projects
Qualifications:
- The successful candidate must have experience with Contaminated Sites investigations.
- Current knowledge of local environmental regulations, including the Contaminated Sites Regulation and Environmental Management Act.
- Experience mentoring and directing staff to execute the work to high technical quality standards.
- Experience in a consulting engineering environment or government is mandatory.
- Leadership skills and experience and the desire to train, mentor and develop junior staff within the team.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to build long-term, successful professional relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, teamwork, problem solving, leadership and mentorship skills.
- Interest in and record of successful business and market development activities.
- Several years of experience establishing and maintaining client relationships is required.
- Contributing to identifying and securing new business opportunities and marketing activities.
- Developing and maintaining a presence as a practice leader in the industry through participation in professional and sector organizations.
- Some travel will be required in this position.
Education and Experience:
- A Bachelors or Masters degree in an environmental discipline or environmentally-related engineering discipline.
- Professional registration as P.Eng., P.Geo., or P.Ag. in British Columbia and ability to register in other Canadian provinces and territories.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant technical experience
