EHS Specialist ensuring safety compliance at Johnson Controls’ Alberta industrial facilities. Conducting inspections, investigations, training, and hazard analyses across Sherwood Park and Nisku.
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Senior Contaminated Sites Specialist – Property and Infrastructure
Posted 3 hours ago
About the role
- Senior contaminated sites specialist leading assessments, remediation and risk management for Vertex’s Alberta property and infrastructure clients. Mentoring teams and supporting client growth.
Responsibilities
- Provide contaminated sites technical support and guidance across Alberta, focusing on commercial real estate, development, and infrastructure sectors
- Serve as a recognized technical resource for complex contaminated sites matters
- Provide technical leadership and oversight for high-quality project outcomes
- Mentor and coach junior and intermediate technical staff
- Collaborate with managers and project managers on effective, technically sound and cost-efficient project delivery
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships
- Identify value-added opportunities and expand services to existing and new clients
- Advise clients on technical strategy, project approach, regulatory considerations, risk management and technical work products
- Develop knowledge of the UDI market and its relationship to Vertex’s services
- Collaborate on proposals, scopes and cost estimates
- Provide technical thought leadership through conferences, speaking engagements, presentations, technical papers and industry activities
- Improve project delivery and pursuits by applying lessons learned
- Maintain expert knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, standards and guidance
- Interpret regulatory and technical requirements and provide strategies, solutions, risk-management options and anticipated timelines
- Provide technical guidance to clients and Vertex staff and engage subject matter experts as required
- Support development of project scopes, technical approaches, budgets and proposals
- Provide senior technical review and professional oversight of technical work products
- Authenticate professional work products where professionally qualified and appropriate
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geology, environmental science, or related discipline
- 10+ years of professional experience in environmental consulting
- Demonstrated experience supporting commercial real estate, development, and infrastructure projects in Alberta
- Senior-level experience in Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments
- Senior-level experience in remedial action planning
- Senior-level experience in detailed site evaluation and gap analysis supporting commercial viability and environmental risk analysis
- Senior-level experience in remediation
- Senior-level experience in risk management and environmental risk assessment
- Senior-level experience in complex contaminated sites projects involving guideline modification, risk assessment and risk management
- Expert knowledge of contaminated sites assessment, remediation and risk management requirements in Alberta
- Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, standards and guidance, as well as lender, investor and transactional due-diligence requirements
- Professional designation with an applicable professional regulatory organization in Alberta, or eligibility for registration, appropriate to the candidate's area of professional practice
- Proven client relationship management experience, particularly within the commercial real estate, development, and infrastructure sectors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational, leadership, and interpersonal abilities
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- RRSP matching program
- Training and professional development opportunities
- The opportunity to provide technical leadership and mentorship to a regional team while contributing to complex and impactful multidisciplinary projects
- A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture
- Cell phone allowance provided
- Competitive compensation, commensurate with experience and technical expertise
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