Principal Water Quality and Aquatic Health Scientist Job Description Flexible on locations across Canada
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources, expertise, and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with colleagues, including toxicologists, biologists, risk assessment specialists, environmental assessment and monitoring specialists, and environmental engineers.
The Opportunity:
You will be a senior leader in a multi-disciplinary team that works to solve complex water quality issues for our clients in various sectors throughout Western Canada. The position is within the Environmental Management team in BC and Yukon, which has more than 20 staff working in toxicology, risk assessment, and environmental monitoring and assessment. As a Senior Environmental Scientist, you would have opportunities to connect with our environmental assessment, permitting, water quality, and mining groups on projects for clients in multiple sectors. Opportunities would be expected to include, but may not be limited to, water quality monitoring and permit applications, environmental impact assessments, aquatic effects assessment and monitoring, risk assessments, and specialty toxicology services.
What you can expect to do here:
You will be responsible for the design and implementation of water quality, sediment quality, and aquatic effects monitoring programs for multiple sectors in BC, and resource development projects throughout Western Canada and the North.
You will coach and develop project teams that would be responsible for program design, data collection, assessment, and reporting.
You will provide leadership to projects teams over the entire life cycle of a project and can point to a track-record of success in the technical delivery of complex water quality and environmental effects monitoring projects.
You have a strong focus on quality assurance/quality control and can effectively oversee teams during data collection and reporting.
You are a critical thinker, solution-oriented and have strong communication skills to convey the scientific work to non-scientific audiences.
You can support the client in their regulatory and engagement efforts with Indigenous Groups, stakeholders, and the public.
Prepare technical reports for submission to provincial and federal regulatory authorities.
Collaborate with other disciplines, as necessary, to complete deliverables.
Possess strong project management, coordination and planning skills to meet client timelines and budget.
What you'll bring to WSP ...
University education in environmental science, toxicology, or biological sciences, or a related field. A Masters degree is preferred, but a Bachelors degree with significant work experience is considered equivalent to a graduate degree.
Professional Registration as a Registered Professional Biologist (College of Applied Biology of British Columbia) or eligible for professional registration
12 to 15+ years of relevant experience
Ability to provide leadership to teams of scientists over the entire project life cycles and can point to a track-record of success in the technical delivery of water quality and environmental effects monitoring projects.
You have a positive and enthusiastic can-do attitude, and a willingness share your knowledge to lead technical teams and mentor staff.
You are self-motivated, willing to be flexible and nimble, and able to think outside the box.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as position involves leading technical teams and mentoring staff.
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including your team, the client, stakeholders, and regulators.
A valid driver’s license.
And a proven commitment to health and safety.
Compensation
Expected Salary (all locations): $122,500 to $168,500
WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location.
Job Info Job Identification 63656
Locations 237 - 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 4K3, CA
Posting Date 11/19/2024, 04:04 PM
About Us 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.
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