Senior Environmental Engineer/Geoscientist Job at WSP

WSP Nepean, ON

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.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

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

NEPEAN

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms – made stronger with the recent creation of WSP E&I Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSP Canada Inc.

We have over 63,000 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. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.


Why WSP?

  • We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
  • Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
  • Our Hybrid Work Policy - a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
  • A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
  • Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
  • Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
  • A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

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.

#WeAreWSP

A day in the life:

  • You’ll be involved in the supervision and mentoring of junior and intermediate staff for environmental investigations, environmental monitoring programs, excess soil programs and hydrogeology studies that involve the installation of boreholes and monitoring wells, soil and bedrock collection and classification, specification, and review of field testing through industry standard techniques and protocols as required.
  • You’ll supervise / manage a team of junior and intermediate staff including schedule coordination.
  • You’ll manage projects of various scales and will be responsible for all aspects of project management including procurement, budget control, project schedule, supervision and coordination of field work as well as subcontractor and client liaison.
  • You’ll develop work programs to solve environmental problems related to mine sites and commercial infrastructure.
  • You’ll provide the technical expertise on groundwater and surface water sampling and monitoring programs involving the use field instruments/equipment (downhole data loggers, low flow sampling equipment and flow through meters to measure field parameters), and industry standard laboratory analyses methods as required.
  • You’ll review project data and regulatory documents / reports, apply industry standard analysis methods to analyze and solve problems. Synthesize solutions where necessary and develop recommendations as required.
  • You will act as a competent environmental practitioner in environmental monitoring programs for landfill and mining sites.
  • You’ll participate in business development, meet with clients to discuss, and develop opportunities.
  • You’ll be responsible for approval of internal and external documentation under an assigned delegation of authority.
  • You’ll collaborate with Ontario environmental professionals to execute business strategies and collaborate on multi office and multi-disciplinary projects.
  • You’ll author and review proposals, technical briefs and deliverables for projects. Collaborate with staff and suppliers and contractors to develop competitive pricing for projects.
  • You’ll foster and uphold a high standard of Health and Safety culture with all projects and staff, following WSP standards and guidelines.

What you'll bring to WSP ...

  • Bachelors or graduate University degree in geological, environmental, or water resources engineering, geoscience or geochemistry
  • Have maintained a P.Eng. or P.Geo. license in good standing in the province of Ontario
  • At least 8-10 years of related work experience
  • You have excellent analytical skills and, written and oral communication (English) skills
  • You have a desire to provide excellent practical client service and a commitment to technical excellence
  • You are willing to travel occasionally to remote northern or out of province projects
  • You have a strong working knowledge and experience with the Microsoft office platform (primarily Word and Excel)


Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe and the growing list of our clients including vaccination status as part of their mandated health and safety requirements to work with them, you will be required to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to WSP as a condition of employment. You may also be required to undergo additional immunization to maintain a fully vaccinated status against COVID-19 whenever local Public Health Authorities recommend additional immunization.

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.

WSP Canada Inc.


Nepean, ON

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