Environmental Field Technician Student

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Description

The Opportunity

Join WSP's Remediation team and support field programs that help restore impacted sites and protect natural ecosystems. You'll gain hands-on experience with real projects-sampling soils and groundwater, collecting data you can stand behind, and working with teammates who care about doing it right and safely.

Why choose WSP?

A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
A phenomenal collaborative culture. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP

What you can expect to do with us:

Prepare and implement site-specific health and safety plans to reduce or eliminate hazards for yourself, WSP clients, colleagues, and the public.
Carry out field activities such as groundwater monitoring, in-situ testing, soil sampling through trenches or drilling, and various environmental characterization tasks, as well as project preparation and follow-up under the supervision of team leads.
Assist the lead technician in supervising work related to soil disturbance, locating utilities, conducting surveys and drilling, and installing groundwater observation wells.
Support the lead technician in monitoring environmental remediation activities, including managing excavations, overseeing excavated and transported soils, and drafting follow-up reports.
Assist the project manager in preparing site work (orders, documentation, logistics).
Compile field data and write daily reports.
Perform any other related tasks to contribute to project success.

What you will bring to WSP:

Currently enrolled in a degree in an environment-related field.
Strong teamwork skills, good organizational sense, and resourcefulness.
Willingness to learn, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
Knowledge of sampling techniques and soil, groundwater (micro-purge), and surface water description.
A passion for outdoor work in various conditions and travel throughout the week (think far from a typical 9-to-5 office job!).
A valid driver's license and a clean driving record.

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

We value our people and our reputation
We are locally dedicated with international scale
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

About WSP Canada

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international expertise. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, landscape architects and urban designers, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Buildings, Transportation, Infrastructure, Environment, Geomatics, Energy, Resources, and Industrial sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With over 8,000 talented people across Canada, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for generations to come.