Environmental Engineer or Geoscientist

Overview

Join our multidisciplinary team and put your strong leadership and technical capabilities to work on meaningful and challenging projects that improve the state of our environment. As someone with excellent technical and project management skills who builds strong client relationships, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

We’re looking for a technical leader, trusted advisor and problem solver with a safety-first mindset and the desire to build strong teams to lead Ontario-based contaminated sites projects.

Dillon’s Contaminant Assessment & Management
Discipline is seeking a licensed Professional Engineer or Geoscientist 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 candidates will be based in our Ottawa office. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

• Project Management & Implementation
• Leading projects related to the assessment and management of environmental contaminants in soil, groundwater, and other media, phased environmental site assessments (ESAs) and the Record of Site Condition (O.Reg. 153/04 RSC) process and remediation in Ontario.
• Leading and/or contributing to technical work relating to excess soils management in Ontario (O.Reg. 406/19). This may include preparation of Assessments of Past Use, Sampling and Analysis Plans, Soil Characterization Reports, Excess Soil Destination Assessment Reports, preparation or review of contractor submittals, or strategy development.
• Manage other environmental projects including spill response, hazardous materials surveys, landfill monitoring, and contaminated site remediation projects.
• Manage environmental site assessment projects, that follow the Federal CCME Framework, for various federal departments and agencies as well as Indigenous Communities throughout Ontario.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation of technical reports including:
  Phase I/II/III ESAs, conceptual site models, remedial options evaluations and remedial action plans
• Commit to being part of a learning organization, to providing leadership and contributing to the career development of a growing team of junior/intermediate staff, including providing technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring

• Business Development
• Contribute and lead in the implementation of Dillon’s strategic growth plan and operational business plans.
• Lead the development and enhancement of relationships with existing clients
• Lead the identification and development of new business opportunities with both private and public sector clients
• Respond to Requests for Proposals related to contaminated sites work and develop strong client relationships
• Travel to other business locations and Dillon offices for the purposes of client relationship development, opportunity/project research and project delivery, as necessary

• Learning & Development
• A commitment to self-development, ongoing learning and professional development
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
• Contribution to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees, as well as continued fostering of client relationships

• Licensed to practice as a professional engineer or geoscientist in Ontario, or ability to register
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental/civil/geological engineering, geology, hydrogeology or related earth/environmental sciences field.
• Valid Driver’s License

• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in environmental consulting and/or related work experience.
• Strong interest in growing and developing the company's contaminated sites management services through the coaching / technical mentoring of staff
• Strong conceptual skills in evaluation of geological and hydrogeological systems
• Excellent verbal and written…