RWDI

Global climate and performance engineering consultants

Senior Environmental Geoscientist

Environmental EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeGuelph, ON, CanadaCA$110k - CA$150k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 15 years of consulting experience focused primarily on Environmental Site Assessment and remediation, contaminant hydrogeology, and excess soil management.
Hold Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensure from Professional Engineers Ontario or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) licensure from Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Be a Qualified Person for Environmental Site Assessment (QPESA) as defined by Ontario Regulation 153/04.
Have a solid working knowledge of Ontario Regulations 153/04 and 406/19.
Have post-secondary education from an accredited institution in hydrogeology, engineering, or earth sciences.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Have strong people and team skills, with a focus on collaboration.
Have organizational, decision-making, and coordination skills.
Demonstrate initiative and independent problem-solving capabilities.
Demonstrate leadership and mentoring success.
Have attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
Have practical problem-solving ability and sound judgment.
Be driven to continuously improve processes, enhance efficiency, and see work through to completion.
Hold a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Lead Environmental Site Assessments, remediation projects, and excess soil management projects from proposal development through project completion.
Serve as a technical liaison with clients, stakeholders, and internal project staff.
Prepare and review technical proposals, technical reports, and client communications summarizing project work, findings, and recommendations.
Take ultimate responsibility for project technical integrity and ensure deliverable quality, technical scope, and defensibility of solutions and results meet RWDI standards, client expectations, and professional practice standards.
Ensure project risks, engineering solution proposals, and materials containing results, recommendations, and conclusions remain within RWDI's standard parameters and meet professional practice standards.
Represent the company on liability issues and provide expert analysis or testimony at hearings as needed.
Participate in special marketing assignments or business development initiatives requiring a comprehensive technical background.
Provide technical leadership in the area of practice through activities such as presenting at conferences, conducting webinars, and publishing papers.
Participate in industry and professional organizations, associations, and committees.
Participate in business development activities and provide input into strategic initiatives for the Geoscience business unit.
Mentor, coach, and provide subject matter expertise in the execution of training plans established by the Practice Area Leader.

Desired Qualifications

Have a strong understanding of Ontario environmental legislation, including the Environmental Protection Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, Species at Risk Act, and relevant regulations.
Have experience providing expert testimony and litigation support.
Be able to speak and write in French.

RWDI is a global climate and performance engineering consulting firm that helps its clients redefine what’s possible by overcoming design and operational challenges, while minimizing environmental, user, and resource impact. With deep technical expertise across a broad range of services, we drive success on ambitious building, industry, and infrastructure projects.

We are avalues-based organization, which means everything we do relates back to our three core values: innovation, integrity, and integration. So, when we look for new people to join our team, alignment to these values is a vital piece of our people puzzle. Here’s what this looks like:

You push the boundaries of what’s possible.
People know they can rely on you to follow through on your commitments.
You believe that when a group of people come together, they can achieve more than any one person could alone.

If this sounds like you and you’re ready to join an award-winning organization and work alongside renown technical and exceptionally innovative colleagues, RWDI is the place for you.

RWDI is seeking an energetic Senior Environmental Geoscientist or Engineer to join our Geoscience team in Ontario.

Lead Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), remediation projects, and excess soil management projects from proposal development to project completion.
Technical liaison with clients, stakeholders, and internal project staff.
Prepare/review technical proposals, technical reports, and client communications summarizing project work, findings, and recommendations.
Assumes ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of projects and ensuring the quality of product (technical scope and defensibility of solution/results) meets RWDI standards and client expectations and meets standards of professional practice.
Assures that the project risks (engineering solutions proposals and all representative materials containing results, recommendations, conclusions) are within RWDI’s standard parameters and meets standards of professional practice.
Represent the company on liability issues and may provide expert analysis and/or testimony at hearings.
Participate in special marketing assignments or business development initiatives where a comprehensive technical background is required.
Is one of the technical leaders within their area of practice in industry (i.e., presenting at conferences, conducting webinars, publishing papers, etc.)
Actively participates in industry/professional organizations, associations, committees.
Participate in business development activities and provide input into strategic initiatives for the Geoscience business unit.
Responsible to mentor, coach, and provide subject matter expertise in the execution of training plans established by the Practice Area Leader.

We are accepting applications from candidates with the following qualifications:

15 + years consulting experience focusing primarily on Environmental Site Assessment and remediation, contaminant hydrogeology, and excess soil management.
Licensed under Professional Engineers - Ontario (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (P.Geo.).
A Qualified Person as defined by O. Reg. 153/04 for Environmental Site Assessment (QPESA).
Solid working knowledge of Ontario Regulations 153/04 and 406/19.
Post-secondary education from an accredited institution in hydrogeology, engineering, or earth sciences.

Additional attributes considered an asset:

Strong comprehension of environmental legislation in Ontario, including but not limited to Environmental Protection Act, Ontario Water Resources Act and Species at Risk Act, as well as associated relevant Regulations.
Experience providing expert testimony and litigation support.
Ability to speak and write in French.

Candidates should also possess:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong people and team skills with a focus on collaboration
Proven organizational, decision making, and coordination skills
Demonstrated initiative, independent problem-solving methods/capabilities
Demonstrated leadership/mentoring success
An eye for detail and an innate need to get things right
Aptitude for practical problem solving and shrewd judgment
Drive to continuously improve processes, enhance efficiency, and see a job through to conclusion
A valid driver’s license

Please submit your cover letter and resume.

If you possess 80% of the qualifications listed, please apply since you may have additional skills that would align well with this role.

About the Company

RWDI

Global climate and performance engineering consultants

RWDI is a global climate and performance engineering consulting firm that helps design and assess built environments to work well with their surroundings. It provides technical expertise across many disciplines to deliver resilient, high-performance projects with safety, comfort, and sustainability in mind. Their work involves climate and environmental analysis, wind engineering, thermal and airflow studies, acoustics, and other performance simulations to tailor solutions to each project. Compared with competitors, RWDI combines a broad, multidisciplinary approach with a global presence to integrate the building with its natural context, offering practical analyses and recommendations rather than generic advice. The company’s goal is to harmonize the built environment with the natural world by delivering safer, more comfortable, and environmentally sustainable developments.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Portland, OR
Founded: 2000

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