Environmental Technologist/Technician - Ottawa

Overview:

Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and an innovator? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and problem solving, this opportunity is for you!

Your opportunity

Dillon’s Environmental Sciences technical group is looking for a Junior Environmental Technologist/Technician 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.

This is a field-based position and will be based from one of Dillon’s Ontario GTHA offices: North York, Downtown Toronto, Hamilton, Guelph, Kitchener, or Oakville.

Responsibilities:

What your day will look like

• Coordinate and complete field programs to support Phase I and II environmental site assessment (ESAs), remediation programs, hydrogeological assessments, emergency spill response and landfill monitoring.
• Develop and implement health and safety plans and lead site safety meetings.
• Maintain health and safety as top of mind and top priority while working in the field, and comply with applicable health and safety procedures and regulations.
• Maintain detailed field notes on daily activities such as the collection and handling of environmental samples, site sketches, GPS data and photographs.
• Calibrate, operate and maintain field instruments and equipment such as water quality meters and gas meters.
• Conduct field work as detailed in site specific workplans including tasks such as Phase I environmental site assessment site visits, surface water and sediment sampling, groundwater development and sampling, drilling supervision, soil classification and sampling, soil vapour and indoor air monitoring, pumping tests, and designated substances/hazardous materials sampling.
• Communicate and coordinate with clients, laboratories, government agencies and subcontractors such as utility locators, drillers, excavation contractors and remediation contractors.
• Work alongside, oversee and direct the work of subcontractors including utility locators, surveyors, drilling contractors, excavators and remediation specialists.
• Carry out office assignments under the direction of senior staff including data compilation and analysis, such as preparing data tables, data trend graphs, borehole logs, test pit logs and spreadsheet calculations, and assisting with the preparation of technical reports.
• Assist project managers and other team members, including engineers, environmental scientists, planners, biologists and others on a variety of multidisciplinary teams.
• Travel to a variety of off-site work locations including air travel, boat travel and vehicle travel to job sites throughout Ontario, and other provinces on an as needed basis.

• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
• Displaying an ongoing robust work ethic alongside a sincere enthusiasm for environmental programs and field work.
• Training required will be supplied on the job if not otherwise attained.

Qualifications:

• A technical diploma in environmental sciences, technology, engineering or a related environmental field.
• Ability and willingness to perform physically demanding field work in diverse environmental settings, such as remote or isolated locations, working alone, and year-round in various weather conditions, within safe and reasonable limits.
• Ability and willingness to travel and commit to extended work assignments throughout Ontario, and other provinces/territories on an as needed basis.
• Strong organizational, communication and note-taking skills (i.e., proper documentation of field activities, field observations and/or field results).
• Ability to follow technical guidance and established policies and protocols (i.e., standard operating procedures for environmental sample collection).
• Ability to work overtime when required.
• Ability to wear site-specific personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hat, steel toed boots, fire retardant clothing, respirator and others as needed.
• A valid Class G Driver’s License and a reliable vehicle for travel to job sites is required.
• As the position involved field work, the candidate must be able to lift 40 lbs.

Experience:

• Entry level to 2 years of experience in environmental consulting, with a preference for candidates with fieldwork experience.
• Experience in groundwater, surface water and soil sampling.
• Experience in operating, calibrating and maintaining field monitoring equipment, such as water quality meters and gas meters.
• Experience working around heavy equipment such as excavators and drill rigs.
• Experience working with hand and light power tools.
• Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products, specifically Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

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.

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.
• Early Career Development (ECD) program
• We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our people at every stage of their career. The ECD program is designed to accelerate the development of successful consulting careers of new graduates. The program focuses on a mix of skills and behaviours that align with technical, consulting, clients, business acumen, and early leadership.
• 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.
• Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership
• Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees.

About Dillon

With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 18 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

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.

We encourage you to connect with us at accommodation@dillon.ca if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!