Over the last couple of years, myself and several colleagues of my generation (i.e. older but certainly not ancient) have been discussing and contemplating retirement. For those working in government and some larger companies; it’s fairly simple – reach a certain age or years of service
AESAC is pleased to present a series of guest blogs, reprinted with the courtesy of one of my colleagues, exploring the interesting topic of witching and dowsing. The Witching Hour By: Colin Kelly, P. Geo., QPESA When there are no clues around, witching for underground utilities (or anything else,
AESAC is pleased to present a series of guest blogs, reprinted with the courtesy of one of our colleagues, exploring the interesting topic of witching and dowsing: The Witching Hour By: Colin Kelly, P. Geo., QPESA So, the ideomotor response is the mechanism that causes the witching sticks to
AESAC is pleased to present a series of guest blogs, reprinted with the courtesy of one of our colleagues, exploring the interesting topic of witching and dowsing: The Witching Hour By: Colin Kelly, P. Geo., QPESA As a groundwater expert, I occasionally get asked if “witching”
I recently had a potential client request a quote for an “Environmental Review” for a property purchase that was due to close in a few days. They didn’t know exactly what they needed, and only just realized that they needed to satisfy a condition of their purchase agreement that
Following up on my last couple of blogs about ‘hard’ (technical) versus ‘soft’ (people) skills for junior and intermediate-level job seekers in environmental consulting, I found out some interesting things in my survey of a few senior colleagues. Hopefully, these findings and
Last month I reviewed some of the technical skills most sought by employers in the environmental consulting field, specifically for environmental site assessment and remediation. Based on my discussions with colleagues in ownership and senior management positions there were some common
This month I will discuss some of the skills most sought by employers in the environmental consulting field, specifically environmental site assessment and remediation. I surveyed a few colleagues in ownership and senior management positions to see what skill sets they are looking for in potential
For your holiday enjoyment, here is a make believe interview for a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for a remote industrial property somewhere near the North Pole… Assessor: Can you tell me the purpose of this Phase One ESA? Client: Everyone is saying we will be getting a
With AESAC’s fall training course schedule underway, it’s good time to talk about one of the key components for achieving AESAC’s Certified Environmental Site Assessor (CESA) designation – submission of a Phase I ESA report for Certification review. In addition to meeting
