Environmental Project Manager

Calgary Office#202, 701 64 Ave SE
Calgary, AB T2H 2C3, CAN

Build Your Career. Lead Meaningful Environmental Work.

Are you looking for an opportunity to manage environmental projects that move sites from assessment through remediation, reclamation, redevelopment, and closure?
MEMS is seeking an Environmental Project Manager (s) or Senior Project Manager (s) to join our growing team in Alberta or British Columbia.

This opportunity can be tailored to an experienced Project Manager ready to expand their technical and leadership capabilities or to a Senior Project Manager who can lead complex portfolios, strengthen client relationships, and mentor developing professionals.
You will work with multidisciplinary teams on environmental site assessment, contaminated-site remediation, reclamation, risk assessment, and regulatory closure projects

The Project Manager may manage multiple low- to moderate-complexity projects or contribute project management leadership to more complex, multidisciplinary work under appropriate senior oversight. The role also supports client relationships, proposal development, project team effectiveness, mentorship, and continuous improvement of MEMS’ project delivery practices.

Your project portfolio may include:

• Phase I, II, and III environmental site assessments;
• Contaminated-site investigation and conceptual site model development;
• Remediation planning, implementation, and performance monitoring;
• Risk assessment and risk-based site management strategies;
• Brownfield redevelopment and site-closure planning;
• Pre-reclamation assessments and detailed site assessments;
• Reclamation, revegetation, vegetation monitoring, and site maintenance programs;
• Reclamation certificate and Certificate of Restoration support;
• Construction environmental monitoring and contractor coordination;
• Regulatory submissions, database reporting, and project closeout; and
• Multi-site environmental portfolios for energy, industrial, commercial, infrastructure, government, and other clients.

• Translate client objectives and contractual commitments into practical scopes, work plans, budgets, schedules, milestones, and resource plans.
• Lead projects through planning, execution, monitoring, change management, reporting, and closeout.
• Coordinate technical specialists, field personnel, subcontractors, suppliers, and other contributors so that responsibilities and timelines are clear.
• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and client expectations.
• Identify emerging issues early and implement or recommend practical recovery strategies.
• Ensure deliverables are technically sound, complete, consistent, and defensible.
• Interpret historical, published, regulatory, and site‑specific information to develop a clear understanding of site conditions.
• Develop and communicate conceptual site models, key environmental issues, data gaps, and recommended next steps.
• Plan and oversee site assessment, remediation, reclamation, monitoring, and closure activities.
• Compile, interpret, and communicate technical findings through reports, presentations, work plans, and regulatory submissions.
• Develop practical, risk‑informed environmental management and remedial strategies appropriate to the site and client objectives.
• Review technical deliverables and regulatory submissions at a level appropriate to your experience and professional qualifications.

• Develop realistic estimates, budgets, forecasts, billing plans, and cost‑to‑complete projections.
• Track actual costs, commitments, progress, accruals, milestones, and project risks.
• Work collaboratively with Finance and operational leaders to support accurate…