Environmental Associate
Posted 11 days ago
Job Description
With us, you can. You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it. We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP.
The Opportunity
Build the Future with Us - This is your chance to support meaningful environmental work that shapes healthier communities and safer development across Ontario. As a Junior Environmental Consultant with our Contaminated Lands team in Whitby, you'll grow your technical skills while helping deliver high-impact site assessment and remediation projects.
Your Impact
- Apply a Safety-First mindset by following site-specific health and safety plans and identifying potential hazards to protect clients, colleagues, and the public.
- Support environmental projects involving Phase I and Phase II ESAs, remediation activities, Risk Assessments, and Records of Site Condition under O. Reg. 153/04.
- Contribute to client compliance with Ontario Regulation 406/19 by supporting excess soil characterization and management for construction projects.
- Carry out office-based tasks including historical research, regulatory file review, data tabulation, interpretation of lab results, and preparing technical reports.
- Coordinate subcontractors and logistics for field programs, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and aligned with industry standards.
- Perform field tasks such as soil logging, groundwater and surface water sampling, soil vapour sampling, indoor air sampling, and environmental surveying.
- Supervise subcontractors conducting ground disturbance, utility locating, borehole drilling, monitoring well installation, and remedial excavations.
- You bring a degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline, or a diploma in engineering technology.
- You're eligible (or soon eligible) for professional certification such as P.Eng. or P.Geo. and motivated to grow into a professional designation pathway.
- You have foundational experience conducting soil and groundwater sampling, logging, or other environmental fieldwork.
- You understand Ontario's environmental regulatory framework, including O. Reg. 153/04 and O. Reg. 406/19, and are eager to deepen your expertise.
- You thrive outdoors and are ready to spend a significant portion of your early career on site-embracing Ontario's full spectrum of seasonal conditions.
- You're organized, detail-oriented, and dedicated to producing defensible field notes and documentation that meet industry and regulatory standards.
- You hold a valid driver's licence and access to a vehicle for local project work.
We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.
- Proudly Canadian - a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
- A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
- Limitless opportunities - we help you tailor your career journey to match your ambitions.
- Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balancing life and work.
- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $60,100 - $79,600
- MB & ON) $54,800 - $75,400
- NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $54,200 - $72,000
Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
Ready to Shape the Future?
Take the next step in your career and join us in redefining what's possible. Apply today and let's create lasting change together.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 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.
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
Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.
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Industry
EngineeringCompany Size
5001-10,000 employees
Application closing date is 2026-03-28
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