Senior Engineer - Solid Waste Specialist
- Environment & geoscience
- Ottawa
Senior Engineer - Solid Waste Specialist
Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!
AtkinsRealis’s has one of the most experienced environmental and geosciences engineering consulting teams in Canada. Our team members across Canada deliver superior service to every one of our clients. Our people are vital to our success, and we build teams that are second to none. Our team embraces challenges and is engaged in working together to contribute to our business objectives.
AtkinsRealis is seeking a Senior Engineer in the Solid Waste field to join our growing group of professionals in our Environment Practice to oversee environmental projects in the waste management sector. Ideally this role would be based in any of our offices within Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, etc), however, we would consider qualified and experienced applicants who are located near any of our offices in Canada.
Your role within the team:
Supervise junior and intermediate engineering and non-engineering staff on an individual project basis and provide technical direction and mentoring, promote team effort and collaboration.
You will manage projects of varying complexity involving the engineering design and operation of solid waste management facilities, including some or all of landfills, organics processing, material recovery facilities, transfer stations and public drop-off facilities. Projects may include detailed design, cost estimating, tender and specification support and construction supervision/contract administration services.
Providing specialist input or leading waste planning related opportunities including: preparing design and operations plans; generating or modifying monitoring plans for groundwater, surface water, landfill gases; obtaining environmental compliance approvals and amendments for waste operations, air quality and stormwater management discharges.
Providing specialist input or leading projects involving the calculation of landfill liabilities, completing capacity studies and estimating waste density and consumption rates, assessing operations capacities and coordinating supplemental studies completed by specialists including noise assessments, odour assessments, traffic impact reviews, etc.
Project management (tracking costs and managing budgets, hiring and directing subcontractors, etc.).
Ensuring client satisfaction, soliciting new work.
Evaluating and analyzing data using a variety of standardized and complex methods.
Executing technical tasks requiring accuracy in calculations, completeness and adherence to prescribed data testing methods.
Preparing and reviewing reports, proposals and other project documents of varying complexity.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?
Because we offer:
The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
A work environment focused on health and safety.
The ideal candidate:
Must be licensed as a P.Eng. by a provincial regulatory body.
A minimum of 10 years of practical solid waste management consulting experience including relevant experience in various facets of the waste management sector and possess expertise in at least one of the following relevant disciplines and demonstrable familiarity with the others: landfill engineering design/construction management; environmental compliance and operations support; and/or waste management planning support.
Strong knowledge of environmental laws, regulations and guidelines as they apply to waste management focused environmental projects in Ontario and across Canada.
Ability to identify and manage implementation of practical, cost-effective solutions to client problems and/or resolve potential non-compliance situations.
Demonstrated expertise in contractor supervision, project management and contract administration.
Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.
About AtkinsRéalis:
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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Appropriate accommodations will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis’s accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.
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