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The Opportunity

Build the Future with Us – Join our Environmental Management team as a Principal Consultant - Air Quality in our Vancouver, BC office. 

Bring your technical expertise, client relationships and consulting leadership to a role where you can help shape the growth and direction of our air quality practice across British Columbia, Yukon and Western Canada. You’ll work with scientists, engineers and other environmental professionals to help clients address complex air quality challenges, navigate regulatory approvals and improve environmental performance.

This role combines technical leadership and project direction with business development, client advisory services and mentoring. You’ll lead significant assignments, develop new and existing client relationships, and strengthen our team’s capabilities while remaining actively involved in technical problem-solving and project delivery.

We welcome experienced scientists and engineers with a demonstrated record of delivering successful air quality projects and developing consulting business. Whether your strengths lie in technical leadership, client development or a combination of both, you’ll have the opportunity to build on them with the support of WSP’s regional and national network of specialists.

Your Impact

• Lead strategic business development initiatives by identifying emerging client needs, cultivating key opportunities, securing major pursuits, and growing a sustainable portfolio of air quality and environmental consulting services.

• Serve as a senior trusted advisor to clients, building executive-level relationships and providing strategic guidance on complex operational, regulatory, environmental, permitting and sustainability challenges.

• Provide technical and project leadership for complex, high-profile air quality assignments, acting as Project Director, senior technical authority or client account lead, with overall accountability for technical excellence, client satisfaction and successful project outcomes.

• Define and oversee technical strategies for air quality assessments, including emissions inventories, dispersion modelling, baseline studies and impact assessments, ensuring approaches are scientifically sound, fit-for-purpose and aligned with regulatory and client requirements.