Environmental Department Head
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
The salary for this role is between $160,000.00 to $180,000.00a nnually. · Full-time
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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
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.
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
- 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
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.
More about this job
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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Categories
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Science & Research
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