Intermediate Environmental Scientist/Engineer/Geologist

Team Lead – ARRM

OUR PURPOSE

Be part of the Future of Environmental Solutions.

At Montrose Environmental we help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us. Our teammates collaborate across services, disciplines, and geographies to solve environmental challenges together – motivated to do better for our clients, each other, and the communities where we live and work. We deliver responsive, locally connected, and scalable solutions to help our clients achieve their ambitious goals for a more sustainable and resilient future.

WHO WE ARE

Montrose is a leading environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations as they deal with the challenges of today and prepare for what’s coming tomorrow. In Canada, we are one of the leading providers of environmental consulting and engineering services and part of a global network of teammates across 100+ locations around the world.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Our team is made up of diverse people working collaboratively towards common goals. We value the contributions and perspectives of all employees and are committed to equity and diversity initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our people. When we are inclusive and diverse in a way that reflects the broader world we serve, we are able to draw from a wider community of excellence within the regions we operate.

Are you looking to…

Assist in creating values by:

• Ensuring cohesion within their team and alongside other teams within their service
• Supporting resourcing and project scheduling needs for their team
• Supporting and ensuring junior and intermediate staff members receive appropriate mentoring with the aim to develop exceptional consultants
• Maintaining individual involvement in project delivery, delivering scientifically defensible, pragmatic solutions to our client’s challenges

As a Team Lead, you will support our Fort St. John office as part of our Assessment, Remediation, Reclamation and Monitoring (ARRM) team. The successful applicant will be office and field-based, with some field-based work as well, and be involved in a broad range of projects with responsibilities as follows:

Strategy 

• Supporting their service line leadership group by contributing to the execution of a service line strategy that is aligned with Matrix’s overall strategy
• Gain exposure to people and project-related leadership roles and decision making to expand their career opportunities

Operations 

• Lead their team members to meet utilization goals by maintaining an appropriate project scheduling tool with visibility across other teams in same service.
• Seek guidance from their Service Director regarding near-term business priorities for resourcing and scheduling
• Review the nonbill portion of weekly timesheets for all of their team members
• Review vacation requests for their team members and manage their workforce to meet business needs
• Facilitate/lead team meetings to foster a team environment, as well as ensuring the effective communication of operational/corporate initiatives and priorities.
• Support the Operational Director in the roll out, and compliance to, operational and corporate initiatives within the Service Line (e.g. new system or policy implementation)

People 

• Supervising intermediate and junior level staff within their service area.  
• Develop and maintain strong/trusted relationships with their team members through regular 1:1 interactions
• Provide input and recommendations to the service line’s Operations Director for performance management decisions including promotion, compensation, compliance, and discipline and provide clear and regular feedback to direct reports
• Identify and understand career goals for their team members and seek out project opportunities for these people to grow and develop their careers
• In collaboration with other Team Leads within the service, organize and execute team building events to foster a team environment throughout Service.

Growth 

• Support hiring and onboarding activities for new intermediate and junior level staff within their team in collaboration with the Operations Director for their service line
• This will be a term position. The Team Lead will have the opportunity to assess their position with their Service Director and the Operations Director for their service line annually and may continue in the role with mutual agreement.

What Are We Looking For:

• Technical diploma or degree in environmental science, geology, engineering, or a related field
• A minimum of 5 years’ previous consulting experience
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach and lead a team; ability to quickly gain the trust and confidence of team members and leaders
• Solution oriented mindset with the ability to identify issues, investigate and recommend resolutions
• Possess strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to quickly gain the trust and confidence of team members, leaders and others within the organization across different locations
• Strong time management skills; able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment with the ability to prioritize
• A flexible and highly accountable individual with the desire to roll up their sleeves when necessary and an ability to keep an eye on the big picture

Why Choose Montrose?

At Montrose you will be part of an amazing community of collaborative people who live shared mission and principles and bring industry-leading technical expertise to their work every day. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes benefits, RRSP matching, vacation days and sick days. This is a permanent, full-time, position with an hourly rate range of $30.00 to $53.00, starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location. We are also committed to flexible work hours and schedules, team-based work, and cross-training opportunities.

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Are you the one we're looking for?  Please apply to us directly. As a note, we are not accepting third party agency applicants at this time.

Montrose is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment and to promoting the health, safety and well-being of our employees. In keeping with our Health & Safety Policy, individuals in safety sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment, pre-access (and in some client cases, random) alcohol & drug testing as well as drivers abstract reviews.

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.

We welcome and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Montrose provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities; including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources directly.

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While we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.