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Stantec Environmental Technician in Ottawa, Ontario
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
Your Opportunity
Our Indoor Air Quality and Hazmat Team provides services associated with hazardous materials, mould, indoor air quality and industrial hygiene initiatives as part of the Environmental Services, Hazmat Practice. In addition, our team works on behalf of our clients to implement and coordinate the proposed repair, replacement and abatement projects, often working with other disciplines or service lines across Stantec.
Working closely with our clients, our dedicated professionals help to establish and understand the specific needs of our clients and tailor our technical solutions with their specific business and project objectives. Clients across all sectors including commercial real estate, K-12 education, higher education, healthcare, transportation and all levels of government have partnered with us to provide assessments for the purposes of on-going management and project planning.
We are currently seeking an Indoor Air Quality and Hazmat Technician for our Ottawa office.
The successful candidate will be part of the Indoor Air Quality and Hazmat Team, and under the direction of a Team Leader will be responsible for the assessment of surface, wastewater and potable water quality, the assessment and abatement monitoring related to hazardous materials, mould, indoor air quality and industrial hygiene projects, including the preparation of technical reports. The individual must be capable of working independently.
Your Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Team Leader your responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
• Understanding the application of occupational health and safety principles and regulations, especially as they relate to hazardous materials and industrial hygiene.
• Conducting water quality assessments and testing, including following strict sampling protocols for the collection of surface water, wastewater, potable water and Legionella samples.
• Planning and conducting site assessments for hazardous materials including (but not limited to asbestos, mould, lead, PCBs and mercury.
• Estimating quantities of hazardous materials for the purposes of abatement project planning.
• Conducting indoor air quality assessments and testing.
• Conducting industrial hygiene assessments and testing.
• Conducting site work associated with monitoring of hazardous materials abatement projects (e.g. asbestos, mould), including on-site supervision of contractors and collection of applicable air samples.
• Collecting samples pertaining to the above services for accurate logging on chain of custody documents and submission to independent laboratories for analysis.
• Liaising with and directing contractors and coordinating field activities.
• Preparing various reports, technical specifications, and proposals for indoor environmental projects.
• Evening and weekend work will be required.
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Capability and willingness to obtain federal and other security clearances is required.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
• General knowledge of buildings and building construction, as well as testing/sampling protocols.
• Knowledge pertaining to occupational/industrial hygiene, occupational health & safety regulations, water quality standards and regulations, and/or the hazardous materials abatement industry will be given preference.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including exceptional MS Office skills.
• Strong note-taking skill and attention to detail.
• Ability to work on your own initiative as well as in a team environment is crucial.
• Federal government security clearance (I.e. reliability and/or secret) would be an asset.
Education and Experience
• Post-secondary training, diploma or degree pertaining to environmental technology, building sciences, occupational/industrial hygiene or equivalent.
• Minimum 1-2 years' experience in water-related, hazardous materials and/or indoor environment fields.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
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Pay Range:
• Locations in Lower Mainland - BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$51,200.00 - $71,700.00 Annually
Primary Location: Canada | ON | Ottawa
Organization: BC-1609 EnvSvcs-CA Ontario West
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 22/04/2026 07:04:59
Req ID: 1005527