Senior Land Use Specialist

VICTORIA / VANCOUVER (Open to locations in offices across BC)
We are a global leader in the Earth and Environment sector. Globally headquartered in Montreal, where it all began, we proudly serve communities from coast to coast and beyond. We have over 14,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources, expertise, and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from marine biologists to geophysicists to geotechnical engineers and more.
The Opportunity:
WSP is seeking an intermediate - senior Land Use Specialist to join our BC Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment team on a full-time basis. Our team of social scientists and engagement specialists works in Canada and internationally on environmental and socio-economical impact assessments; policy and program development; social management planning, sustainability initiatives, engagement, social due diligence, and third-party monitoring. The successful candidate will be provided the opportunity to work on interesting and diverse projects across BC, with a wide range of complexity.
Why WSP?

• Our Hybrid Work Policy - a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
#WeAre WSP
A day in the life:

• Contributing to the business and technical mission of a multi-disciplinary team environment within environmental assessment and related technical discipline groups;
• Assisting with marketing WSP’s land use assessment services under the direction of senior staff;
• Conducting land and marine use assessments as part of environmental impact assessments for projects and developments in infrastructure, power and sustainable energy, mining, oil and gas;
• Technical presentations and publications.
• Developing land and marine use management planning for projects to meet regulatory and corporate requirements and best practice;
• Interacting with clients and regulators;
• Providing technical direction and mentoring to junior staff;
• Providing support for other WSP services including socio-economic impact assessments and social management plan development;
• Engaging with Indigenous nations, stakeholders and the public;
• Data analysis and reporting;
• Secondary research and primary qualitative and quantitative data collection and field work;
• Proposal preparation;

What you'll bring to WSP ...

• Strong field survey skills and experience, including design and implementation of field programs and logistics, equipment usage, and health and safety protocols;
• Experience in visual quality assessment desirable but not a requirement;
• Experience working with Indigenous nations;
• Experience working on multi-disciplinary projects and teams, and environmental impact assessments;
• Professional designation (e.g., RPP, PAg) considered an asset;
• Excellent work ethic with strong organization and time management skills;
• A graduate degree in natural resource management, planning, GIS, geography or other relevant degree with 5 years or more of relevant professional technical experience;
• Experience in proposal writing;
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong team player - ability to work with all levels of an organization;
• Available for business travel and extended working hours as may be required;
• Understanding of federal and provincial/territorial environmental assessment legislation and regulations;
• Demonstrated project management experience;

About Us
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.
At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.
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