Environmental Auditor

AET Group is currently seeking a dynamic candidate, with a friendly and professional attitude, to fill the position of Environmental Auditor, and provide environmental health and safety auditing and consulting services on a permanent full-time basis.

AET Group is a multi-disciplinary environmental consulting, auditing and scientific services company providing professional services to the built and natural environments in the following core service areas: Solid Waste Management, Environmental Compliance & Management, Environmental Mitigation & Monitoring, Water Resources, Environmental Audits, Energy Management, Air Quality & Climate Change, Natural Sciences, GHG Accounting, Sustainability, and Building Sciences.  Headquartered in Kitchener Ontario, AET provides services across Canada and the United States. AET is looking for dedicated, skilled, and knowledgeable people to complement our current team.

Brief Description:

The position, reporting directly to the Director of Environmental Services, entails delivering environmental health and safety auditing, consulting, and associated responsibilities. The role involves a combination of field and office work. The selected candidate will operate from AET’s office in Cambridge, Ontario, with regular travel required for conducting audits. Travel for audits will extend beyond the region and province.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule and perform audits of regulatory compliance and various standards and programs including ISO 14001 EMS, ISO 45001, Drinking Water QMS and Integrated Pest Management.
• Perform remote desk audits and onsite audits to ensure regulatory compliance and standard and/or program requirements have been met.
• Prepare audit plans.
• Conduct audits to determine compliance to applicable regulations, standards, and programs by interviewing client staff at all levels, reviewing documents and records, conduct site visits to assess facilities and operational procedures and drawing conclusions on compliance including documenting findings.
• Lead opening and closing meetings, including verbal presentation of findings to client and preparation of audit reports.
• Follow-up on non-conformances.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Certification as an Environmental Management System Lead Auditor – EP(EMSLA), with regular certification renewal
• University Degree or College Diploma in Environmental or related field
• 2-5 years previous related experience in environmental auditing field
• Working knowledge of environmental, health and safety management system standards, Canadian environmental legislation, and applicable guidelines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite software
• Attention to detail in both written output and audit findings
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, including proactively identifying problems and working with team members to develop solutions
• Effective and adaptive process understanding
• Timely preparation of reports and other client deliverables
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and resourceful
• Problem solving, organizational and time management skills
• Must hold a valid driver’s license

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Certification as an Environmental Compliance Auditor – EP (CEA)
• Certification or working experience in ISO 45001, ISO 9001 and ISO 50001
• Working knowledge of Environmental Compliance Auditing Standard CSA Z773:17
• Technical competence and understanding of multiple environmental specialties, such as drinking water quality, integrated pest management, power generation, and industrial processes
• Working experience or knowledge of BOMA Best Certification
• Experience with sustainability auditing and ESG development and auditing

Competencies:

• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

About us:

AET Group is an environmental consultancy firm committed to our ecological, financial, and social responsibilities, working together collaboratively to find innovative solutions that work and remembering that underneath it all, we’re human beings working with other human beings to make a difference both locally and globally.

Founded in 1998 with a focus on waste services, we have diversified over the past 25 years to provide environmental consulting, auditing, and scientific services to the built and natural environments in 12 core practice areas: air, compliance, building sciences, mitigation, GHG, waste, sustainability, audits, water, management systems, home flood protection and energy. Our emphasis at AET has been sustainable solutions – as a service to clients, throughout our own operations and day-to-day practices.

Why AET?

It is the AET team and company culture that sets us apart from other companies. AET strives to foster a culture of collaboration and respect, while providing a safe working environment and providing superior service. Employees at AET are highly motivated and value honesty, openness, and integrity, while displaying a strong commitment to the environment.

• Sustainability culture throughout company.
• Competitive comprehensive remuneration.
• Paid training and career development opportunities.
• Professional membership reimbursement.
• Savings and retirement plan; eligibility to participate in deferred profit-sharing plan.
• Health benefits plan, including health spending account, wellness program, and employee assistance program.
• Education Scholarship Program.
• Sustainable Transportation Program.
• Staff Relocation Assistance Program.
• Volunteering Program.

AET Inc. is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview, please advise us if you require accommodation.