Senior Environmental Engineer

Your opportunity

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 fastpaced and agile environment.

Dillons Contaminant Assessment & Management disciplineis looking for an Senior Environmental Professional to join our multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to enhance Dillons Contaminant Assessment Management and Remediation Programs in British Columbia which will include delivering existing work engaging new clients and building a dynamic team to work collaboratively with Dillons existing Geoscience team across the country.

This position is available at our Vancouver office.We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

What your day will look like

Technical Team Leadership and Development

• Prepared to lead the technical development of local staff with the support of Dillons training programs and broader team of environmental professionals.
• Provide technical and business mentorship to less experienced environmental professionals.
• Engage in team building and recruiting for the Vancouver office.
• Responsible for local team engagement and integration with Dillons national team of over 120 environmental professionals practicing in environmental due diligence site assessment soil and groundwater remediation spill response hydrogeology and hazardous materials assessments.

Project Management & Design

• Project management and coordination support to the local and national contaminated site teams including phased environmental site assessment and site remediation.
• Development of remedial action plans and assistance in the design of site remediation options including completion of feasibility studies of environmental remediation options and/or contaminant site management options.
• Economic analyses capital cost estimates and operating cost estimates in support of remedial design.
• Understand environmental regulations related to contaminated sites work in British Columbia and other jurisdictions (e.g. Federal Lands adjacent provinces or territories).
• Prepare and manage: health and safety plans for field projects prepare project contracts and agreements and complete subcontractor selection. Coordinate manage and build business relationships with: clients regulators service providers (e.g. laboratories subcontractor) and thirdparty stakeholders.
• Preparation and technical review of written reports including: Phase I/II/III ESAs conceptual site models remedial options evaluations and remedial action plans.

Business Development

• Work with client managers and business unit leads within Dillons business development and sales framework to identify support and pursue contaminated assessment and remediation related opportunities.
• Developing winning proposals.
• Establish a reputation for contaminated sites expertise and specialized services internally to Dillon and externally to existing and new clients.
• Maintaining relationships with existing clients and building relationships with new clients.
• Travel to other business locations and Dillon offices for the purposes of client relationship development opportunity/project research and project delivery as necessary.

Learning & Development

• Commit to selfdevelopment and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Commitment to being part of a learning organization to providing leadership and contributing to the career development of junior/intermediate staff including providing technical direction training recommendations coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to Dillons corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Technical research technology evaluations in support of contaminated site remediation and/or waste management design

What you will need to succeed

• A degree in engineering geology biology ecology hydrogeology or a related environmental science or engineering discipline.
• Certification or designation through The Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals Society(CSAP) Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) Engineers & Geoscientist British Columbia (EGBC) or alternative.
• A minimum of 10 years experience in environmental consulting and/or related work experience.
• Strong interest in growing and developing the companys contaminated sites management services through the coaching / technical mentoring of staff.
• Strong conceptual skills in evaluation of geological and hydrogeological systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated capabilities in multidisciplinary teamwork as well as the ability to work independently.

• Strong background in several of: Phase I II & III ESAs soil and groundwater sampling programs surface water and sediment sampling programs soil vapour sampling contaminated site remediation project and health and safety. Additional background would be considered an asset for projects involving hazardous materials assessments risk assessments hydrogeological investigations geophysics solid waste management environmental management or industrial air quality.
• Indepth knowledge of relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation and policies including the British Columbia Environmental Code and British Columbia Environmental Quality Guidelines.
• Demonstrated success in the leadership of multidisciplinary project teams and business development.
• Ability to organize prioritize and plan work to meet timebased deliverables and adapt to changing expectations.
• Strong proficiency in proposal and report writing presentations communications organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of AUTOCAD GIS Surfer GINT or database abilities will be an asset.

Compensation

$92000 $125000

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 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 its hard.
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

Dillon is a certified Great Place to Work. This recognition underscores our commitment to fostering an outstanding employee experience and cultivating an exceptional workplace culture. At Dillon we believe that our people are our greatest asset. This designation reflects our ongoing efforts to ensure that our workplace is not just a place of work but a community where everyone can thrive.

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
  • 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 trustbased approach to oer a variety of exible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledgebased 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 cocreation 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 todays problems and tomorrows opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program (EFAP)
  • 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 of Canadas 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!