Intermediate Environmental Professional

Your opportunity

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 thought 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.

Dillon’s Contaminant Assessment & Management discipline is looking for an Intermediate Environmental Professional to join our multidisciplinary team. You will have the opportunity to enhance Dillon’s Contaminant Assessment Management and Remediation Programs in British Columbia which will include delivering existing work, engaging new clients, and building a dynamic team to work collaboratively with Dillon’s existing Geoscience team across the country.

This position is available at our Vancouver office. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

What your day will look like

Project Management and Technical Activities 

• Coordinate and manage contaminated sites projects in British Columbia. Projects may include Phase I, II & III ESAs, hydrogeological investigations, soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, tissue and/or soil vapour sampling programs, and contaminated site remediation projects. Additional management responsibilities may apply for projects involving hazardous materials assessments, hazardous waste site audits, risk assessments, landfill management and industrial air quality.
• Prepare and review written reports, compile and review supporting documentation including data analysis and interpretation, borehole logs, test pit logs, GIS/CAD, spreadsheet calculations, conceptual site models, cross-sections and figures
• Comply with supervisor and applicable health and safety procedures and guidelines.
• Prepare and manage health and safety plans for field projects, prepare project contracts and agreements, and complete sub-contractor selection.
• Coordinate, manage and build business relationships with clients, regulators, service providers (e.g., laboratories, sub-contractor) and third-party stakeholders.

Business Development 

• 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
• Lead and coordinate preparation and submission of proposals and cost estimates.
• Business travel may be required from time to time, such as to technical and industry events/conferences.
• Support office-based committees or other corporate initiatives

Learning and Development 

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

What you will need to succeed

• A degree or technical college certificate/diploma in geology, environmental engineering, environmental sciences, hydrogeology, or another relevant environmental science or engineering discipline
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in environmental consulting
• Licensed or eligible to apply to practice as Professional Engineer or Professional Geoscientist will be considered an asset
• Valid driver’s license for travelling to / from project sites

• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary team
• Data compilation, interpretation and report writing
• Experience conducting and reviewing subsurface utility locates and working around heavy equipment, including drill rigs and excavators.
• Strong background in Phased/Staged environmental site assessments, field monitoring and sampling programs and remediation.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation and policies, including the British Columbia Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) and Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines (CEQGs). Experience under both the provincial and federal regulatory frameworks will be considered an asset.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products. Proficiency in GIS, borehole logging software, Surfer, ESdat etc. will be considered an asset.
• Experience in business development and sales in a client-facing role

Compensation

$85,000- $105,000

Dillon includes the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position, and is dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

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!