Water Quality Specialist

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 26 offices in 14 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, municipal and industrial sectors.

The Ausenco team is looking for an intermediate Water Quality Scientist to join our Water Resources Team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects around the world.. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent technical and interpersonal skills to join our talented team in delivering outstanding services and innovation to our clients.

About The Role

In this role you will have the opportunity to apply your expertise and creative thinking to high profile projects and develop your professional career with a world-renowned company. Working closely with our Senior Aquatic Scientist and wider Water Resources team, you will have the opportunity to support our technical team with some of the following:

• Conduct environmental assessments related to water quality, including baseline studies, impact assessments, and mitigation strategies.
• Provide technical assistance with interpretation of water quality guideline comparisons and applicability to project conditions.
• Provide technical excellence on the development and review of conceptual and numerical water quality models and estimate impacts to the receiving environment (surface and groundwater).
• Perform QA/QC of water quality data and manage laboratory and field team liaison.
• Extract water quality data from ESDAT or similar databases and perform guideline comparisons and statistical summaries.
• Work closely with the geochemistry, hydrology, and hydrogeology teams to interpret model outputs and inform water management strategies and planning.
• Work closely with the risk assessment team to incorporate novel water management and mitigation strategies for improving project outcomes.
• Lead water quality sampling field work programs through development, execution, and reporting.
• Prepare advanced technical documentation and reports.
• Support the Engineer/ Scientist of Record, where appropriate.
• Support clients through regulatory and permitting processes.
• Prepare detailed work scopes for proposals.
• Project coordination and budgeting.
  
  

Job Requirements

• Ideally five to seven years of experience in a similar role.
• Technical background in water quality baseline and impact assessments.
• Experience using GoldSim, and other numerical modelling programs is an asset.
• Experience with water quality databases (e.g., ESDAT) is preferred.
• 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, Chemist or eligible for professional registration.
• Experience with mining projects is preferred
• Experience and aptitude for multidisciplinary work and dynamic team environments.
• Interact competently with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels of expertise.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – business and technical writing.
  
  

Why Ausenco?

We Support Individual Growth And Aim To Allow You To Work In a Way That Plays To Your Strengths. Beyond a Competitive Remuneration Package We Offer

• Career advancement - Embark on a journey of continuous growth through technical training, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities
• Work Life Balance – Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home; and progressive parental leave benefits to foster family needs and professional life
• Holistic approach to wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, information services and a benefits program that supports your health & wellness
• Accessible leadership team – Work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.
  
  

Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.

As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Salary range: $75K - $95Kannually

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Join us and work a better way. – Hybrid