Intermediate Environmental Site Assessment/Excess Soils Professional

Are you someone with strong 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 thoughtful leader, a trusted advisor 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 Geoscience Practice is looking for an Intermediate Environmental Site Assessment/Excess Soils Professional to join our multidisciplinary team. 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. This position is available at any of the following Dillon Ontario offices:  Downtown Toronto, North York, Oakville, Hamilton, Ottawa, Kingston, Guelph, Kitchener, London, Chatham, Windsor.

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

What your day will look like

Data Management

• Serve as the power user and subject matter expert for data related software used for geoscience projects, including ESDAT and TabLogs. Activities would include database administration, configuration, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Develop and generate reports, visualizations, and summaries of environmental data for internal and external stakeholders, leveraging ESDAT's reporting functionalities.
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to optimize data management systems, reporting and visualizations, with a focus on reporting efficiencies and automation.
• Troubleshoot data-related issues and provide expert technical support and guidance to team members on ESDAT, TabLogs and other data management tools.
• Lead and mentor junior staff in best practices for environmental data management, including data entry, QA/QC procedures, and the effective use of ESDAT, TabLogs and other software.

Technical Project Delivery

• Provide technical support for 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.
• Lead/oversee/support the environmental site assessment and excess soils management teams on fast paced transit and transportation infrastructure, land development and environmental due diligence projects, including preparation and writing technical reports, assessment and interpretation of technical data, technical reviews of deliverables, and development of scopes of work.
• Comply with corporate, client, and site-specific health and safety protocols and programs and applicable health and safety regulations.
• Prepare and manage: health and safety programs for field projects, coordinate field programs (related to collection of soil, groundwater, surface water, sediments, indoor air, soil vapour, etc), prepare project contracts and agreements, complete sub-contractor selection and oversight, and organize/manage field teams
• Work with senior specialists, lead the management and interpretation of data including the presentation of data in data tables, figures, and reports.
• Potentially act as main point of contact/client liaison to communicate technical and project management information to client teams
• Manage multiple simultaneous environmental projects involving teams of environmental staff and specialists.

Business Development

• Respond to Requests for Proposal related to contaminated sites and excess soils work to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
• Coordinate, manage and build business relationships with: clients, regulators, service providers (e.g., laboratories, sub-contractor) and third-party stakeholders
• Business travel and field work may be required from time to time.

Learning & Development 

• A commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development, including both technical skills and business acumen.
• Contribution to the career development of less tenured staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring.
• Contribution to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

What you will need to succeed

• Five or more years of experience in environmental consulting or related experience, including project coordination and management.
• A degree in environmental engineering, geoscience, or another relevant environmental discipline.
• Professional designation or eligibility to achieve professional designation (e.g., P.Eng., P.Geo) within six months in Ontario, is an asset but not a requirement.
• In depth knowledge of the regulations governing contaminated sites and environmental work in Ontario (e.g. O.Reg. 153/04, R.R.O. Reg. 903, O.Reg. 406/19, R.R.O. Reg. 347, etc.).
• Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and organizational skills.

• Experience with data management for large and complex projects and an advanced level of experience using Microsoft Excel.
• Technical proficiency in site characterization, field procedures, reporting and health and safety. Additional proficiency in one or more of excess soils management, geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, remediation, cost estimation, contracting/construction administration and/or observation, hazardous materials, risk assessment, and data management are considered an asset.
• Committed to a culture of quality including a keen attention to detail.
• Passionate about personal and professional growth, working collaboratively to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations, and developing innovative solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated capabilities in multidisciplinary teamwork as well as the ability to work independently
• Proven experience managing and/or coordinating multiple contaminated sites/ESA related projects of various overall project value (e.g., $5,000 - $100,000+) considered an asset
• Has or is fully able to obtain Federal Security Status (Reliability or greater) and satisfactorily passes a police check
• Management/coordination of projects in remote and urban locations
• Strong working knowledge of other Microsoft Office family of products
• Valid Driver’s License.

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop. 

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• 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.

Dillon is a certified Great Place to Work. This recognition underscores our commitment to fostering an outstanding employee experience and cultivating an exceptional workplace culture. At Dillon, we believe that our people are our greatest asset. This designation reflects our ongoing efforts to ensure that our workplace is not just a place of work, but a community where everyone can thrive.

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 remote working options
• Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs.  We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. 
• Learning and Development opportunities
• As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization.
• We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal, and learning opportunities.
•  Focus on Innovation
• The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
• A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Wellness Subsidy
• Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences. 

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business. 

Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!