Coordinator, Environmental Services Apply
Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites you to consider joining our team.
DCC is a dynamic and fast-paced Crown corporation whose clients include the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. We are currently seeking enthusiastic and motivated environmental professionals to join our Halifax-based DCC team. As the successful candidate, you will support the delivery of programs across one or more of our six (6) environmental practice areas by providing environmental services, including technical advice, guidance and recommendations, to the Client-Partners on typically, moderate complexity, scope and/or risk projects. These services can be provided through in-house resources or third-party contracts. The incumbent prepares technical documents, reviews deliverables, assists in the procurement process, oversees contractor and consultant activities, and coordinates project activities to ensure overall requirements are met on time, within scope and on budget.
This current opportunity is seeking expertise in one or more of the following four key environmental practice areas
- Contaminated Sites (CSites)
- Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)
- Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Environmental Assessments
Additional information on Environmental Services at DCC is available on your website at Environmental Services - Defence Construction Canada (dcc-cdc.gc.ca).
KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:
Primary
- Conduct and coordinate environmental work on a wide variety of projects to monitor compliance with legal and other requirements
- Provide environmental technical support for and/or lead contract initiation and management
- Prepare environmental reports to meet Client-Partner requirements
- Provide input to ensure the service level arrangement deliverables are met and work is completed on time and on budget
- Review and/or peer review environmental reports, statements of work and cost estimates
- Provide overall project management services to ensure deliverables are provided on time, within scope and on budget
- Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
- Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
Other
- Develop environmental procedures, policies and directives
- Conduct quality control procedures for service level arrangements and deliverables
- Support and/or lead business development activities
- Manage risk
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge
- Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in environmental sciences and environmental engineering
- Project and risk management principles
- Health and safety management
Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience
- Minimum: college diploma in biology, environment sciences, environmental engineering or related field with four years relevant experience, or the equivalent
- Preferred: university degree in environmental science, environmental engineering or related field and/or specialized knowledge, training and certification (as applicable) in one or more environmental services practice area :Hazardous Materials (i.e. support to building renovations and deconstruction), Contaminated Sites, and Natural Resources Management, Environmental Impact Assessments
Abilities
- Use applicable computer software and operating systems
- Create databases
- Apply project and risk management techniques
DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- Provide functional advice and guidance to employees and to Client-Partners
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Typical office environment with occasional travel
- Some work may be located on environmental or construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment
Check out the benefits
Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth and entitles you to one of the job markets best benefits packages. In your role as Coordinator, Environmental Services, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.
Your package will include:
- Public service pension
- 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
- $300 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
- $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
- $750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that arent covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
- Telus Virtual Health Care
- Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 17 weeks
- Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
- Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
- Deluxe travel benefit plans
- Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans
To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.
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The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidates or employees responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:
Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.
DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.