Senior Project Manager, Contaminated Sites
$110,000–$130,000 year
On-siteBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Lead and manage a portfolio of contaminated sites projects in British Columbia, including Phase I and II assessments, site investigations, remediation planning, and closure reporting. Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and risk registers while serving as the primary client contact to resolve technical, regulatory, and commercial issues. Prepare proposals, cost estimates, and regulatory submissions to the BC Ministry of Environment and Parks, coordinating field programs and subcontractor management. Mentor junior environmental professionals through technical guidance and career development support. Monitor project performance, invoicing, and margin while championing a strong health, safety, and quality culture. Support business growth by identifying opportunities and strengthening client relationships across Western Canada.
Required Qualifications
- University degree in engineering, geoscience, hydrogeology or a related discipline
- Professional registration in British Columbia, or eligibility for registration, such as P.Eng., P.Geo., P.Ag., R.P.Bio., or an equivalent relevant designation
- Typically, 8 to 15+ years of progressive environmental consulting experience, including significant contaminated sites assessment, remediation, and project management experience in British Columbia
- Strong working knowledge of the BC Contaminated Sites Regulation, related protocols and technical guidance, and applicable federal guidance such as CCME and federal contaminated sites frameworks
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects or client portfolios with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and profitability
- Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams, subcontractors, field staff, and technical reviewers
- Proven ability to prepare and review high-quality technical reports, proposals, work plans, cost estimates, and client communications
- Strong client relationship skills, business development aptitude, and ability to advise clients on regulatory pathways, environmental risk, practical remediation strategies, and project optimization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to clients, regulators, project partners, and internal teams
- Valid driver's licence and access to a personal vehicle for site visits and project travel as required
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with complex brownfield redevelopment, commercial and industrial properties, transportation, municipal, federal, real estate, insurance, oil and gas, or infrastructure clients
- Experience coordinating or integrating human health and ecological risk assessment, vapour intrusion assessment, hydrogeology, remediation design, or construction-phase remediation oversight
- Experience with remedial options analysis, cost estimating, contractor procurement, construction support, and regulatory closure strategy
- PMP certification, project management training, or demonstrated use of formal project controls tools and processes
- Established local client relationships or market knowledge in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, Interior BC, or Western Canada
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