Junior Environmental Field Technician

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

This role sits within the Global Resilience Business Area and supports local environmental and remediation projects. The successful candidate will coordinate and execute tasks assigned by Project Managers related to the delivery of environmental projects, with a primary focus on the conducting fieldwork for ongoing environmental projects, as well as supporting the monitoring and operation of remediation and treatment systems.

Arcadis is looking for a dynamic individual looking for career growth in consulting. Candidates must work well independently and support a strong health and safety workplace. This full-time position requires attention to detail, strong work ethic, and excellent analytical skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for completing environmental and geotechnical site investigations and oversight of construction and remediation activities including: the collection of field data, soil and groundwater sampling; preparation of field logs and reports; analysis and interpretation of environmental and geotechnical data, oversight of contractors, and the compilation of environmental and geotechnical reports.

Role accountabilities:

As an entry-level Environmental Field Technician located in Halifax, Nova Scotia you will coordinate and execute activities assigned by Project Managers pertaining to the execution of environmental projects including environmental site assessments, risk assessments, and remediation projects. This includes conducting site visits and inspections, monitoring and supervising drilling and/or remediation activities, preparing field notes, and collecting soil and groundwater samples, and writing environmental reports.  

Responsibilities will include:

• Strong understanding of field protocols including soil, groundwater, and vapour sampling, and overseeing drilling activities and subcontractor management 
• Maintain knowledge and familiarity with provincial and federal regulatory frameworks (O.Reg.153)
• Diligent interpretation of environmental data
• Comparison of sample results to applicable guidelines and standards
• Preparation of reports documenting the results of investigation programs

We are seeking a detail-oriented candidate with strong attention to detail and accuracy, excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills, and proven proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 

Field work for this position is required up to 50% of the time, with assignments throughout the region and across Canada. The role is balanced between approximately 50% field work and 50% office-based tasks, with increased field work expected during the summer and fall seasons.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Technical Diploma or bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, earth sciences, or related field
• 2+ years' experience in soil, groundwater or vapour sampling, and overseeing drilling activities and subcontractor management preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• CTech or CET or eligibility for P.Eng. or P.Geo. considered an asset

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.