Intermediate Excess Soils/Environmental Assessment Professional

Overview

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 fast-paced and agile environment.

Dillon’s Environmental Sciences technical group is looking for Intermediate Excess Soils / Environmental Site Assessment Professional to join our multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. This position is available in any one of our Ontario offices or remote locations will be considered depending on the experience of the candidate.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Technical Project Delivery (92%)

• Provide technical support for projects related to the assessment and management of environmental contaminants in soil, groundwater, and other media, including excess soils management (O.Reg. 406/19),  phased environmental site assessments (ESAs) and the Record of Site Condition (O.Reg. 153 RSC) process and remediation in Ontario
• Leading and/or contributing to technical work relating to excess soils management in Ontario (O.Reg. 406/19)
• Supporting the transition of Phased ESA/RSC to Risk Assessment is considered an asset
• Prepare and manage: health and safety programs for field projects, coordinate field programs (related to collection of soil, groundwater, surface water, sediments, indoor air, soil vapour, etc), prepare project contracts and agreements, complete sub-contractor selection and oversight, and organize/manage field teams
• Compliance with corporate, client, and site-specific health and safety protocols and programs and applicable health and safety regulations
• Working with senior specialists, lead the management and interpretation of data including the presentation of data in data tables and figures
• Work with senior specialists and technical teams on development of remedial and/or risk management options
• Potentially act as main point of contact/client liaison to communicate technical and project management information to client teams

Business Development (5%)

• Respond to Requests for Proposal related to contaminated sites work to develop and maintain strong client relationships
• Coordinate, manage and build business relationships with: clients, regulators, service providers (e.g., laboratories, sub-contractor) and third-party stakeholders
• Business travel and field work may be required from time to time

Learning & Development (3%)

• Actively participate in the career development of peers and junior staff including providing technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contributions to Dillon's corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

• A degree in environmental engineering, geoscience, or another relevant environmental discipline.
• Minimum six years of experience in environmental consulting or related industrial experience, including project management experience
• In depth knowledge of the required regulations governing contaminated sites and environmental work in Ontario (e.g. O.Reg. 153/04, O. Reg. 903, O. Reg. 406/19, R.R.O. Reg. 347, etc.)

Experience

• Technical proficiency in several or many of the following will be considered an asset: site characterization, excess soils management, geology, hydrogeology, field procedures, chemistry, remediation, cost estimation, contracting/construction administration and/or observation, hazardous materials, risk assessment, data management, health and safety.
• Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Committed to a culture of quality including a keen attention to detail.
• Passionate about personal and professional growth, working collaboratively to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations, and developing innovative solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated capabilities in multidisciplinary teamwork as well as the ability to work independently
• Proven experience managing multiple contaminated sites/ESA related projects of various overall project value (e.g., $5000 - $100,000+) considered an asset
• Has or is fully able to obtain Federal Security Status (Reliability or greater) and satisfactorily passes a police check
• Management/coordination of projects in remote and urban locations
• Experience with geological/geotechnical investigations (e.g., tunnelling, mining, aggregate) considered an asset
• Experience in technical support to large multi-disciplinary projects (e.g., Environmental Assessments, transportation, transit projects, etc) considered an asset.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office family of products
• Valid Driver’s License

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

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 it’s 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 offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

• Learning and Development opportunities

• As a knowledge-based 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 co-creation 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 today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.

• Employee and Family Assistance program

• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.

• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership

• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted 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 Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 16 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.

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