Put your environmental expertise into action on complex, real-world projects. R.J. MacIsaac Construction Limited (RJMI) is seeking an Environmental Engineer/EIT to help drive the environmental aspects of marine and industrial recycling and demolition projects. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to work across environmental compliance, monitoring, and on-site implementation while building your expertise in a dynamic project environment.

The successful candidate will support and, where appropriate, lead the planning, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of RJMI’s environmental programs and related initiatives. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders - including site and operations teams, clients, regulators, consultants, contractors, laboratories, and service providers, the Environmental Engineer/EIT will provide environmental guidance across marine demolition, construction, recycling, and heavy industrial work to ensure compliance with legislation, permits, approvals, client expectations, and company protocols while promoting environmental stewardship and knowledge sharing.

About RJMI

At RJMI you’re joining a team that takes on unique marine projects and strives to set a higher bar for environmental responsibility in the industry. From major marine infrastructure builds to responsible ship and asset recycling, the work is varied, practical, and hands-on-ideal for people who want to see tangible results and be proud of the impact.

For over 50 years, we’ve built our reputation through responsible ship recycling, marine construction, and demolition services-delivering complex, high-impact projects across Atlantic Canada.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Vice President, the Environmental Engineer/EIT will support and lead environmental activities across marine and heavy industrial work. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

- Champion environmental stewardship, compliance, and continuous improvement across operations and sites
- Support the implementation and communication of environmental programs, procedures, policies, and systems
- Monitor activities for compliance with local, provincial, and federal legislation, permits, approvals, Industrial Approval conditions, client requirements, and company protocols
- Conduct environmental inspections, audits, assessments, monitoring, and air, water, soil, and hazardous-material sampling; analyze results and recommend corrective or preventative actions
- Maintain environmental records and prepare technical reports, regulatory submissions, permits, assessments, and other required documentation
- Manage environmental incidents, spill response, investigations, corrective actions, stakeholder communications, and reporting requirements
- Support waste and hazardous materials programs, including tracking, reporting, compliance activities, and Inventory of Hazardous Materials confirmation and demarcation, where applicable
- Coordinate environmental consultants, contractors, laboratories, service providers, and regulators
- Deliver environmental orientations, training, awareness initiatives,



and ongoing guidance to employees, site teams, and leadership
- Participate in planning and site coordination meetings to provide environmental input, identify risks, and support informed decision-making
- Track environmental performance and trends and support corrective, preventative, and operational improvement initiatives
- Provide technical environmental guidance for investigations, permitting, approvals, regulatory matters, and environmental assessments
- Support or act as a Qualified Person, where appropriately designated and authorized, for environmental assessments, reporting, and regulatory submissions
- Other responsibilities, as may be assigned

What you’ll bring

The successful candidate will bring a strong engineering foundation, relevant field experience, and an interest in applying their technical expertise to environmental compliance and project delivery. You’ll bring sound judgement, robust communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across office, site, and industrial environments.

Qualifications & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in environmental, civil, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation, or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) actively working toward professional licensure
- Qualified Person (QP) designation for environmental reporting in Nova Scotia, or the ability to obtain QP status within a reasonable timeframe
- Relevant field experience in environmental, marine, heavy civil, demolition, industrial construction, or similar environments
- Experience in environmental monitoring, sampling, data collection, and technical reporting, or other transferrable field-based activities
- Knowledge of environmental legislation, permitting processes, approvals, compliance requirements, environmental management, and risk mitigation principles
- Experience supporting environmental programs, projects, or technical workstreams is an asset.
- Experience preparing technical reports, regulatory submissions, assessments, permits, and environmental documentation
- Experience with hazardous materials, waste programs, incident response, investigations, and corrective and preventative actions

Skills & Assets

- Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and documentation skills
- Ability to interpret environmental regulations, technical data, drawings, and project documentation and translate requirements into practical action
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, exercise sound judgment, and work independently and within multidisciplinary teams
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience using technical applications such as AutoCAD, GIS, Microsoft Project, or similar software




- Ability to build effective relationships with employees, leadership, clients, contractors, consultants, laboratories, regulators, and other stakeholders
- Ability and willingness to travel to remote project sites and work across office, field, industrial construction, and demolition environments

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to build your career while working alongside an experience operations team on unique marine, recycling, demolition, and industrial projects. Based on-site in Sheet Harbour, the role combines hands-on project exposure, professional growth, and the opportunity to expand your environmental and technical expertise, supported by a competitive total rewards package.

- Comprehensive Benefits: Group benefits including life and AD&D; insurance, long-term disability, extended health, dental, vision, EAP, virtual health and telemedical care
- Vacation: Vacation entitlement above minimum statutory requirements.
- Competitive Compensation: Commensurate with education, skills, experience and qualifications.
- Company Housing: Company-paid shared housing options may be available during the workweek to support the location requirements of the role.
- Professional Development: Company-paid annual dues for required professional licenses and designations, with opportunities for additional training and development support.
- Career Growth: Opportunity to expand your technical expertise and take on greater responsibility within environmental programs.
- Work Schedule: Hours will generally be Monday to Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 7:00 a.m., to 4:00 p.m., aligned with operational hours. Additional hours may be required based on project and operational needs.

Work will be primarily based in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia at RJMI’s site in the Port of Sheet Harbour, but may require travel across the region based on the nature of active projects.

We value diversity and what it brings to our teams and overall client experiences. We believe Indigenous communities are important partners; and are committed to enhancing relationships with Indigenous peoples and communities. We’re committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate and those we serve. We are actively recruiting individuals who self identify as an Indigenous person to join our team.

We encourage and consider applications from all qualified individuals and consider candidates without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, country of origin, or disability. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

We appreciate all expressed interest in this position; however, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sheet Harbour, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Environmental Engineer/EIT (Sheet Harbour)
🏢 R.J. MacIsaac Construction
📍 Sheet Harbour