Junior Environmental Field Technician

Job Description

The Opportunity:

WSP has a full-time opportunity for an Junior Environmental Field Technician to join our Remediation team based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. This opportunity will allow you to travel frequently to sites across Atlantic Canada to conduct environmental field work. When not working in the field you will have the opportunity to learn to prepare for fieldwork programs, contribute to technical reports, and develop project coordination skills. It is expected that you are self-motivated, with a strong respect for health and safety, and will demonstrate strong time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and adhering to site-specific health and safety plans to mitigate or eliminate risks to you, clients, employees, and the public.
• Identifying and reporting potential and existing site hazards, near loss incidents, and loss incidents.
• Maintaining excellent field notes and collecting and handling soil and groundwater samples.
• Carrying out fieldwork (i.e. groundwater monitoring, K-test data collection and analysis, soil sampling through test pit excavations or borehole drilling, subcontractor supervision, and drilling investigations, etc.) or office assignments under the direction of more experienced scientists, engineers and technical employees.
• Preparing and coordinating project documentation, subcontractors, and equipment for field programs.
• Filing and managing all project-related field notes including some data entry and assistance with report preparation.
• Performing and recording work tasks as requested efficiently and accurately while adhering to current industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Travelling to sites across Atlantic Canada for multiple days to complete field tasks.
  
  
  

We'd love to hear from you if you have...

The preferred candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Diploma in environmental sciences.
• A positive and enthusiastic attitude, willingness to learn and the ability to work with little supervision.
• Strong awareness of health and safety and a safety conscious attitude.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with particular attention to detail and accuracy of field notes.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to travel out of town for work.
• Eligibility for professional certification is an asset.
  
  
  

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.

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
  
  
  

Please Note:

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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.