Who Can Apply?
Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range
$80,886 - $105,152

Employment Status
Continuing

Flexible Work Option
Hybrid (3 days/week)

Term Length
Security Level
Secret

Language Requirement
English Essential

Closing Date
14/08/2026

Country
Canada

DCC is a dynamic and fast-paced Crown corporation whose clients include the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence. We are currently seeking enthusiastic and motivated environmental professionals to join our Halifax-based DCC team. As the successful candidate, you will support the delivery of programs across one or more of our environmental practice areas by providing environmental services, including technical advice, guidance and recommendations, to the Client-Partners on typically, moderate complexity, scope and/or risk projects. These services can be provided through in-house resources or third-party contracts. The incumbent prepares technical documents, reviews deliverables, assists in the procurement process, oversees contractor and consultant activities, and coordinates project activities to ensure overall requirements are met on time, within scope and on budget.

This current opportunity is seeking expertise in one or more of the following key environmental practice areas:

Contaminated Sites (CSites)

Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)

Environmental Assessments

Natural Resources/Biological Services

Greening & Sustainability

Additional information on Environmental Services at DCC is available on your website at Environmental Services - Defence Construction Canada (dcc-cdc.gc.ca).

Primary

Conduct and coordinate environmental work on a wide variety of projects to monitor compliance with legal and other requirements

Provide environmental technical support for and/or lead contract initiation and management

Prepare environmental reports to meet Client-Partner requirements

Provide input to ensure the service level arrangement deliverables are met and work is completed on time and on budget

Review and/or peer review environmental reports, statements of work and cost estimates

Provide overall project management services to ensure deliverables are provided on time, within scope and on budget

Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders

Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations

Other

Develop environmental procedures, policies and directives

Conduct quality control procedures for service level arrangements and deliverables

Support and/or lead business development activities

Manage risk

Other duties as assigned

General and Specific Knowledge

Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in environmental sciences and environmental engineering

Project and risk management principles

Health and safety management

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience





Minimum: college diploma in biology, environment sciences, environmental engineering or related field with four years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent

Preferred: university degree in environmental science, environmental engineering or related field and/or specialized knowledge, training and certification (as applicable) in one or more environmental services practice area

Abilities

Use applicable computer software and operating systems

Create databases

Apply project and risk management techniques

Development and Leadership

Provide functional advice and guidance to employees and to Client-Partners

Working Conditions

Typical office environment with occasional travel

Some work may be located on environmental or construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

Check Out Your Benefits
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your Package Includes
Health and Wellness

100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums

$400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership

$2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage

Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance

Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program

Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks

Versatile workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

Public-service pension

Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process . Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications,



criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening .

Required
The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

criminal record checks

reference checks

previous employment

open source checks

credit/financial status

DCC’s Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!
Roles at DCC will require security at various levels including Reliability, Secret, Top Secret and for Canadian Eyes Only (proof of Citizenship required). While we welcome applications to our roles who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information, selection will depend on the specific role’s requirements.

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community.

DCC’s goal is to provide barrier-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email [email protected] .

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📌 Coordinator, Environmental Services (Nova Scotia)
🏢 Defence Construction Canada
📍 Nova Scotia