About the Role
SYSTRA Canada is seeking a Soils Specialist to join their Rail & Transit Project team, reporting to the Environmental Head. This role is crucial for managing and developing plans related to excess soils and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
Responsibilities
- Review previously completed investigations and reporting.
- Identify data gaps and commitments.
- Develop the DD&I scope and schedule related to their specialty.
- Lead the subject matter team tasked to complete DD&I work and reporting.
- Incorporate requirements into design.
- Confirm that requirements and commitments are executed.
- Develop and manage the Excess Soils Management Plan for the project, including development of APU, SAP, SCR, and ESDAR.
- Coordinate owner and contractor registration of the Project Area on the RPRA.
- Oversee soil characterization, reuse strategies, and off-site disposal requirements.
- Develop the excess soils EMP and act as owner’s QP during construction.
- Ensure compliance with Ontario excess soils regulations and documentation requirements.
- Coordinate with construction planning to optimize soil reuse and logistics.
Requirements
- Approximately 5 years of work-related experience on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity.
- Experience with and understanding of the application and interpretation of Canadian Standards Association (CAN/CSA Z768 and CAN/CSA Z769) investigation criteria and criteria relating to the assessment of contaminated lands.
- Experience with and understanding of the application and interpretation of Ontario Regulation 153/04 and Ontario Regulation 406/19, and investigation criteria relating to the assessment of contaminated lands.
- Experience in designing, implementing and overseeing: groundwater management plans; Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments; groundwater characterization programs; vapour intrusion assessments; remedial action plans groundwater and/or surface water; site inspection and monitoring programs for construction activities; and Dewatering/Unwatering effluent treatment and discharge strategies.
- Knowledge of risk assessment procedures and requirements.
- Knowledge of relevant federal and Ontario policies, procedures and legislation, including waste management and related legislation, regulations, guidelines and policies for water protection and materials management.
- Ability to liaise with other specialty consultants, contractors and Governmental Authorities.
- Ability to delegate and supervise required specialist responsibilities as needed.
- Experience with similar projects in the Province of Ontario.
Skills
- Hydrogeology
- Environmental planning
- Environmental engineering
- P. Geo or P.Eng Certification
- Qualified Person as defined by O,Reg 153/03
Location
- Ontario
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 years of work-related experience
Education Level
- Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Hydrogeology, environmental planning, environmental engineering or another related discipline
About the Company
- SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures.
- SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.
- Visit www.systracanada.com to understand better who we are.
Equal Opportunity
- SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.
