- Junior
- Oficina en Ottawa
The Opportunity:
WSP is seeking a junior Environmental Consultant to join our Contaminated Lands team in Ottawa. You’ll play a key role in delivering site assessment and remediation projects for a wide range of clients, including municipal, provincial, federal, and private sector partners. Our Ottawa clients provide opportunities to work globally, work with emerging contaminants and work on projects small to large. We work for municipal, provincial and federal clients and with industry leads in the contaminated sites business.
Why choose 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.
- 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.
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What you can expect to do here:
- Be involved in Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), site remediation, and support for Risk Assessments and Records of Site Condition (O.Reg. 153/04)
- In the office, carry out record reviews (historical data and regulatory information), assist with data tabulation and interpretation of laboratory reports, report preparation and other office assignments
- In the field, assist with or lead sampling, surveying, groundwater, surface water, sediment and soil vapour sampling, as well as supervise conduct borehole drilling, monitoring well installation, test pit excavation and remediation
- Develop proposals, conceptual site models, and work programs
- Support health and safety initiatives and promote a safety-first culture
We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Have a Bachelor’s or Masters degree in engineering, geology, hydrogeology or environmental sciences.
- Have 0–2 years of experience in environmental consulting, with a focus on site assessment and remediation
- Are eligible for professional certification (P.Eng., P.Geo) (strong candidates who may not be eligible will also be considered);
- Are prepared to spend part of your early career in the field;
- Are willing to travel for work (short term work placements)
- Have a passion for technical work and learning new skills;
- Have excellent communication skills (verbal, written), strong attention to detail and a passion for health and safety
- Have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle for local fieldwork (reimbursable)
Company
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.
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
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.
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