Senior Consultant Air Quality Specialist

WSP's BC/Yukon Environmental Management team in Canada is seeking a Senior Air Quality Scientist to join our growing air quality practice through the International Centre of Resource & Capability (iCRC) in India. You will play a key role in delivering air quality consulting services across a wide range of industrial and regulatory projects in British Columbia and Western Canada. 

The successful applicant will operate within a team of environmental professionals in Noida and will be part of WSP Canada's Earth and Environment business, delivering the highest standards of technical work and aiding the continued success of the air quality team by being an integral part of our client focused delivery of projects.

You will be joining a well-respected, large and dynamic team with a wide range of clients across different markets and sectors including national and local government, industrial, commercial and scientific sectors. There will be opportunities for the applicant to develop their consultancy skills and undertake air quality modelling, providing input to technical reports and the costing and writing of proposals and other more complex tasks.

The successful applicant would be responsible for many of the following:

• Conduct air emissions inventory and dispersion modelling assessments (e.g., using CALPUFF, or AERMOD) for regulatory and permitting projects. 
• Preparing data inputs for modelling and processing the results from such modelling
• Perform quality review and statistical analysis of meteorological and ambient air quality data.
• Assist in preparing permit application packages (e.g., Form D series) and environmental submissions for Canadian regulators.
• Peer-review and support junior team members within the iCRC on modelling and documentation tasks.
• Collaborate with the Canadian team on a daily basis to define scope, share feedback, and meet project timelines.
• Contribute to internal tools, QA/QC templates, and modelling documentation processes.
• Assist in preparing high-quality technical figures, charts, and maps using Excel and GIS software.
• Actively promoting knowledge sharing with an inclusive nature, developing working relations with all aspects of WSP, gaining internal clients along the way.
• Preparation of material supporting marketing and bidding
• Supporting more senior colleagues with ad-hoc project tasks

We'd love to hear from you if you have these essential skills:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in an environmental, scientific, engineering or related discipline
• Have at least 5 years' experience in in air quality consulting, emissions assessment, or environmental permitting.
• Expertise with air dispersion models (e.g., AERMOD, CALPUFF) and emissions estimation tools (e.g., AP-42, SCREEN3).
• Strong English communication skills, including technical writing and reporting.
• Willingness to work partially aligned with the Pacific Time Zone (Canada) to support real-time collaboration with Canadian teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data QA/QC workflows.
• Are skilled and experienced in statistical and spatial data analysis
• Proficiency in GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS) or data scripting languages (Python, R).
• Are ambitious and appreciate the responsibilities associated with undertaking work in highly technical subject areas
• Ability to mentor junior team members and ensure consistency and quality of deliverables.
• Are a good team worker with excellent and demonstrable attention to detail
• Are confident and highly motivated, with good and proactive communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge and experience preparing Canadian regulatory submissions (e.g., BC ENV, Metro Vancouver)
• Understanding of Canadian air quality regulations and permitting pathways.
• Familiarity with Canadian ambient air monitoring programs or AQMS data.
• Experience working for a Global Environmental Consultancy
• Knowledge of air pollution chemistry

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• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification ("BGV") check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner".