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Are you someone with developing leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.
Your opportunity
Dillon's Natural Resource Management Discipline is seeking a Soil Scientist / Agrologist to fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.
At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices: Calgary.
We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
Responsibilities
Project Coordination & Field Activities
Capable of leading field surveys and environmental monitoring throughout western and northern Canada to collect data including but not limited to baseline soil and terrain characterization, classification and mapping, Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments, Pre-disturbance Site Assessments, and Detailed Site Assessments
Prepare technical reports and memos related to Environmental Impact Assessments on various sites, as required
Contribute to environmental investigations, research, field work, and report writing
Collaborate with and assist project managers and team members including biologists, engineers, planners, and environmental scientists
Ability to work weekends
Ability to travel overnight, for long periods of time
Learning & Development
Commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
Qualifications
An undergraduate degree in surficial geology, soil sciences, agrology, ecology or a related environmental sciences field
3-5 years of professional work experience in environmental consulting and/or related work experience
Registered as a Professional Agrologist (BC, AB or SK), or able to obtain registration within 1 year of hire
Registration as a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control will be considered an asset
Ability to obtain Reliability security status (e.g., five year address history, criminal record check) for federal government contracts
Valid Drivers’ License
Experience
Demonstrated experience and skill with field testing methods and ability to characterize and classify soils (CSSC, 3rd Edition) of the Grassland, Parkland, Rocky Mountain and Boreal Forest Natural Regions (or equivalent) of British Columbia, Alberta, and/or Saskatchewan
Familiarity with standard industry practices in soil conservation, handling and reclamation measures
Strong oral and written communication skills, and keen attention to detail
Aptitude to learn
Knowledge of relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and regulatory permitting and approval requirements will be considered an asset
Commitment to project quality and project deadlines
Why choose Dillon
We live our core values :
Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
Creativity: discover new possibilities;
Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.
In addition, we offer:
Employee share purchase plan
Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees
A competitive compensation package
Comprehensive health benefits
Generous retirement savings plan
Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
Flexible work hours and hybrid working options
Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on…
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