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The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here - Are you ready to tackle some of the most complex and rewarding challenges in the industry? In this role, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with brilliant minds and contribute to high-profile projects that are changing the landscape of our world.

The Remediation Program Management (RPM) team is your opportunity to apply your skills and join a diverse and growing team within WSP supporting our key clients in contaminated site assessment, remediation, and reclamation. We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically strong Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST) Specialist to support assessments, remediation planning, and regulatory submissions for salt-impacted sites.

The role involves interpreting soil and groundwater data, running SST models, and preparing Tier 2A/2B Subsoil Remediation Guidelines in accordance with Alberta regulatory frameworks.

The SST Specialist will apply the Subsoil Salinity Tool to generate Tier 2A/2B remediation guidelines, support risk management plans, support field programs, analyze salinity and hydrogeologic data, and prepare high-quality technical reports aligned with Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and Alberta Environment & Protected Areas (EPA) requirements.

This position is located in Edmonton.

Your Impact

• Be part of a Canadian-based firm, applying and expanding your technical, client delivery and project delivery skills.
• Clearly identify and understand project objectives associated with progressing contaminated sites to closure, bring your ideas and solutions to the project team.
• Conduct SST assessments to generate Tier 2A and Tier 2B Subsoil Remediation Guidelines, including chloride, SAR and sodium where applicable.
• Compile and evaluate site investigation data, including soil salinity profiles, texture data, and background datasets, as required by SST methodology.
• Identify applicable receptors, evaluate salinity migration pathways, and interpret subsurface salinity distribution.
• Review and interpret soil, groundwater, geophysical surveys, and hydrogeologic datasets to support salinity delineation and guideline development.
• Identify site subareas, characterize source zones, and evaluate impacts to receptors following regulatory guidance.
• Prepare clear, defensible technical reports summarizing SST inputs, modelling results, and remediation recommendations.
• Support the development of remediation strategies, volumes, and depths based on SST outputs.
• Support field programs such as borehole drilling, groundwater sampling, and geophysical surveys.
• Work collaboratively with project managers, agrologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Stay current on SST software updates, regulatory changes, and best practices

The skills that set you apart

• Degree in Environmental Science or related field.
• SST certification.
• Demonstrated experience with soil and groundwater assessment, salinity investigations, or remediation projects.
• Strong understanding of Alberta's Tier 1 and Tier 2 regulatory frameworks.
• Experience using the SST and interpreting model outputs.
• Ability to analyze complex datasets and draw defensible technical conclusions.
• Strong technical writing skills with experience preparing environmental reports.
• Professional registration as P.Ag, P. Geo, P.Eng, or similar.

Why choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026
• A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitlessopportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we'll help you tailor your role to match your ambition-because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

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Compensation:

• AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YK: $80,800 - $107,000
• MB & ON: $73,700 - $101,500
• NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $73,000 - $96,900

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us.

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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 are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• 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.

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