Project Manager - Contamination Assessment and Remediation
Ejov · Vancouver · CA$82,050–CA$145,125 (stated in the posting)
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
GHD’s Contamination Assessment and Remediation team helps landowners, businesses, and communities identify, manage, and mitigate environmental risks. Our experts deliver services ranging from environmental site assessments and field investigations to the design and implementation of innovative remediation solutions.
Supporting clients throughout the full project lifecycle, we tackle complex environmental challenges and contribute to major remediation initiatives across Canada.
We have a new opportunity for an Intermediate to Senior Project Manager – Contamination Assessment and Remediation in Vancouver, BC.
Apply today and join our Contamination Assessment and Remediation team!
Who are we looking for?
- We are seeking a client-facing professional with strong environmental consulting experience across one or more sectors such as oil and gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), federal, industrial/manufacturing, energy and/or mining.
- Leading intermediate to complex environmental projects, ensuring clear scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, risk, and execution plans are in place from initiation through closeout.
- Managing day-to-day project execution as a trusted peer within the PM team, including evaluation of performance, risks, issues, changes, and dependencies while coordinating internal teams and external partners to maintain delivery, quality, and expected outcomes.
- Serving as a client-facing project lead by maintaining regular communication with clients and internal stakeholders on project progress, financial performance, regulatory obligations, emerging risks, and upcoming milestones.
- Coordinating the retention and oversight of vendors, subcontractors, and partner teams, ensuring consistent standards for field execution, site access requirements, health and safety expectations, and quality outcomes across projects.
- Supporting digital data collection and standardized reporting workflows.
- Preparing and reviewing technical project deliverables including reports, client updates, and regulatory documentation, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and readiness for internal approval and external submission.
What you will bring to the team:
- Demonstrated experience delivering environmental projects for clients, with accountability for client relationships, project performance, and delivery excellence on moderately complex to complex assignments.
- Intermediate to senior project management capability across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and resource management, with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams in a structured, practical, and collaborative way.
- Ability to work effectively as a peer to other Project Managers while bringing sound judgment, ownership, and calm leadership to more complex project situations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence leading client discussions, coordinating internal stakeholders, mentoring developing professionals, and delivering clear project reporting.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a recognized professional designation in the Province of British Columbia will be highly regarded
- 8+ years of experience in environmental consulting, including environmental remediation and site assessments, report writing, data management and interpretation, project management, and client management, preferably with BC CSR and federal experience.
- Eligible for Reliability Status on Defense Construction Canada projects.
- Experience guiding or mentoring junior technical staff, new graduates, or early-career professionals within a consulting project delivery environment would be considered an asset.
Salary range: $82,050 to 145,125 per year. The salary range is based on the preferred work location. If the selected candidate’s location differs, changes to the salary range may apply.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruitment is just getting started and may be used during the hiring process to improve efficiency and fairness. While AI may support some steps throughout the process, all final hiring decisions are made by humans.
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As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.