7 Geoscientist jobs in Canada

Job Description

Salary: $70,000-$00,000 depending on experience

Company Overview:

Onsite Engineering is a mid-sized consulting engineering and geoscience company with multiple offices across BC. We are a diverse company that provides high quality engineering and geoscience services to government and industry in a professional yet casual work environment. We have purposely built our company to allow our professionals to do what they do best top notch technical work.

Benefits Summary:

• Competitive salary;
• Interesting and diverse project work:
• Great career advancement opportunities;
• Continuous support for growth through both internal and external professional development opportunities.
• A full benefit package including extended health, vision, and dental coverage, and GRSP matching.
• Flexible working arrangements as required.

Position Overview:

We are currently recruiting a Junior or Intermediate Geoscientist for our geosciences group in Salmon Arm. The successful candidate will be involved in terrain stability assessments, landslide hazard assessments, flood hazard assessments and may assist our geotechnical group with geotechnical investigations. Occasional projects involving post wildfire assessments, terrain mapping and hydrological assessments are also a possibility. Experience in terrain assessments, landslide hazard assessments, runout modelling would be an asset. Successful applicants will participate in the provision of geoscience services from proposal stage through planning, fieldwork, and commissioning of projects.

Major Job Functions:

• Field assessments pertaining to the work described above;
• Completion of reporting associated with the various assessments as listed above including coordinating and/or preparing maps, drawings, and figures
• Use of computer software such as QGIS and ArcMap, for creation of maps; prior experience an asset

Specific Skills and Knowledge:

• Comfortable with outdoor work and occasional travel
• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to work on numerous projects
• Willingness to learn and work under limited supervision
• Strong technical writing capabilities
• Flexibility, organizational, and time management skills

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Geoscience, Geology, Geological Engineering, or similar field
• At least 5 years of work experience in a geoscience related field
• Registered or eligible to be registered as a Professional Geoscientist or Geoscientist in Training with Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC)

Salary:

70,000- 100,000 dependent on experience

The Opportunity:

WSP has a new opportunity for an Environmental Engineer/Geoscientist to join our Mine Water & Environment team on a full-time basis based in Vancouver. In this role you will support and lead contaminated site remediation projects and proposal efforts with an emphasis on legacy and abandoned mine sites in Canada and globally. Projects typically involve contaminant characterization, permitting, and development and implementation of remediation designs.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAre WSP #WithWSPYouCan #GlobalMining

What you can expect to do here:

• Bringing your talents, training, enthusiasm, and solution-oriented focus to work as a valued and respected member of our multi-disciplinary team of professionals as we tackle some of the world's most challenging environmental problems and deliver some of the world's most innovative and relevant solutions;
• From day one you'll be contributing to the business and technical mission of a multi-disciplinary team environment within Mine Environment and related technical discipline groups;
• Alongside the technical lead(s), you will be responsible for the day to day running of projects to ensure that deliverables are provided to our diverse clients on time and on budget;
• You will be responsible for summarizing and interpreting datasets, statistical analysis, and preparing written and graphical material for incorporating into reports and presentations;
• You will supervise early career staff to ensure the implementation of quality assurance/quality control measures applicable to the task;
• Conducting site characterization studies to evaluate sources of contamination, with support from early career professionals;
• Planning and coordination of field visits with project management and client teams;
• Oversee the delivery of reports to clients from concept to review and submission;
• Responsibility for conceptual model development and supporting data management and interpretation;
• Demonstrating a "Safety-First" focus and always ensure health and safety policies are followed at all sites where you undertake project work.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• A degree in Environmental Engineering, Geoscience or Geology, Geological Engineering, or related fields;
• 7+ years work experience in contaminated site investigation and remediation, with emphasis on mine sites
• Registered, or eligible for professional registration, as a Registered Professional Engineer/Geoscientist or other applicable professional regulatory body;
• Project management experience and experience reporting on contaminant characterization, remediation design, and mine remediation;
• Familiarity with development of technical specifications and design drawings for contaminant remediation projects
• Understanding of environmental chemistry, geology, and contaminant fate and transport to support development of conceptual site models and remediation plans;
• Experience working in northern and/or remote project environments would be considered an asset
• Excellent organizational and communications skills;
• Strong quantitative skills;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Passion for working in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team environment;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and innovative thinking skills are essential;
• A positive demeanor towards carrying out your work safely and supporting the safe work of those you work with.

Compensation:

Salary range (in British Columbia): $72,700 - $100,000

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

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.

Job Description

Salary:

Junior Hydrogeologist / Environmental Engineer / Geoscientist

GEMTEC is a growing firm with offices throughout Atlantic Canada and in Ontario, and we are looking for a motivated and skilled Junior Hydrogeologist/ Environmental Engineer/ Geoscientist to join our Team. GEMTEC management understands that creative, talented employees are assets, and that investing in employee development is an investment in our firm. We strive to have employees that are multi-faceted and versatile with a variety of skills.

We currently have an opening for a full-time Junior Hydrogeologist/ Environmental Engineer/ Geoscientist in our Ottawa, Ontario office.

This opportunity involves working as part of a team of hydrogeologists, environmental engineers, scientists and technologists on a variety of projects for a range of public and private sector clients. This is a great opportunity for a motivated, energetic individual looking for a challenge in a dynamic work environment.

The successful candidate will have the following:

Educational & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors or masters degree in geological engineering, geoscience, environmental engineering, hydrogeology or civil engineering.
• Familiarity with industry standard environmental sampling procedures/practices and the equipment used during sampling and measurement of field data.
• Able to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment, and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• 1+ years of related environmental experience considered an asset.
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel and Word to tabulate data and prepare reports is required. Proficiency in other relevant software programs including AQTESOLV, MODFLOW, AutoCAD, GIS, and Adobe Acrobat, are considered an asset.
• Eligible to register as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) in Ontario.

Main Duties:

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

• Completing, supervising, and coordination of well development, water quality sampling, hydraulic testing, infiltration rate testing, packer testing and pumping tests.
• Measuring and recording field data using equipment, such as water quality meters, hydraulic testing equipment, water level meters, oil/water interface probes, data loggers, GPS and survey gear, etc.

• Monitoring of subcontractors during the drilling of boreholes, installation of wells, and excavation of test pits, including soil classification and rock core logging.

• Mechanically inclined with strong troubleshooting skills; experience with various field equipment, tools, generators and pumps is considered an asset.
• Working with and carrying heavy loads of equipment, supplies, and environmental samples in adverse conditions such as rough terrain, inclement weather, construction sites, rural locations, and heavily vegetated areas.
• Producing detailed documentation of field conditions, measurements, and observations to aid in the preparation of client deliverables (drawings/site plans, borehole/monitoring well logs, photo logs, data tables, written reports, etc.).
• Assisting in preparation of proposals and technical deliverables (e.g., hydrogeology / water supply assessment reports, terrain analyses, etc.).
• Liaise with geotechnical and environmental team leads to coordinate multidisciplinary projects, including responsibility for scheduling hydrogeological field components and reporting deliverables.
• Compilation, organization, and interpretation of laboratory data and regulatory criteria.
• Adhering to client and corporate health and safety protocols/procedures/practices.
• Other duties as required.

Position:

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week). Overtime eligible.
• Must possess a valid Driver's License that is valid for use in Ontario and must have regular access to a reliable vehicle (work related travel will be compensated).

Interested individuals, click here to apply:

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