Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Arcadis is seeking an Environmental Specialist to be based out of Manitoba. This full-time position within our Environmental Restoration group will support our power and energy, freight rail, and industrial projects from a technical standpoint.
The Environmental Specialist will assist in developing environmental assessment and remediation programs, and provide technical oversight to our project execution teams. You will have a strong understanding of Manitoba and national remediation standards and regulatory advocacy. You will have the ability to successfully coordinate and collaborate with all parts of the organization, including Client Account Leaders, Market Sector Leaders, and Service Line Leaders in other geographies and business units, and will always have a direct line of communication to Area Leaders. You will be a proven and inspiring leader who embraces and promotes Arcadis’ vision and values: people first, integrity, client success, collaboration, and sustainability.
Role accountabilities:
This role is responsible for client and regulatory correspondence and interactions, leading teams to evaluate data in order to develop conceptual site models for environmental investigations. The position involves delineating the nature and extent of contamination, evaluating and implementing remedial alternatives, and modifying or optimizing remediation and monitoring programs as needed.
Strong writing skills are essential, as the role requires technical report reviewing and writing. Additionally, the position includes training, coaching, and mentoring staff on consulting best practices, while motivating team members to achieve business growth goals. Staying up to date with developments within the industry sector, as well as technical and legislative changes, is important; the role also seeks opportunities to develop a strong professional profile through activities such as conference presentations, publications, and participation on technical committees.
The position leads the preparation of specialist elements of bids to support the production of high-quality, winning proposals. Furthermore, it requires being a visible steward of Health & Safety by completing required stewardship goals and serving as a strong mentor and example for H&S practices.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering or closely related field; advanced degree (MSc, MEng) in relevant areas preferred.
- 10 or more years' relevant science experience, including leadership of the development and implementation of specialist solutions.
- Professional accreditation (e.g., PGeo, PEng) status or equivalent,
- Detailed knowledge of relevant national standards and codes of practice, including applicable provincial and federal regulations.
- Excellent technical writing skills; able to produce complex reports.
Key skills for the role also include:
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and mentor junior and intermediate colleagues, fostering their professional growth and development
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong communication, interpersonal and writing skills; strong skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
The salary range for this position is $112,000-162,000. The base salary represents Arcadis’ hiring range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as location, skills, experience, and qualification for the role.
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