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Full-time
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Registered Project Electrical Engineer - Power Generation
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KGS Group

Environmental Department Head

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Pay: The salary for this role is between $160,000.00 to $180,000.00a nnually.
Job type: Full-time
Apply by: Oct 31, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 1, 2026

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Job Title: Environmental Department Head

Department: Environmental

Job Location: Vancouver

Req Id: 604

Posting Start Date: 10/1/26

Job Description

About Us

We are an employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm serving clients across North America and beyond. Our team of engineers, scientists, technologists and support staff is dedicated to excellence in engineering and project management.

We believe a commitment to lasting relationships is just as critical as the expertise applied in our work. To us that means we put our people first. From professional development opportunities to an open, flexible and collaborative work environment, a career at KGS is like no other.

Working with us means you’ll be part of some of the most interesting projects across Canada, the U.S. and beyond. We believe we set our own boundaries by what we’re willing to attempt and strive to push the limit on what’s possible. That’s the KGS way.

The Role

We are looking for an Environmental Department Head to join our Environmental team in our Vancouver office. In this role you will lead, develop, manage and motivate an emerging team of engineers, technicians and scientists with a focus on all aspects of environmental scopes of work for clients in various industries and markets. The successful candidate will have the freedom and flexibility to continue to grow the team based in Vancouver. Successful candidate experience should include environmental engineering services involving, but not necessarily limited to site assessment, remediation and risk management; hydrogeology and hydrogeological engineering; emergency response; demolition and hazardous building materials assessment; solid waste management; and/or geothermal applications.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, develop, manage, and motivate an emerging team of engineers, technicians and scientists with a focus on environmental work
Produce, supervise, and manage engineering deliverables on a variety of projects
Track and manage key performance metrics for the department including, but not limited to, win ratio on proposals, revenue, chargeability and client satisfaction
Evaluate the department needs on an ongoing basis and make recommendations for recruitment and retention and participate in recruitment opportunities as they arise
Participate in business development activities, including assessing Go/No-Go opportunities with the Market Lead and Regional Manager, while leading and writing proposals
Liaise and coordinate with other disciplines within the company to execute projects
Help to maintain strong relationships with clients
Train, coach, supervise, and mentor staff with their career growth and professional development
Coordinate with external consultants and vendors as required to ensure smooth project delivery

About You

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Environmental/Geological Engineering, or equivalent
Registration as a Professional Engineer with EGBC, or equivalent
A minimum of 15 years or more of environmental engineering experience
A minimum of 5 years experience in managing personnel teams
Strong project management, leadership, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and collaborative skills, and ability to provide effective technical mentoring to less experienced engineers
Experience working directly with clients and managing/fostering existing relationships in addition to forming new ones
Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to manage diverse workloads, potentially with conflicting deadlines or priorities
Strong written communication skills and the ability to produce, review, and delegate technical reports, proposals and other forms of non-formal written communication
Entrepreneurial mindset and propensity for business development will be considered a strong asset for this role
Highly proactive with exceptional problem solving/analytical skills
Strong proficiency in Windows and Microsoft Office (excel, word, PowerPoint)
Society of Contaminated Sites Approved Professional is considered an asset but not a requirement

The salary for this role is between $160,000.00 to $180,000.00a nnually.

Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description is a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including candidate’s experience, skills and location. KGS Group is committed to providing a fair, equitable and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.

KGS Group is an employee-owned equal opportunity company offering an excellent total compensation and benefits package for employees.

KGS Group is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, respectful and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all abilities and are committed to providing accommodations, upon request, to ensure full participation in every stage of the recruitment and selection process.

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Responsibilities

Lead and develop the Vancouver environmental team while overseeing engineering deliverables, department performance, recruitment, and staff mentoring. Support business development and proposal writing, maintain client relationships, and coordinate with internal disciplines and external consultants to deliver projects.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, or geological engineering (or equivalent), professional engineer registration with EGBC or equivalent, at least 15 years of environmental engineering experience, and at least five years managing personnel. Candidates should bring strong project, leadership, communication, client relationship, organizational, and technical writing skills; contaminated sites approval is an asset.

Skills

Environmental Engineering
Team Leadership
Project Management
Business Development
Proposal Writing
Staff Recruitment and Retention
Technical Mentoring
Environmental Site Assessment
Remediation
Risk Management
Hydrogeology
Emergency Response
Hazardous Building Materials Assessment
Solid Waste Management
Microsoft Office

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Keywords

Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Geological Engineering
Professional Engineer
EGBC
Environmental Site Assessment
Remediation
Risk Management
Hydrogeology
Hydrogeological Engineering
Emergency Response
Demolition
Hazardous Building Materials
Solid Waste Management
Geothermal Applications
Project Management
Business Development
Proposal Writing
Client Satisfaction
Revenue Management
Chargeability
Win Ratio
Staff Recruitment
Technical Reports
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Society of Contaminated Sites Approved Professional

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