Environmental Scientist

Are you looking for an excellent opportunity to further your career with a successful and growing global environmental leader? Our well-established Contamination Assessment and Remediation group has seen continuous growth! To keep the positive trend going, we are seeking to add another talented person to our hardworking team. If you are Environmental Project Coordinator with a background in environmental site assessments, look no further!

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.   

Who are we looking for?

GHD is seeking an Environmental Scientist / Project Coordinator to join our Contamination Assessment and Remediation Group in our Toronto, ON office. In this role, you will support our Project Managers and Project Directors in the execution of environmental site assessment, remediation, and excess soil projects. You’ll be expected to nurture solid client relationships, help plan and coordinate site assessments, perform analysis of environmental data, and develop environmentally responsible solutions to meet regulatory obligations.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:  

• Contaminated Sites Investigation and Remediation Design: Planning and execution of engineering and scientific solutions for project sites through assessment, remediation and/or risk assessment, that conform to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
• Team Collaboration: Participate in a team environment working closely with other Project Coordinators, Project Managers (PMs), Project Directors (PDs) and Technical Leads as well as other Field Technicians/Scientists/Engineers. 
• Professional Supervision: Provide effective field and office mentoring of more junior environmental practitioners' professional development. Assist with project resourcing, systems and processes to ensure timely delivery of services meeting client requirements and budgets with strong technical abilities.
• Project Coordination: Assist PMs and PDs from proposal through to execution in accordance with our project management and quality performance metrics. This will include working on a portfolio of projects reporting to the Business Group Leader (BGL) on both federally regulated and provincially regulated projects for diverse clients. 
• Client & Customer Engagement (External): Nurture important client relationships and engaging with industry networks; working with PMs and PDs to ensure delivery of an enhanced client experience.
• Health, Safety, Quality, and Environment: Maintain health, safety, quality, and environment key performance indicators (KPIs) and behaviors.
• Culture of Innovation: Drive a culture of innovation by creating multi-stakeholder solutions that boost creativity, innovation, and collaboration across business units.

What you will bring to the team: 

• Bachelor (and/or master's) degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geoscience, Geology or related discipline
• P.Eng. or P.Geo. license, or working towards, is preferred
• 3 to 7 years of experience with contaminated site assessments and remediations
• Expertise in field assessments, technical reporting, and project coordination
• Valid Ontario driver's license

Please note:

• The salary range for this position is $71,850 to $95,800.  The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major city centres. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. 
• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started and may be used during the process to improve efficiency and fairness. Your application may be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team. While AI supports some steps through the process, all final hiring decisions are made by humans
• This position is for an existing vacancy

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.