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Location:
CA
- Burnaby, BC
- 3292 Production W Compensation: CAD 130,000
- CAD 170,000
- yearly Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in excellent demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators,



program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a
Risk Assessment Discipline Lead
to join our Canada Remediation team. This leadership role is responsible for driving technical excellence, innovation, and consistency in human health and ecological risk assessment practices across projects in Canada. You will serve as a subject matter expert, mentor junior and senior staff, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, defensible risk assessments that support site remediation and regulatory compliance.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a
Risk Assessment Discipline Lead
to join our Canada Remediation team. This leadership role is responsible for driving technical excellence, innovation, and consistency in human health and ecological risk assessment practices across projects in Canada. You will serve as a subject matter expert, mentor junior and senior staff, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, defensible risk assessments that support site remediation and regulatory compliance.
Team Leadership and Growth Build and mentor a high-performing team of technical staff across multiple Canada offices. Provide coaching, training,



and leadership for junior, mid-level and senior risk assessors. Foster cross-functional teamwork, ensuring alignment between toxicologists, ecologists, biologists, project managers, remediation engineers, and other stakeholders. Drive professional development within team. Promote collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence across projects. Provide strategic proposals and budgets in support of risk assessment tasks for new work opportunities. Drive professional development within team. Project Delivery & Management Lead full lifecycle project delivery—from preliminary screening to complete risk assessment. Manage budgets, schedules, resources, and client communications. Ensure quality and compliance with regulatory and environmental standards. Translate complex risk findings into clear, actionable communication for regulators, clients, and internal stakeholders. Execution and reporting of Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments for a variety of client types for risk-based management of contaminated sites across Canada. Execution and reporting of Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments for new Canadian projects subject to environment impact assessment legislation, and support as expert witness in the approval process. Work with AECOM project managers and Canadian Risk Assessment Team to develop site-specific risk management strategies that will include the development of both technical approach and estimating costs. Regularly communicate with regulators, clients, and other AECOM technical staff/project managers. Technical Expertise Have demonstrated knowledge and competencies in risk assessment as it relates to human health including First Nations, ecological health, air,

📌 Risk Assessment Discipline Lead (Burnaby)
🏢 AECOM
📍 Burnaby