Senior Technical Lead, Excess Soil & Infrastructure

Senior Technical Lead, Excess Soil & Infrastructure

Environmental Due Diligence & Remediation – Land Development

GTA and Southwestern Ontario

Annual Salary Range: CAD $130,000–$160,000

Looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? Join Pinchin’s Land Development team and help shape sustainable solutions across the GTA and Southwestern Ontario.

Pinchin makes buildings and environments better. We are a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with offices across North America. Our teams bring together expertise in environmental services, compliance, building science and resiliency, occupational health and safety, sustainability, and engineering. We help clients create safe, healthy, and higher-performing places through solutions that reflect innovation, care, and deep technical insight.

At Pinchin, we empower our people to uphold unwavering principles and work with purpose to create better outcomes for our clients, communities, and environments.

Pinchin is looking for an accomplished and industry-recognized Senior Technical Lead, Excess Soil & Infrastructure to provide senior technical leadership within our Environmental Due Diligence & Remediation – Land Development team. The role will focus on regulatory compliance, technical quality, and complex project delivery for development and infrastructure assignments across the GTA and Southwestern Ontario. We offer flexible work options, including hybrid or fully remote arrangements, so you can thrive while making a meaningful impact.

Role Overview

As a Senior Technical Lead at Pinchin, you will be a trusted senior technical resource and technical leader responsible for complex Excess Soil, infrastructure, and Record of Site Condition assignments, as well as the technical development of RFP responses. Your leadership will strengthen technical quality, regulatory compliance, consistency, and practical problem-solving, supporting successful project outcomes that protect our clients, communities, and the environment.

In this role, you will help shape and advance Pinchin’s excess soil practice by establishing and applying technical standards, providing QPESA oversight, leading complex and high-risk project delivery, and mentoring project and operational teams. You will work closely with Operations Managers, Business Unit Leaders, Technical Managers, and senior reviewers to resolve complex issues, promote consistent practices, and advance technical excellence. You will also contribute to growth with client confidence, supporting strategic pursuits, strengthening client relationships and advancing business development opportunities.

Your Impact as Senior Technical Lead

• Technical Leadership, Standards & Continuous Improvement: Serve as a senior technical authority for Excess Soil, infrastructure, and Record of Site Condition work. Develop, interpret, and promote consistent technical approaches, tools, templates, and quality expectations across the practice. Apply lessons learned and recommend technical, quality, and delivery improvements to Operations Managers, Business Unit Leaders, and Technical Managers.
• QPESA & Regulatory Oversight: Provide senior interpretation of Ontario Regulation 406/19, the Excess Soil Rules, Ontario Regulation 153/04, and related guidance. Advise project teams on RPRA registration and tracking requirements, soil reuse planning, receiving-site selection and due diligence, and compliance strategy. Identify regulatory and professional-practice risks and establish defensible paths forward.
• Complex Project Leadership: Lead the technical strategy, planning, and delivery of complex, high-risk, or strategically important Excess Soil and infrastructure assignments, including major transit, highway, redevelopment, land development, and other public-sector projects. Provide clear technical direction, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, resolve critical issues, and maintain accountability for defensible outcomes.
• Technical Review & Quality: Review proposals, work plans, technical reports, and regulatory submissions for accuracy, consistency, constructability, and compliance. Coordinate with Technical Managers and senior reviewers to strengthen quality control and reduce technical and regulatory risk.
• Prepare & Certify Documentation: Oversee, prepare, review, and certify key regulatory documents, including APUs, SAPs, SCRs, and ESDARs, in accordance with the Excess Soil Rules and Ontario Regulation 406/19.
• Mentoring & Technical Development: Coach junior, intermediate, and senior staff; collaborate with Pinchin’s National Practice Leaders to provide formal technical training seminars and other thought leadership; support QPESA development; and build consistent technical capability across offices and project teams.
• RFP, Client & Business Development Support: Lead the technical development of complex RFP responses and strategic pursuits, shaping bid strategy, scope, methodology, assumptions, risk allocation, team inputs, pricing inputs, and technical presentations. Serve as the senior technical representative in key client meetings and interviews, help strengthen client relationships, identify and advance relevant opportunities, and support targeted business development activities.

What You’ll Bring to Pinchin

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with sound professional judgment, curiosity, and accountability. You are recognized as a trusted technical resource, can communicate complex regulatory issues clearly, and are effective at guiding multidisciplinary teams toward practical, defensible solutions. You build client confidence through technical credibility while remaining collaborative, hands-on, and focused on quality.

• Proven track record, demonstrated through at least 10 years of progressively responsible Ontario environmental consulting experience, leading complex, multi-stakeholder Excess Soil, infrastructure, and RSC assignments from scoping through regulatory close-out. This must include acting as a QPESA and overseeing or certifying APUs, SAPs, SCRs, and ESDARs for major transit, highway, redevelopment, or land development projects, with demonstrated success achieving defensible regulatory outcomes, resolving complex soil-management issues, and delivering work against scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Earth Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
• A professional designation (P.Geo., P.Eng., or LET) and QPESA qualification are required.
• Advanced knowledge of Ontario Regulation 406/19, the Excess Soil Rules, Ontario Regulation 153/04, and associated sampling, characterization, documentation, reporting, RPRA registration and tracking, soil reuse planning, and receiving-site due diligence requirements.
• Experience mentoring technical staff, developing guidance or training, and improving quality and consistency across project teams.
• Proven experience leading the technical development of complex RFP responses and strategic pursuits for Excess Soil and infrastructure assignments, including bid strategy, scope, methodology, risk, multidisciplinary coordination, and client presentations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook, and Microsoft Project.
• Valid driver’s licence and insurance (travel expenses reimbursed).
• Excellent technical writing, communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

For Current Employees

Current employees are encouraged to speak with their HR Advisor for information on the application process.

Compensation and Assessment

Pay ranges are listed as required by law. Final compensation reflects each candidate’s education, experience, qualifications, and work location.

As part of our recruitment process, we use AI technology to support a fair and consistent evaluation of all applicants.

What makes Pinchin different?

Pinchin offers competitive compensation, extended coverage from day one, an RRSP Matching Program, annual bonuses, and flexible work options. What sets us apart is our commitment to people and purpose: you will join a supportive team that values curiosity, integrity, and learning; work alongside subject matter experts through expert-led problem-solving networks; mentor talented professionals; and continue developing your senior technical expertise while advancing quality and consistency across the practice.

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Additional Information

• Some positions may involve online testing during the recruitment process.
• Depending on the assignment, clients may require government security screening, criminal record verification, or periodic drug and alcohol testing. Preference may be given to candidates who can efficiently qualify for the required government security clearances, including verification of background information and Canadian residency over the previous five years.
• No agency phone calls,
• We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are committed to employment practices that support a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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