Didi Grimes

Experience

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  Aquatic Ecosystem Health Laboratory, Queen's University

  May 2007 - May 2008

  Research Assistant

  Environmental sampling, gill and seine netting for fish capture, sampling of archived Ichthyology collections, wildlife and fish biology, water quality assessments, care and maintenance of fish, dissection of fish and tissue removal, sample preparation for Metal Analyses

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  Gananoque Environmental Sciences and Engineering Conference

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2008

  Talk Presenter

  Allen, D., Mislan, P., Poulopoulos, J., and L. Campbell. “Assessment of Bioaccumulation Trends of Ten Elements in a Lake Simcoe Pelagic Food Web.” 2008. Sole presenter on group behalf at the Gananoque Environmental Sciences and Engineering Conference.

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  SNC-Lavalin

  Oct 2012 - Sept 2023

  Didi provides leadership, project management, and strong technical skills on a wide variety of investigation and remediation projects in Canada. She has a reputation for excellent communication and collaboration skills, building teams with expert professionals and mentoring junior professionals and new grads. Projects include large >$500K program management, budgeting, tender document creation, request for proposal preparation, and technical oversight. Projects include Phase I/Phase II investigations, DSI/PSI and in situ and ex situ remediations for land parcels and water lot investigations. She is a Professional Agrologist and is based in Nanaimo, BC. Show less Project work has included site assessments for federal, provincial, and private clients including fuelling facility decommissioning, underground storage tank removals, soil and groundwater remediation and assisting with human health and ecological risk assessments, which have included collection of several media types such as soil, soil vapour, groundwater, surface water, sediments (both marine and fresh waterbodies), and vegetation / tissue (animal and plant). Her work has contributed to several Ministry of Environment submissions for numerical and risk-based Certificates of Compliance as well as Site determinations. Show less

  • Project Manager/ Operations Manager

    Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Project Scientist

    Oct 2012 - Aug 2022
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  AtkinsRéalis

  Sept 2023 - now

  Team Lead - Site Assessment & Remediation

  In addition to Project Management and technical oversight, Didi manages a team of skilled professionals and engineers supporting environmental investigation and consulting services in southern Ontario. She continues to support work across Canada with a wide portfolio of projects specializing in federal properties in Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon. She values collaboration, innovation and diversity, and provides exceptional client care by building strong relationships based on integrity and focused on results. Show less