Environmental Manager

Environmental Manager job vacancy to work for the client owner engineer on civils infrastructure work in the Vancouver region on massive flood repair work to highways and bridge structures valued at $Billions of Canadian Dollars

Project Details

Environmental Manager job vacancy to work for the owner’s engineer to take the lead on all environmental matters on civils infrastructure work following major storms in British Columbia, Canada in November 2021. 

There has been catastrophic flooding and mudslides that has caused the destruction of highways, roads, houses, bridges and critical infrastructure.  Critical rail and highway routes to and from Canada’s ports have been damaged and many highways have been washed away and many vital bridges destroyed. 

Some critical rail routes have been reinstated, but many major highways require major construction works to redesign and rebuild the structures and travel routes.  Existing highways also need to be raised to ensure resilience to future flooding.

An Environmental Manager is needed to assist numerous concurrent projects underway to reinstate and improve the resilience of critical highway and bridge infrastructure as quickly as possible.

In particular, the Environmental Manager needs to ensure the projects are undertaken in accordance with the environmental plan and subject to all applicable regulations and permits.

An Environmental Manager with a broad understanding of environmental issues alongside a good knowledge of project development and project management would be ideal.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Environmental Manager job role is to:

• Be the project environmental lead across all companies and stakeholders
• Ensure that all aspects of the major civils project under construction meet compliance with all environmental acts, regulations, procedures and client requirements.
• The Environment Manager will work with project personnel to develop, implement and maintain an environmental management system at project level, including to develop and manage procedures, programs and monitoring of all environmental aspects to meet compliance with Project requirements.
• The Environment Manager will establish and maintain working relationships with relevant Environmental Authorities and Interested Parties
• Prepare and submit applications for environmental permits
• Oversee the environmental aspects of the project design

Desired Skills and Experience

The most suitable Environmental Manager job candidates will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of Provincial and Federal Environmental Acts, Permits and Regulations.
• Previous experience of the Environmental Manager job role with a premium contractor or with a consultancy or subconsultant
• The Environment Manager will have previous experience of developing, implementing and maintaining an environmental management system at design and active project level, including experience of developing and managing procedures, programs and monitoring of all environmental aspects to meet compliance with Project requirements.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

It is desirable that Environmental Manager candidates have an Environmental Engineering degree or equivalent

An understanding of structural civils is advantageous

Employing Company Overview and Profile

This civil engineering employer is a highly regarded project delivery, engineering, risk management and project management consultancy based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With a focus on civil engineering infrastructure projects, they have built an excellent reputation in Vancouver and British Columbia and have a forward order book of confirmed work on a range of infrastructure, transportation, civil engineering, and rail projects in the Vancouver and British Columbia region.

A full client employer profile will be provided to applicants shortlisted for interview.

Additional Benefits Package and Incentives

Generous Salary