{"id":2896571,"url":"https://alion.io/job/wsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer","title":"Senior Water Quality Scientist / Engineer","company":{"id":1668012,"name":"WSP","domain":"wsp.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/wsp-ca","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":76,"open_postings":372,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.96,"repost_share":0.003,"time_to_fill_p50_days":43,"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Calgary, Canada","Edmonton, Canada","Saskatoon, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":110600,"max":146500,"currency":"CAD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":103962},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-24T19:47:57Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-24","last_verified_at":"2026-10-31T07:36:38Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":128,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":128},"description":"What if you could redefine what’s possible? With us, you can.\nYou want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.\nWe are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.\nWith an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions.\nWe are pathfinders and impact makers.\nWe are Visioneers.\nWe are WSP\nThe Opportunity - Build the Future with Us\nAs a Senior Water Quality Scientist / Engineer, you’ll join a dynamic, multi-disciplinary water quality assessment team of over 30 scientists, modellers, and aquatic toxicologists known for delivering high-quality, technically robust work across a diverse project portfolio.\nBased in western Canada, this hybrid role can be located in Saskatoon, Calgary, or Edmonton. You’ll lead complex permitting, monitoring, and assessment initiatives across the mining, municipal, and oil & gas sectors, while helping shape the growth and technical excellence of our water quality practice.\nYour Impact\nLead the development of project scopes, schedules, and budgets for water quality and environmental assessment work\nDirect integrated project delivery, ensuring alignment across aquatic disciplines such as hydrology, geochemistry, and aquatic health\nOversee the design and execution of field programs, including baseline studies, construction monitoring, and environmental effects monitoring\nAnalyze and interpret complex water and sediment quality datasets, ensuring strong quality control and defensable outcomes\nRepresent projects as a subject matter expert in regulatory reviews, hearings, and stakeholder engagements\nBuild and strengthen client relationships while supporting business development and strategic growth initiatives\nMentor and develop junior and intermediate staff, fostering technical capability and consulting excellence\nChampion a strong culture of health, safety, and continuous improvement\nThe Skills That Set You Apart\nA degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, or a related field (M.Sc. or higher preferred)\n10+ years of progressive experience in water quality and environmental assessment\nProven experience managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering high-quality work in a consulting environment\nStrong knowledge of Canadian environmental assessment and permitting processes\nExperience designing and implementing aquatic effects monitoring and water quality programs\nDemonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences\nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment\nA collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and developing others\nWhy Choose WSP?\nWe exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.\nProudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.\nA global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.\nLimitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.\nFlexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.\nCompensation\nAB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $110,600 - $146,500\nMB & ON: $100,900 - $139,000\nNB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $99,900 - $132,700\nDisclosure:\nThe 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.\nMake Your Mark\nReady to lead impactful water quality projects and shape sustainable outcomes across Canada? Bring your expertise, curiosity, and ambition to a team that values innovation, collaboration, and purpose.\nApply today and help redefine what’s possible.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4155,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Transport Infrastructure","Civil & Structural Engineering","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T05:05:59Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.428,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":128,"expected_fill_days":43,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":103962,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T10:58:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":16817,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1668012},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1668012"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwsp-senior-water-quality-scientist-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2896571}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"wsp.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2896571},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}