Senior Environmental Engineer

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Environmental Science technical group is looking for an Intermediate to Senior Environmental Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our Dillon offices across Canada.

We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Project Management & Design

• Work with senior specialists and technical teams on design and development of remedial and/or risk management options for the management and/or remediation of contaminated sites and brownfields.
• Manage and lead projects related to the management of environmental contaminants in soil, groundwater, and other media, including phased environmental site assessments (ESAs) and the Ontario Record of Site Condition (O.Reg. 153 RSC) process.
• Development of/input to contract specifications to support the bid/tender process.
• Lead/assist with contract administration projects related to remediation.
• Act as the main point of contact/client liaison to communicate technical and project management information to client teams.
• Compliance with corporate, client, and site-specific health and safety protocols and programs and applicable health and safety regulations.
• Manage multiple simultaneous environmental projects involving teams of environmental staff and specialists.
  
  
  

Business Development

• Respond to Requests for Proposal related to contaminated sites work to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities
• Provide leadership in the maintenance of existing client relationships, including preparation of proposals and statements of qualification
• Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request
  
  
  

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
  
  
  

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• Designation as a Professional Engineer
• A degree in environmental engineering or another relevant environmental or engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience in environmental consulting or related industrial experience, including project management experience.
• In depth knowledge of the required regulations governing contaminated sites and remediation.
  
  
  

Experience

• Design and implementation of the following:
• Remedial action plans
• Risk Management Plans
• Remedial solutions
• Risk management measures
• Remediation specs and tender packages
• Contract administration
• Permitting and compliance
• Cost estimation of remedial programs
• Remedial options analysis
• Proven experience managing multiple contaminated sites/ESA related projects of various overall project value
• Familiarity with various remediation technologies and approaches in different media
• Working with contractors
• Solid understanding of the Environmental Protection Act including regulations associated with brownfields, spills and excess soils
• Experience with industrial sites and First Nations communities
• Strong understanding of contaminant fate and transport and development of conceptual site models to support remediation
• Phased environmental site assessments (ESAs) and the Record of Site Condition (O.Reg. 153 RSC) process in Ontario
  
  

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values :

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.
  
  
  

In addition, we offer:

Employee share purchase plan

• Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
  
  
  

A Competitive Compensation Package

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous retirement savings plan
• Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
  
  
  

Flexible work hours and remote working options

• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
  
  
  

Learning and Development opportunities

• As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization
• We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities
  
  
  

Focus on Innovation

• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
  
  
  

Employee and Family Assistance program

• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
  
  
  

Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership

• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.
  
  
  

Wellness Subsidy

• Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.
  
  
  

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us; it is the way we choose to run our business. We encourage you to connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!