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Jacobs Senior Soil Specialist – BC AB 
Canada, British Columbia, Burnaby 
940802921

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a soil specialist on our reclamation team, you willprovide technical leadership and support on various projects throughout western Canada.

Here's what you'll need
  • Diploma, B.Sc. or M.Sc. in environmental sciences or related field.
  • Hold or be eligible to obtain a professional designation, such as P.Ag or RT.Ag.
  • Demonstrated relevant experience completing various pre- and post-construction soil assessments throughout Western Canada. This includes classifying soil using the Canadian System of Soil Classification.
  • Ability to provide soil mapping based on desktop assessments and fieldwork, developing soil management units to inform construction projects. This often includes identifying soil series along a project footprint and providing soil handling mitigation.
  • Relevant experience completing general reclamation assessments (ie., Detailed Site Assessments or Post-construction Reclamation Assessments), identifying reclamation success or shortcomings and provide recommendations for further action, when required.
  • Willingness to work in the field in remote locations for extended periods of time.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented, and suited to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Strong time management skills, with the ability to simultaneously work on multiple tasks/projects and meet project deadlines.
  • Proven experience as a field and team lead, scoping projects from the proposal stage and supporting throughout all phases of the project.
  • A driver’s license and a clean driver’s abstract.

Ideally, you’ll also have

  • Knowledge of Alberta’s 2010 Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities.
  • Experience completing Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments within Western Canada.
  • Experience working with linear development construction programs.
  • Experience using and analyzing remote sensing technology.
  • Experience or interest to support other biophysical study areas such as wildlife, wetlands and/or fisheries field assessments.