Project Director, Contamination Assessment – Remediation

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About the role

  • Environmental Project Director leading contaminated-site assessment and remediation projects for GHD, a global engineering, architecture, and construction services firm. Advising clients and managing multidisciplinary portfolios.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical and strategic leadership across complex contaminated site portfolios, including Phase I/II ESAs, RAPs, risk assessment, remediation design, and long-term management
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering defensible, cost-effective, innovative, and regulatory-compliant risk-based solutions
  • Lead provincially and federally regulated projects from proposal through execution and close-out
  • Manage scope, schedule, budget, risk, and quality performance
  • Partner with the Business Group Leader on business planning, resourcing, workload forecasting, and revenue performance
  • Champion technical quality, continuous improvement, and innovative remediation approaches
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients, regulators, and internal stakeholders
  • Build and grow client relationships across federal, industrial, and public sectors
  • Represent the organization in industry forums, professional associations, and regulatory engagements
  • Mentor, supervise, and develop multidisciplinary teams
  • Support sustainable regional growth

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Engineering, or related discipline
  • Professional registration in BC
  • 10+ years’ experience leading contaminated sites assessment and remediation projects, with senior technical accountability
  • Proven track record managing complex projects/portfolios and maintaining strong client relationships as a trusted advisor
  • In-depth knowledge of BC and federal contaminated sites regulations, guidance, and approval processes
  • Strong leadership capability, including mentoring, supervising, and developing multidisciplinary teams
  • Advanced proposal development, technical reporting, and writing skills with a client-focused, commercial mindset
  • Ability to balance technical excellence with delivery efficiency and business awareness
  • Highly organized, self-directed leader with strong decision-making and time management skills

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with in-office collaboration and flexibility
  • Employee ownership
  • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities
  • Competitive compensation

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$110,220 - CA$183,700 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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