Junior Environmental Scientist

Job Description

Overview

At AtkinsRéalis, we engineer a more sustainable future by connecting people, data, and technology. Our core values — Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, and Innovation — guide everything we do and enable our teams to excel. We are proud of our diverse global community, representing more than 130 nationalities, and of the strong leadership of women, who make up over 50% of leadership roles within our Environment practice.

Site Assessment and Remediation (SAR)
Our expert team specializes in managing environmental liability through comprehensive site investigations, risk assessments, and tailored remediation and risk management plans. The Site Assessment & Remediation (SAR) team is uniquely positioned within AtkinsRéalis, supporting every sector — from transportation and infrastructure to water, power, renewables, and more.

Summary of Position
AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Junior Environmental Scientist to join our team in Toronto. This is a fulltime position (40 hours per week). The successful candidate will assist with—and progressively learn to complete—core tasks related to Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, including groundwater, soil, and vapour monitoring and sampling. Additional responsibilities may include subcontractor supervision and preparing technical reports for peer review.

Your role
The following is a list of some of the day-to-day responsibilities of the successful candidate. In all instances you will work as member of a project team.
• Follow and enforce rigorous health and safety standards and protocols at work sites.
• Understand and adhere to company-specific and industry-wide technical procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Implement project-specific environmental work plans.
• Operate and maintain typical field equipment including water level meters, combustible gas indicators, water quality monitors, GPS, and elevation survey equipment.
• Prepare and submit environmental samples under Chain of Custody procedures for chemical analysis at third party laboratories.
• Document your work and interactions in field notes and logs, photographs and electronic data collection systems.
• Contribute to other project life-cycle activities including project planning and coordination, Health and Safety Plan development, subcontractor supervision, project quality and reporting.
• Participate in technical and operational training.

About you

College Diploma in an Environment, Earth Sciences, or Engineer program, or any other physical science-related diploma or degree programs.

Between one to three years of environmental consulting experience.

A good understanding of groundwater monitoring and sampling techniques, soil descriptions and terminology, and quality assurance / quality control is considered an asset.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.

Self-motivated, high energy, strong organizational and time management skills.

Capable of understanding and appropriately applying prescribed safety and technical protocols.

Willing to undertake field work year-round and travel throughout the province of Ontario, at times for extended periods (weeks).

Strong written and verbal communication skills in the English language.

Candidates must possess a Valid Class 5 Full driver’s license.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.

Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Expected compensation for this role is between $68,800 - $94,600 CAD annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

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Appropriate accommodation will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and hiring process as required by Company policy and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Successful applicants will be notified about AtkinsRéalis’ accommodation policies at the time the employment offer is extended, and the information will be shared with new personnel during the onboarding process.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.