Senior Soil Specialist

Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Soil Management Specialist to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for soil management programs associated with site assessment, remediation, reclamation, and development projects across the Canadian region. The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert in soil characterization, soil handling, regulatory compliance, and beneficial reuse planning, while supporting project teams across a diverse portfolio of industrial, infrastructure, and energy-sector projects. This role combines technical excellence, project delivery, client relationship management, and mentorship of junior staff.
Your Role
· Lead soil management planning and execution for complex environmental and construction projects.
· Develop and review Soil Management Plans (SMPs), Excess Soil Management Plans, Soil Salvage Plans, and Soil Handling Procedures.
· Provide expert interpretation of soil analytical data and soil quality guidelines.
· Evaluate soil suitability for beneficial reuse, treatment, disposal, and reclamation purposes.
· Develop soil characterization programs and sampling strategies.
· Provide technical oversight of soil movement tracking and documentation programs.
· Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are achieved.
· Prepare technical proposals, cost estimates, and work plans.
· Coordinate subcontractors, laboratories, regulators, clients, and project stakeholders.
· Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
· Interpret and apply provincial and federal soil management regulations and guidelines.
· Support environmental permit applications and regulatory submissions.
· Maintain awareness of emerging soil management requirements and industry best practices.
· Conduct technical reviews of reports and deliverables.
· Promote safe work practices and professional development.
About You
· Degree from a program with relevant subject matter. Eligibility for professional designation is considered an asset.
· Advanced understanding of soil classification, soil chemistry, and soil quality assessment.
· Strong knowledge of Alberta environmental regulations and environmental site assessment processes.
· Experience with contaminated sites, remediation, and reclamation projects.
· Knowledge of excess soil management regulations, frameworks, and beneficial reuse practices across Canada is considered a strong asset.
· Experience developing Excess Soil Management Plans and supporting soil reuse and disposal programs is considered an asset.
· Strong technical writing and report review capabilities.
· Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
· Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
· Strong business acumen and client focus.
· Commitment to health, safety, and quality.
· Self-motivated, high energy, strong organizational and time management skills.
· Capable of understanding and appropriately applying prescribed safety and technical protocols.
Rewards & Benefits
Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.
This includes:
· Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
· Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
· Generous annual leave balance.
· Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
· Remote work opportunities outside of country.
· Company gratuity scheme.
· Discretionary bonus program.
· Relocation assistance.
· Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.
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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Worker TypeEmployee
Job TypeRegular
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.