Environmental Technologist

Your opportunity

Are you someone with developing 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 trusted partner 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 fastpaced and agile environment.

Overview

DillonsEnvironmental Sciences technical group is looking to add a Junior Environmental Technologist with a willingness to learn and take on new opportunities in a variety of settings including urban industrial sites remote wilderness and desktop work to join our multidisciplinary team of environmental professionals. The scope of services this role will support include contaminated sites investigations environmental assessments wastewater groundwater and surface water monitoring baseline environmental studies site visits and inspections and compliance monitoring.

The right fit for this role is someone who has organizational skills understands how to follow and properly document procedures (such as environmental sampling protocols and site visit observations) and can apply learnings from past experiences to new projects and situations. Teamwork collaboration problemsolving skills and a willingness to learn are essential for success in this role. If you enjoy a fastpaced outdoor work environment with many opportunities to tackle new and exciting challenges in the field this role as environmental technologist may be a great fit for you.

At Dillon we operate as one team and this fulltime position is available from Dillons Vancouver office.

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

What your day will look like

Field Work

• Complete field work components of Phased Environmental Site Assessments and Staged Environmental Site Assessments (i.e. Preliminary Site Investigations Detailed Site Investigations) including soil groundwater surface water sediment and soil vapour monitoring and sampling;
• Travel to a variety of offsite work locations including air travel and vehicle travel to job sites in the Lower Mainland Vancouver Island Northern and Interior BC and other provinces on as needed basis.
• Work alongside oversee and direct the work of subcontractors including heavy equipment operators drilling contractors excavators utility locators and remediation specialists; and
• Coordinate with laboratories clients subcontractors and thirdparty stakeholders.

Desktop Activities

• Develop and implement health and safety plans; maintain health and safety as top of mind and top priority while working in the field. Comply with applicable health and safety procedures and regulations;
• Compile and analyse data including field observations analytical data tables borehole logs and test pit logs;
• Assist in report writing and preparation of technical memos letters and proposals;
• Assist project managers and other team members including geoscientists biologists engineers planners and environmental scientists;
• Ability to work remotely if required; and
• Commit to a culture of quality including keen attention to detail and proper documentation.

Learning and Development

• Commit to selfdevelopment and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Contribute to Dillons corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

What you will need to succeed

• A degree or technical college certificate/diploma in environmental technology wastewater or environmental engineering environmental science geoscience or another relevant environmental science or engineering discipline;
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of physical environments and weather conditions;
• Available to work in remote locations for extended periods of time
• Valid BC Class 5 Drivers License.

• Strong work ethic with an interest in high quality field work;
• Strong organizational communication and notetaking skills (i.e. proper documentation of field activities field observations and/or field results);
• Ability to follow technical guidance and established policies and protocols (i.e. standard operating procedures for environmental sample collection);
• Demonstrated ability to work in multidisciplinary team and independently;
• Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills;
• Ability to proactively identify and address concerns that may arise when completing fieldwork;
• Basic proficiency using the Microsoft Office family of products specifically Microsoft Word PowerPoint and Excel.

Compensation

$53516 $61222

Dillon includes the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position and is dependent on the successful applicants education experience and skills in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range contingent on factors unrelated to an applicants gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Why choose Dillon

We live ourcore 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 its 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
• Flexible work hours and remote working options
  • We oer a variety of exible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

• Early Career Development (ECD) program
• We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our people at every stage of their career. The ECD program is designed to accelerate the development of successful consulting careers of new graduates. The program focuses on a mix of skills and behaviours that align with technical consulting clients business acumen and early leadership.

• 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 todays problems and tomorrows opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support wellbeing are available to all employees.
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of 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 employeeowned professional consulting firm specializing in planning engineering environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed collaborative and inventive solutions to complex multifaceted 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 ofCanadas Best Managed Companiesfor 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.

Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process.We would love to hear from you!