Description:
This position will assist with the management of clean and contaminated soils for civic operations and capital projects and will also provide project management and/or technical support for initiatives linked to brownfield redevelopment, spills management, groundwater protection, compliance with provincial and federal regulation, development of city policy and bylaw, and other environmental protection initiatives.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Conducts studies and makes professional recommendations on improvements for environmental outcomes related to Division initiatives.
- Prepares concept designs, cost estimates, and business cases for projects.
- Provides technical advisory and regulatory compliance support for civic capital projects and operations.
- Prepares technical terms of reference for capital projects, including preliminary documents, specifications, functional requirements, drawings and calculations.
- Assists with the evaluation of site assessment and remediation reports and site closure plans prepared by consultants.
- Participates in the procurement process, including preparing front-end documents and acting as a liaison between regulators, consultants, contractors and procurement specialists.
- Acts as a liaison between regulators, consultants, contractors and other divisions for projects during construction, start-up and commissioning.
- Reviews, and provides recommendations pertaining to development plans and environmental management plans.
- Communicates with contractors, other civic departments and regulatory agencies to provide contract administration and ensure compliance with City bylaws and Provincial and Federal regulations.
- Performs site inspections of construction and remediation sites.
- Assists with preparing capital and operating budgets.
- Assists with other environmental projects and programs, as assigned.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Degree in engineering or related
- Four to six years' related environmental experience.
- Possession of, or eligibility for, membership as a professional engineer or geoscientist, in the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan.
- Knowledge of soils, spills, and groundwater management; ability to lead, manage and participate in all phases of environmental site assessment and remediation projects.
- Knowledge of municipal, provincial, and federal legislation and regulations pertaining to environmental matters.
- Knowledge of project management.
- Knowledge of the theoretical aspects of environment-related projects and programs.
- Possession of a valid Saskatchewan, Class 5 Driver's Licence.
- Current abstract from SGI demonstrating safe driving record.
- Ability to lead, manage and participate in all phases of environmental site assessment and remediation projects.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and problem resolution skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, contractors, regulators and the public.
- Ability to analyze, evaluate and prepare a wide variety of reports, plans and specifications.
- Skill in the operation of a computer with Microsoft Office software.