Junior Environmental Tech - Cambridge, Canada - WSP

WSP

Verified Company

Cambridge, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

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

We have over 55,000 team members across the globe.

In Canada, our 9,800+ 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.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide.

We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

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

CAMBRIDGE:

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms - made stronger with the recent creation of WSP E&I Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSP Canada Inc.

We have over 63,000 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.

Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

The Opportunity:

WSP is looking for you to join our Environmental Team in the Cambridge office.

This is an opportunity to grow your career and work on challenging projects with a leading consultancy, engineering and project management firm.

Example:

You'll be part of our growing team, using your skills as an Engineer to design and partner on major Infrastructure projects in Canada.

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Why WSP?:

We value and are committed to upholding a culture of
Inclusion and
Belonging:
Our
Flexible Work Policy
we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
Our
Hybrid Work Policy:

- a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.

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.

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Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
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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 and a workforce filled with genuinely
good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, 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.
**#WeAre
WSP

A day in the life:

You'll be using your expertise to supervise drilling and test pitting operations for environmental investigations which will involve the installation of boreholes and monitoring wells, logging the boreholes and test pits, soil classification and collection of soil and bedrock samples, carrying out field testing using a variety of instruments, and prepare soil samples for laboratory analyses as required.
You'll carry out groundwater and surface water sampling and monitoring programs involving the use field instruments/equipment (downhole data loggers, low flow sampling equipment and flow through meters to measure field parameters), and prepare samples for laboratory analyses as required.
You'll perform a variety of field tests to determine soil classification and properties.
You'll complete Phase I ESA site reconnaissance to identify areas of potential environmental concern.
You'll assist with the compilation of field data, record keeping and coordination of work including communication through verbal and written correspondence.
You'll assist with the preparation of Phase I / II ESAs, Excess Soil reports, ground water monitoring, surface water monitoring, environmental baseline studies, and remediation reports and proposals.
You'll liaison with clients, regulators and subcontractors as required.
You'll collaborate with other WSP environmental staff