Contaminated Sites Lead (25074)

Contaminated Sites Lead

Are you an experienced Contaminated Sites Professional looking to progress your career? We're looking for a Contaminated Sites Lead to join our growing team. We are open to filling this position in our Moncton, NB office.

At GEMTEC, we offer something different. We’re an employee-owned, 400-person multidisciplinary consulting firm—not too big, not too small. We’re large enough to compete head-to-head with publicly traded engineering giants, but still small enough to maintain the culture and flexibility of a close-knit team.

Our size and hands-on management style let us move quickly, embrace new opportunities, and empower our people to shape their own careers—without getting lost in corporate bureaucracy.

You’re a strong fit if you:

• Are an enthusiastic and self-motivated environmental professional ready to take on a leadership role.
• Have solid technical experience in contaminated sites management for government and private sector clients.
• Enjoy solving complex environmental challenges and working within a risk-based regulatory framework.
• Take pride in delivering high-quality technical reports and actionable solutions for clients.
• Are naturally collaborative and enjoy mentoring and coaching junior professionals.

A typical day on the job might look like:

• Leading the planning and execution of contaminated sites investigations and remediation projects.
• Providing technical guidance and coaching to junior environmental engineers, geoscientists, and technologists.
• Designing and implementing field programs, reviewing sampling plans, and interpreting data.
• Managing project scopes, schedules, budgets, and staff resources to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Reviewing and approving technical deliverables, including phased environmental site assessments (ESAs), remedial options analyses, remediation reports, and other regulatory reports.
• Interpreting federal and provincial environmental regulations and guiding clients toward compliant solutions.
• Coordinating with regulatory agencies and clients to support successful project outcomes.
• Supporting business development through proposal preparation, responses to requests for proposals, and client relationship management.
• Collaborating with GEMTEC’s multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated environmental solutions.
• Maintaining a safe and compliant working environment in all project activities.

The good stuff you get:

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Complete health & dental coverage including vision, paramedical services, Teladoc and Employee & Family Assistance Program when you need it
• Retirement planning made easier with a 5% employer match on your contributions
• Paid time off (vacation and sick days) and an office year-end closure (paid time off between Christmas and the New Year)

Your background and what you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or geoscience from an accredited institution.
• Registered Professional (P.Eng. or P.Geo.) in Canada with experience in contaminates sites work.
• Demonstrated technical competency in site characterization, data interpretation, and environmental regulatory compliance, with a thorough understanding of provincial and federal regulations related to contaminated site management.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to mentor and coach junior professionals.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly in English.
• Experience with federal government clients is an asset.
• Technical experience in hydrogeology and/or environmental risk assessment is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, particularly Word and Excel.
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.
• Experience with business development and preparing technical and cost proposals.
• A collaborative attitude and desire to help grow GEMTEC’s environmental service line.

Interested individuals, click here to apply: https://gemtec.bamboohr.com/careers/254 

Thank you for taking the time to consider GEMTEC. Only candidates proceeding to the next phase of the application process will be contacted at this time. We encourage you to connect with us on LinkedIn, even if this opportunity isn’t for you, the next one might be!

Should you be selected for an interview and require accommodation of any kind, please kindly help us understand how we can help.