Junior Air Quality Specialist

WSP
Vancouver
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Initiative","Attention to detail","Can-do attitude"]

Support multidisciplinary teams delivering air quality improvements across Canada. You’ll contribute to air quality assessments and dispersion modelling, analyze emissions and baseline conditions, and help develop mitigation and monitoring strategies. The role includes fieldwork to deploy and collect data using air pollution and meteorological monitoring instruments, plus preparing technical reports and regulatory submissions. Collaborate in a safety-first environment while using tools like GIS and programming for analysis.

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Junior Air Quality Specialist

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Job Summary

Support multidisciplinary teams delivering air quality improvements across Canada. You’ll contribute to air quality assessments and dispersion modelling, analyze emissions and baseline conditions, and help develop mitigation and monitoring strategies. The role includes fieldwork to deploy and collect data using air pollution and meteorological monitoring instruments, plus preparing technical reports and regulatory submissions. Collaborate in a safety-first environment while using tools like GIS and programming for analysis.
Location: Vancouver
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Contribute to air quality assessments and dispersion modelling (e.g., CALPUFF, AERMOD) for industrial, commercial, and regional airshed projects.
  • •Support emissions, baseline conditions, and predicted impact analysis to inform mitigation and monitoring strategies.
  • •Conduct fieldwork (approximately 30% annually, up to 50% seasonally), including site visits, equipment deployment, and data collection.
  • •Operate, calibrate, maintain, and audit air pollution and meteorological monitoring instruments.
  • •Prepare sections of technical reports and regulatory submissions for environmental assessments and approvals.
Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

  • •Degree or diploma in atmospheric sciences, environmental science, or chemical/mechanical/environmental engineering (or related).
  • •1 year of experience in environmental consulting or air quality–related work (internships and co-ops count).
  • •Familiarity with emissions inventories, dispersion modelling, regulatory frameworks, or impact assessments.
  • •Aptitude with instrumentation, electronics, and standard hand tools.
  • •Valid Class 5 driver’s license with no restrictions.
Experience:Environmental consultingAir qualityEnvironmental impact assessmentsRegulatory submissions
Education:Bachelor's in Atmospheric sciences; environmental science; chemical/mechanical/environmental engineering (or related)
Skills:InitiativeAttention to detailCan-do attitude
Licenses:Class 5 driver’s license
Tech Stack:CALPUFFAERMODGISLinuxRPythonFortranMySQLPHPEmissions inventories

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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