Environmental Scientist

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AECOM's Environment team in Ontario is looking for an Environmental Scientist. This is a Full-Time role with a flexible work location, where the qualified candidate can work out of our Markham, Mississauga, Hamilton or Kitchener office locations. Work will vary depending on the applicant's experience and career aspirations. This position is ideally suited to a junior scientist or engineer's seeking a mix of field and office responsibilities. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Field tasks:

• Sample collection of various media (soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, soil vapour, etc.) as part of environmental site investigations, design work packages, and confirmation of remediation programs.
• Oversight of contractors.
• Monitoring and maintenance of remediation systems.
• General field inspection and field survey.
• Construction / remediation construction field services oversight.
• Safety tailgate meetings and hazard assessments.

Office tasks:

• Coordination and preparation for field programs
• Preparation of safety plans and hazards assessments
• Data tabulation and data evaluation against provincial and federal environmental requirements
• Support of Engineering calculations and design.
• Support of deliverable preparation including reports, engineering specifications, and associated drawings.

Minimum Requirements:

• Will be completing or have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline: Environmental Science, Geoscience, or Environmental Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Eligible eventual licensing as a Registered Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist in Ontario.
• Valid driver's license.

• Relocation is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.