Environmental Manager

The Miller Group; Markham; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Miller Group is seeking an Environmental Manager to lead environmental strategy and governance across all divisions. This role drives enterprise-wide standards, partners with operations, and advances sustainability programs including carbon reduction.

You will oversee EMS, regulatory compliance, and industrial hygiene while reporting to senior leadership. With 8–12 years in environmental management and 3–5 years in leadership, you will shape compliance frameworks, risk mitigations, and

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related field.
• 8–12 years of progressive environmental management experience.
• 3–5 years in leadership or program management roles.
• Experience developing environmental management systems and compliance programs.
• Experience managing regulatory compliance at multiple government levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of environmental strategies, programs, and policies.
• Oversee EMS implementation across all operating divisions.
• Ensure compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal environmental requirements.
• Manage audits, inspections, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Provide reporting on environmental performance and risk to senior leadership.
• Influence sustainability initiatives and carbon reduction programs across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

EMS governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related

Tools

EMS software

Job description

Role Purpose

The Environmental Manager is responsible for leading and advancing environmental strategy, governance, and compliance across all divisions of The Miller Group. This role provides leadership in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of corporate environmental programs and ensures alignment with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.

Role Purpose

The Environmental Manager is responsible for leading and advancing environmental strategy, governance, and compliance across all divisions of The Miller Group. This role provides leadership in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of corporate environmental programs and ensures alignment with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The Environmental Manager drives environmental performance across the business by establishing enterprise-wide standards, fostering a culture of environmental stewardship, and partnering with operational leaders to proactively manage environmental risks and opportunities. The position provides strategic oversight of the Environmental Management System (EMS), Colas corporate initiatives, regulatory compliance, project environmental management, and industrial hygiene. This role also supports sustainability initiatives and carbon reduction programs while influencing business decisions that support operational excellence and long-term environmental sustainability.

Main Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership, Planning & Program Governance
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of environmental strategies, programs, and policies across all operating divisions.
• Establish and govern enterprise-wide environmental management frameworks aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and sustainability commitments.
• Provide strategic oversight of environmental assessments, management plans, risk mitigation initiatives, and environmental planning for construction and operational activities.
• Lead the implementation and continuous enhancement of The Miller Group's Environmental Management System (EMS), ensuring consistency across all business units.
• Support carbon reduction and sustainability initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve environmental performance and reduce organizational impact.
• Develop environmental objectives, KPIs, and action plans to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Monitor environmental trends, emerging legislation, and industry best practices to ensure proactive program adaptation.
• Oversee environmental project planning, resource allocation, prioritization, and team development to support business growth and operational needs.
• Compliance, Risk Management & Reporting
• Provide enterprise-wide accountability for environmental compliance across all operations, ensuring adherence to municipal, provincial, federal, and corporate requirements.
• Develop and maintain compliance assurance programs, including auditing, monitoring, corrective action, and governance processes.
• Lead environmental auditing activities and all aspects of industrial hygiene management, ensuring timely identification and mitigation of risks.
• Oversee environmental reporting, permitting, regulatory submissions, greenhouse gas reporting, and carbon performance measurement.
• Serve as the escalation point for significant environmental incidents, ensuring thorough investigation, corrective action, and executive reporting.
• Monitor environmental performance, compliance obligations, and action plans while providing regular updates and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Organizational Influence
• Serve as the principal environmental advisor to senior leaders, operational teams, and corporate stakeholders.
• Build strategic partnerships across the business to align environmental priorities with operational and organizational objectives.
• Represent The Miller Group with regulatory agencies, industry associations, customers, and external stakeholders on environmental matters.
• Lead environmental awareness, training, and capability-building initiatives to strengthen environmental ownership across the organization.
• Influence business decisions through expert guidance on environmental risk, sustainability, regulatory developments, and emerging opportunities.
• Drive alignment across The Miller Group, Colas Canada, Colas SA, and subsidiary organizations to ensure consistency in environmental practices, reporting, and performance standards.
• Promote a culture of environmental responsibility, operational excellence, and continuous improvement through executive reporting, stakeholder engagement, and organizational leadership

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Sustainability, Natural Resources Management, Geography, or a related discipline.
• 8-12 years of progressive environmental management experience, preferably within construction, infrastructure, aggregates, heavy civil, manufacturing, or industrial environments.
• Minimum 3-5 years in a leadership, supervisory, or program management capacity.
• Experience developing and implementing environmental management systems and compliance programs.
• Demonstrated experience managing regulatory compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal environmental legislation.
• Experience conducting environmental audits, inspections, incident investigations, and corrective action planning.
• Experience supporting large-scale operational or construction projects with environmental planning and risk mitigation.
• Experience leading environmental programs across multiple business units or geographic regions preferred
• Experience managing direct reports and developing environmental professionals preferred
• Experience preparing and presenting environmental performance metrics and risk assessments to senior leadership preferred
• Experience leading corporate sustainability, carbon reduction, or ESG initiatives preferred
• Experience working within a matrixed or multinational organization preferred

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $101,600 to $127,000. Salary ranges take into account the skills, knowledge and experience of the successful candidate.

Profile

Typically requires a bachelor's degree and at least 8-10 years of experience.

Miller is proud to provide this unique career opportunity, we offer continuous learning, opportunity for growth, and a competitive compensation package. At our core; we are our people. We succeed because we respect our people and invest in their development, safety and well-being. Miller is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion are key attributes to building greatness. Miller's core values of Integrity and Community welcomes everyone, at work and in the community, and our value of Accountability, means that we own our actions, our decisions and our results. As a Miller employee, this will ultimately be your commitment to our inclusive culture.

We will contact candidates selected for an interview. Accommodation for applications with disabilities will be made during the recruitment process when requested.