General Description: The Project Manager, Environmental Management of Infrastructure Construction Projects, will provide technical support and assistance for the environmental management of infrastructure construction projects in Alberta and BC. Duties will consist of: (i) managing the implementation of environmental management plans (EMPs) for infrastructure projects, including all required monitoring, reporting, and quality management; and (ii) assisting with environmental permitting, licensing, and preparation of EMPs and related environmental compliance documents.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise teams of environmental technicians responsible for environmental management and monitoring on a range of infrastructure projects.
• Manage all aspects of project implementation, including resourcing, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, quality management, and day-to-day client liaison.
• Manage required environmental field surveys in support of project design and implementation.
• Provide technical assistance for acquiring environmental permits, licenses, and approvals from regulatory agencies in support of infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical assistance in the preparation of a range of environmental compliance documents required for project approval and implementation, such as EMPs, environmental protection plans, and environmental work plans.
• Work with project development teams – including proponents, regulators, designers, and construction personnel – to address environmental management and protection measures during project planning and implementation.

Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving skills to ensure compliance through creative solutions within an active construction work environment.
• Experience working successfully with heavy civil construction teams.
• Experience working with teams to obtain permits, licenses, and approvals from local, provincial, and federal authorities in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Understanding of pertinent environmental legislation, regulations, and guidance documents to ensure and/or enforce project-specific compliance.
• Excellent communication (verbal and technical writing) skills.
• Comfortable issuing stop-work orders and independently implementing controls necessary to protect the environment during non-compliance events.

Education and Experience:

• B.Sc. in environmental sciences or P. Eng. with appropriate qualifications for work in Alberta or BC and at least three years of experience as a project manager of construction monitoring for infrastructure development projects.
• Experience interpreting and working with federal and provincial environmental regulatory and permitting requirements associated with infrastructure development projects.
• Experience working in large, multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Experience working with a range of environmental disciplines (air quality, noise, surface and groundwater quality, soils, vegetation, fish and fish habitat, contaminated sites, archaeology, First Nations, etc.) is an asset.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.
• Ability/interest to work in the field.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV describing your experience and salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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General Description: The Project Manager, Environmental Management of Infrastructure Construction Projects, will provide technical support and assistance for the environmental management of infrastructure construction projects in Alberta and BC. Duties will consist of: (i) managing the implementation of environmental management plans (EMPs) for infrastructure projects, including all required monitoring, reporting, and quality management; and (ii) assisting with environmental permitting, licensing, and preparation of EMPs and related environmental compliance documents.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise teams of environmental technicians responsible for environmental management and monitoring on a range of infrastructure projects.
• Manage all aspects of project implementation, including resourcing, budgeting, scheduling, reporting, quality management, and day-to-day client liaison.
• Manage required environmental field surveys in support of project design and implementation.
• Provide technical assistance for acquiring environmental permits, licenses, and approvals from regulatory agencies in support of infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical assistance in the preparation of a range of environmental compliance documents required for project approval and implementation, such as EMPs, environmental protection plans, and environmental work plans.
• Work with project development teams – including proponents, regulators, designers, and construction personnel – to address environmental management and protection measures during project planning and implementation.

Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving skills to ensure compliance through creative solutions within an active construction work environment.
• Experience working successfully with heavy civil construction teams.
• Experience working with teams to obtain permits, licenses, and approvals from local, provincial, and federal authorities in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Understanding of pertinent environmental legislation, regulations, and guidance documents to ensure and/or enforce project-specific compliance.
• Excellent communication (verbal and technical writing) skills.
• Comfortable issuing stop-work orders and independently implementing controls necessary to protect the environment during non-compliance events.

Education and Experience:

• B.Sc. in environmental sciences or P. Eng. with appropriate qualifications for work in Alberta or BC and at least three years of experience as a project manager of construction monitoring for infrastructure development projects.
• Experience interpreting and working with federal and provincial environmental regulatory and permitting requirements associated with infrastructure development projects.
• Experience working in large, multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Experience working with a range of environmental disciplines (air quality, noise, surface and groundwater quality, soils, vegetation, fish and fish habitat, contaminated sites, archaeology, First Nations, etc.) is an asset.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.
• Ability/interest to work in the field.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV describing your experience and salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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General Description: The Senior Environmental Specialist, Environmental Management of Infrastructure Projects, will provide technical support and assistance for the design, management, and implementation of infrastructure projects in Alberta and BC. Duties will include providing environmental design inputs; assisting with environmental permitting and licensing; preparing and implementing environmental management plans (EMPs), related work plans, and monitoring programs; reporting; and ensuring compliance of project activities with all relevant local, provincial, and federal environmental regulations.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise the environmental management and monitoring components of a portfolio of infrastructure projects.
• Provide environmental design inputs to the infrastructure development team to ensure compliance with regulatory and project-specific environmental requirements.
• Play a lead role in acquiring environmental permits, licenses, and approvals from regulatory agencies in support of infrastructure projects.
• Prepare and oversee the implementation of a range of environmental compliance documents required for project approval and implementation, such as EMPs, environmental protection plans, and environmental work plans.

Work with project development teams – including proponents, regulators, designers, and construction personnel – to address environmental management and protection measures during project planning and implementation.

Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving skills to ensure compliance through creative solutions within an active construction work environment.
• Experience working successfully with heavy civil design and construction teams.
• Experience obtaining permits, licenses, and approvals from local, provincial, and federal authorities in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Understanding of pertinent environmental legislation, regulations, and guidance documents to ensure and/or enforce project-specific compliance.
• Ability to interpret and provide environmental inputs to detailed engineering drawings.
• Excellent communication (verbal and technical writing) skills.
• Comfortable issuing stop-work orders and independently implementing controls necessary to protect the environment during non-compliance events.

Education and Experience:

• B.Tech, B.Sc., or P. Eng. in environmental sciences, appropriate qualifications for work in Alberta or BC, and at least five years of experience managing environmental aspects of infrastructure development projects.
• Experience interpreting and working with federal and provincial environmental regulatory and permitting requirements associated with infrastructure development projects.
• Experience working in large, multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Experience managing a range of environmental disciplines (air quality, noise, surface and groundwater quality, soils, vegetation, fish and fish habitat, contaminated sites, archaeology, First Nations, etc.) is an asset.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.
• Ability/interest to work in the field.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV describing your experience and salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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General Description: The Senior Environmental Specialist, Environmental Management of Infrastructure Projects, will provide technical support and assistance for the design, management, and implementation of infrastructure projects in Alberta and BC. Duties will include providing environmental design inputs; assisting with environmental permitting and licensing; preparing and implementing environmental management plans (EMPs), related work plans, and monitoring programs; reporting; and ensuring compliance of project activities with all relevant local, provincial, and federal environmental regulations.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and supervise the environmental management and monitoring components of a portfolio of infrastructure projects.
• Provide environmental design inputs to the infrastructure development team to ensure compliance with regulatory and project-specific environmental requirements.
• Play a lead role in acquiring environmental permits, licenses, and approvals from regulatory agencies in support of infrastructure projects.
• Prepare and oversee the implementation of a range of environmental compliance documents required for project approval and implementation, such as EMPs, environmental protection plans, and environmental work plans.

Work with project development teams – including proponents, regulators, designers, and construction personnel – to address environmental management and protection measures during project planning and implementation.

Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving skills to ensure compliance through creative solutions within an active construction work environment.
• Experience working successfully with heavy civil design and construction teams.
• Experience obtaining permits, licenses, and approvals from local, provincial, and federal authorities in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Understanding of pertinent environmental legislation, regulations, and guidance documents to ensure and/or enforce project-specific compliance.
• Ability to interpret and provide environmental inputs to detailed engineering drawings.
• Excellent communication (verbal and technical writing) skills.
• Comfortable issuing stop-work orders and independently implementing controls necessary to protect the environment during non-compliance events.

Education and Experience:

• B.Tech, B.Sc., or P. Eng. in environmental sciences, appropriate qualifications for work in Alberta or BC, and at least five years of experience managing environmental aspects of infrastructure development projects.
• Experience interpreting and working with federal and provincial environmental regulatory and permitting requirements associated with infrastructure development projects.
• Experience working in large, multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Experience managing a range of environmental disciplines (air quality, noise, surface and groundwater quality, soils, vegetation, fish and fish habitat, contaminated sites, archaeology, First Nations, etc.) is an asset.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.
• Ability/interest to work in the field.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV describing your experience and salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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The successful candidate will receive support and guidance from Hatfield’s GIS and remote sensing experts in Canada and Indonesia.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

As a GIS specialist you will be asked to:

• Produce high quality cartographic map products for field teams, reports, and presentations using ArcMap, following Hatfield and client standards;
• Communicate clearly with environmental specialists regarding map and data analysis requirements;
• Integrate various vector and raster data sets from multiple sources for inclusion in map products;
• Integrate GPS data and field sampling information into GIS data formats for inclusion in map products;
• Perform various data management duties such as data storage and cleanup;
• Participate in field surveys across the Mekong region 

Competencies:

• Demonstrated skills in the effective use and operation of ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 and extensions such as Spatial Analyst
• Demonstrated cartographic knowledge and design concepts
• Knowledge of GIS datasets in the Mekong region
• Good knowledge of geographic standards and coordinate systems in the Mekong region
• Good command of the English language, both verbally and written, is essential
• General computer skills (MS Office, etc).

Education and/or Experience:

• Master’s Degree in geographical sciences, or related subject. Bachelor’s Degree is acceptable if the candidate has significant relevant experience in the Mekong Region
• Experience in a consulting environment (preferred)
• Ability/interest to work in the field, occasionally in remote locations (preferred)

Reply in confidence with salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com and hcm@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reception.
• Assist with general office support services to management and staff.
• Assist with clerical duties as required such as photocopying, printing, collating and scanning documents, etc.
• Maintain and order stationery, office, and project supplies.
• Assist with bookkeeping and basic accounting.
• Support the office-based mobilization/demobilization of field programs.
• Assist with word-processing and desktop publishing of reports and proposals as required.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English and Lao).
• Pleasant telephone manner.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Adaptable and flexible to changing priorities.
• Ability to multi-task and work on numerous projects within tight deadlines.
• Good understanding of the English language, both verbally and written, is essential.
• Intermediate to advanced user of: MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and other computer software.

Education and/or Experience:

• Ÿ Previous experience in an Administrative capacity.
• Ÿ Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Administration and/or related experience.

Reply in confidence with salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com and hcm@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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Hatfield’s Environmental Information Systems team develops software systems that help improve the environment and people’s lives. We work on environmental and social-development software-implementation projects in Canada and around the world.

Projects that you would be working on if you joined us include:

• Implementing a web-based information management system that will help the Angolan National Directorate of Water and Sanitation (DNAAS) to manage and report on water and sanitation systems in Angola;
• Implementing a SharePoint 2010 service to assist with team collaboration for a mine going through the environmental impact assessment process in Nunavut;
• Developing a democratic, citizen-focused mobile-phone based platform through which communities will be able to participate in bringing increased transparency to the oil and gas sector in Ghana;
• Developing a web and DVD-based cultural resource databases that include oral histories, traditional land uses, etc. for Inuit communities in Nunavut; and
• Designing and developing a custom-built extract-transform-load (ETL) system that integrates and transforms fish habitat data from the Alberta oil sands region.

If you are interested in applying your software development expertise to environmental and social-development projects such as this, we want to hear from you!

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

As a junior or intermediate software developer, you will be asked to:

• Design and implement environmental and social-development driven software systems:
  • Write code in a variety of languages (primarily C#, PHP and Java), targeting a variety of database engines (usually MS SQL Server or MySQL) using domain-driven-design and test-driven-design methods;
  • Write great code the first time; and
  • Write tests for your code.
• Provide peer-review of other team members’ code;
• Participate in proposal writing;
• Actively communicate with project managers about scheduling and project issues;
• Assist with requirements gathering and user needs assessments (UNA);
• Drive revisions to Hatfield’s software development processes;
• Develop and review prototypes; and
• Constantly look for better ways of doing things and implement these better ways.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Ideally 2 years of experience developing ASP.NET, PHP and/or Java web applications;
• Knowledge of existing software libraries including:
  • JQuery;
  • Twitter Bootstrap;
  • Microsoft .Net and Microsoft MVC; and
  • Hibernate, NHibernate or other ORMs.
• Strong domain-driven-design and test-driven-design techniques;
• M.S.S, B. Eng, B.Sc (Computer Science), B.Tech or related degree with equivalent experience;
• Must be able to work independently and with a team;
• Be able to work in a team context with non-technical users;
• Knowledge and/or experience with a variety of relational database management systems (MySql, SQL Server, etc); and
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Additional skills and experience considered a strong asset:

• Experience with Engineers Without Borders;
• Knowledge and/or experience with web-based usability techniques;
• Experience with Geospatial data and web based mapping systems (ArcGIS Server, Google Maps API, etc);
• Knowledge and/or experience with environmental management processes and their associated datasets (such as fisheries data, hydrology data, etc);
• Experience designing and developing interactive data-visualization systems;
• Organizational and project management skills; and
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage timelines.

Attributes:

• Excellent written and spoken English. The ability to work in a second language (e.g. Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese) will be a strong advantage;
• Self-motivated, team player;
• Detail and results oriented;
• Organized; and
• Ability to prioritize tasks and multi-task.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV describing your experience and salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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Hatfield is a privately held environmental consulting company with its head office located in North Vancouver. At Hatfield, the Environmental Information Systems team believes that information can be leveraged to better manage the environment, thereby improving the environment and people’s lives. To practically do this, we focus on improving the accessibility and usability of environmental information through electronic environmental information systems.

To improve the usability of environmental information we:

• Focus on end-user goals, not technology features;
• Look at the whole life-cycle of the information: how it is created, used, shared and archived; and
• Employ human-centred design techniques.

To improve the accessibility of environmental information, we:

• Apply appropriate technologies that are adapted to local capacities;
• Work in partnerships to ensure sustainability; and
• Ensure that the format and presentation of the information match the needs of the end-users.

If you believe in these items as much as we do, we want to hear from you!

The Environmental Information Systems team works on projects in Canada and around the world. Some example projects include:

• Implementing a SharePoint 2010 service to assist with team collaboration for a mine going through the environmental impact assessment process;
• The design and development of a democratic, citizen-focused mobile-phone based platform through which users will be able to participate in bringing increased transparency to the oil and gas sector in Ghana;
• Re-developing the Southern African Development Community (SADC) website – www.sadc.int ; and
• Designing and developing a custom-built extract-transform-load (ETL) system that integrates and transforms fish habitat data from the Alberta oil sands region.

Overall, Hatfield’s Environmental Information Systems team provides a wide variety of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services to our clients, including:

• Development of knowledge management systems;
• Designing and implementing customized information systems such as:
  • environmental data management systems,
  • project management systems,
  • collaboration systems,
  • geo-spatial analysis systems, and
  • data interchange systems;
• Building and managing corporate and institutional websites; and
• Providing training and capacity building.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

As an Application Developer, you will be asked to:

• Lead the technical design, architecture and development of EIS projects:
  • Act as development supervisor on projects, by leading the development of software for project outputs.
  • Constantly derive application implementation linked to User task analysis.
  • Usability-driven user-interface design.
  • Lead Information architecture analysis.
  • Lead data-interoperability design & implementation.
  • Drives all of Hatfield towards projects that utilize best human-factor driven development.
  • Writes functional documentation for implementation by others.
• Participate in proposal writing.
• Actively communicate with clients, managers and directors about scheduling and project issues.
• Assist with requirements gathering and user needs assessments (UNA).
• Drive revisions to Hatfield’s software development processes.
• Develop and reviews prototypes.
• Constantly look for better ways of doing things and implement these better ways.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience developing ASP.NET/PHP/Java web applications;
• B.Sc (Computer Science), B.Tech, B.Eng or related degree with equivalent experience;
• Must be able to work independently and with a team to design, implement and test web-based data management, project management and collaboration systems;
• Be able to work in a team context with non-technical users;
• Knowledge and/or experience with a variety of relational database management systems (MySql, SQL Server, etc); and
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Additional skills and experience considered a strong asset:

• Experience with Engineers Without Borders;
• Knowledge and/or experience with web-based usability techniques;
• Experience with Geospatial data and web based mapping systems (ArcGIS Server, Google Maps API, etc);
• Knowledge and/or experience with environmental management processes and their associated datasets (such as fisheries data, hydrology data, etc);
• Experience designing and developing interactive data-visualization systems;
• Organizational and project management skills; and
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage timelines.

Attributes:

• Excellent written and spoken English. The ability to work in a second language (e.g. Portuguese, French, Spanish, Chinese) will be a strong advantage;
• Self-motivated, team player;
• Detail and results oriented;
• Organized; and
• Ability to prioritize tasks and multi-task.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and CV describing your experience and salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of environmental specialists and technicians responsible for conducting environmental projects in the Mekong Region, and in other areas of South-East Asia.
• International travel, including work in remote locations, is required in support of ongoing project design requirements.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated technical competency in a specific environmental discipline.
• Demonstrated technical reporting and project management skills (including designing projects, defining project goals and objectives, planning and scheduling of project tasks, project management).
• Research and analytical skills (data collection, compilation and analysis).
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written – including technical or scientific writing).
• Experience developing partnerships/networks with international organizations, national executing agencies, private sector natural resource developers and other stakeholders.

Education and Experience:

• B.Sc. or higher degree in environmental sciences or engineering, with more than 5 years experience managing environmental aspects of international projects.
• Experience working in large, multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Experience with a range of environmental disciplines (e.g., fisheries, hydrology, surface and ground water quality, chemical contamination, forestry, wildlife, biodiversity, soils, socio-economics, archaeology, etc.). Experience working with major international development agencies or natural resource development companies is a definite asset.
• Good command of the English language, both verbally and written, is essential.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.

Reply in confidence with salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com and hcm@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with a team of environmental specialists and technicians responsible for conducting environmental projects in Lao PDR, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Myanmar, China and potentially in Indonesia and Africa;
• International travel, including work in remote locations, is required in support of ongoing project design and implementation requirements.
• Provides technical advice and inputs on strategic impact assessment, climate change, resource economics, capacity building and institutional development, and stakeholder engagement;
• Establishes and maintains close collaboration with implementation partners and clients in the project and program development, implementation, and monitoring/reporting;
• Prepares reports in accordance with the project and program requirements and agreement with the clients;
• Regularly searches for business opportunities and supports the company in securing new projects and activities; and
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the supervisors, including assisting with proposals and projects’ financial administrative work.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated technical competency in a specific environmental and socio-economic discipline;
• Demonstrated technical reporting and project management skills (including designing projects, defining project goals and objectives, planning and scheduling of project tasks, project management);
• Research and analytical skills (data collection, compilation and analysis);
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written – general, technical or scientific writing);
• Demonstrated integrity, professionalism and respect for cultural diversity; and
• Skills in communication, teamwork, planning and organizing, accountability, creativity, client orientation, commitment to continuous learning, and technological awareness.

Education and Experience:

• M.Sc. or equivalent degree in environmental science, sustainable development or similar with a focus on issues of relevance to climate change, socio-economics, and/or natural resources management discipline, with experience assisting with implementation of environmental aspects of international projects.
• Experience working in large, multi-disciplinary teams is essential.
• Experience working in a complex environmental and social setting/context;
• Strong knowledge on natural resources development, its impacts on natural systems, economic development and livelihoods in developing countries, community-based planning and development, capacity building and stakeholder engagement methodologies;
• Experience within development project planning, management, implementation and reporting;
• Experience in preparation of annual work plans and budgets, and the use of a logical framework for summarizing and guiding implementation;
• Experience with a range of disciplines (e.g., air quality, noise, chemical contamination, surface and groundwater quality, soils, vegetation, fish and fish habitat, archaeology, socio-economics, etc.), and experience working with private sector companies and major international development organizations are assets.
• Experience operating in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.

Reply in confidence with salary expectations to hr@hatfieldgroup.com (no phone calls please). Please mark “Senior Environmental Specialist – Vientiane and Phnom Penh” in your email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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