Senior Project Coordinator – Solid Waste Management

Overview

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Réalis is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator – Solid Waste Management to play a central and structuring role in the delivery of complex solid waste management, waste valorization, circular economy and environmental infrastructure projects. This position is intended for a senior professional acting as a technical and strategic integrator, supporting the realization of feasibility studies, regulatory positioning, technology assessments and complex decision‑making across waste management systems.

The role is highly transversal and involves close collaboration with internal technical teams, clients, regulators, and external stakeholders. Projects are delivered to municipal, public, and parapublic clients, as well as Indigenous communities, industrial and mining environments, and northern or remote regions across Canada.

• Coordinate and structure projects across all solid waste management streams for municipal, public, parapublic, institutional and industrial clients;
• Act as a technical integrator between engineering, environmental, regulatory and operational components;
• Support and frame feasibility studies, scenario development and comparative technology analyses;
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and ensure consistency, quality and alignment of deliverables;
• Develop and manage project schedules, interfaces and dependencies;
• Support projects involving composting, anaerobic digestion, Waste‑to‑Energy, ecocentres, treatment facilities and residual waste systems;
• Support, when required, the preparation, integration and submission of ministerial and regulatory authorizations;
• Act as a key interface between internal teams, clients and regulatory authorities;
• Contribute to the preparation of service proposals, including technical approaches, methodologies, level‑of‑effort assessments and fee estimates;
• Support business development activities, particularly for municipal, public and parapublic clients;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal practices in solid waste management and environmental project delivery;
• Support pragmatic, implementable and context‑appropriate solutions adapted to field realities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (civil, mechanical, environmental, chemical or related discipline);
• Registered Professional Engineer (OIQ);
• 10 to 15+ years of relevant experience in solid waste management, environmental infrastructure or related fields;
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, multidisciplinary projects;
• Strong exposure to municipal, public, parapublic and institutional sectors;
• Experience in industrial, mining, northern, remote or Indigenous contexts considered a strong asset;
• Solid understanding of regulatory, operational and social acceptability issues associated to waste management;
• Ability to act as a trusted technical and coordination reference for clients and internal teams;
• Strong professional judgment, autonomy and structuring skills;
• Excellent communication and coordination abilities;
• Availability for occasional travel;
• Fluency in English in addition to French (required for collaboration outside Quebec).

Competitive compensation, employee recognition, flexible benefits, professional development opportunities and a hybrid working culture with generous time‑off policies.