Environmental Planner

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Americas) is seeking a senior environmental consultant to lead environmental planning studies for major power, renewable energy, and mining projects in Ontario. You will manage scope, schedules, budgets, and client relationships while guiding junior staff and ensuring regulatory compliance.

The role requires a post-secondary degree in an environmental discipline and 10+ years in environmental consulting, with strong writing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree specializing in a related technical environmental discipline (environmental science or engineering, ecology, environmental law/policy).
• 10+ years experience in environmental consulting.
• Experience in power/renewables/mining preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication with teams and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental planning studies and approvals for Ontario projects.
• Prepare and review environmental assessment documentation and planning reports.
• Provide strategic guidance on federal, provincial, and municipal environmental legislation and approvals.
• Coordinate environmental permitting with regulatory agencies.
• Support due diligence and environmental constraint analyses for project planning.
• Mentor staff and oversee project teams to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Skills

Strong technical writing

Communication skills

Collaboration

Team player

Travel within Canada

Education

Post-secondary degree in environmental discipline

Job description

Post-secondary degree specializing in a related technical environmental discipline (environmental science or engineering, ecology, environmental law/policy) 10+ years experience in environmental consulting Experience with power, renewable energy, and mining EA’s is strongly preferred Based in Ontario, with flexible location options (Guelph, Markham, Ottawa, Toronto) We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting and overseeing environmental and socio-economic research (primary and secondary source research), managing projects and client relationships, supporting other team members and principals as needed, and working in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with our team on significant power, renewable energy, and mining projects.
• Lead and manage environmental planning studies and approvals for projects throughout Ontario.
• Prepare and review environmental assessment documentation, environmental impact studies, planning reports, and supporting technical reports.
• Provide strategic guidance to staff and clients regarding applicable federal, provincial, and municipal environmental legislation, policies, and approval processes.
• Coordinate environmental permitting and approvals with regulatory agencies.
• Support due diligence and environmental constraints analyses for project planning and development.
• Conducting environmental and socio-economic research including data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Designing and implementing stakeholder/community engagement and communications plans and programs involving various communities (Indigenous and non-Indigenous), private sector companies, governments, non-governmental groups and organizations across Canada.
• Contributing to or leading project proposals and other business development efforts.
• Manage environmental planning projects, including scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, and client communication.
• Working collaboratively with teams of environmental and social scientists and planners, involved in multi-disciplinary impact assessments and strategic planning and policy development assignments.
• Applying creative and critical thinking skills.
• Reviewing and editing other's work and contributing to a supportive mentoring environment.
• Managing quality and coaching staff on the projects that you oversee.
• Efficiently balancing several projects concurrently.
• Travelling within Canada to client meetings and for field research, as needed.
• Understanding Indigenous communities in Canada, with demonstrated lived, work, or educational experience; and Being a strong team player with a willingness to learn, mentor and share.

We want to grow our team around the right people. If you are practical, highly motivated and a team player, we'd love to hear from you.

Working with Us

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, RRSP, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $120,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree specializing in a related technical environmental discipline (environmental science or engineering, ecology, environmental law/policy)
• 10+ years experience required (experience in power/renewables/mining preferred)
• Team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Strong technical writing skills, with an ability to synthesize technical information and develop plain language summaries,
• An understanding of Indigenous communities in Canada, with demonstrated lived, work, or educational experience
• An understanding of municipal, provincial, and federal environmental regulatory and permitting requirements
• Experience in a similar role in an environmental consulting environment is considered an asset
• An understanding of international environmental and social impact assessment standards, guidelines and processes is an asset
• Ability to travel within Canada periodically, as required (up to 10% of the time)

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. Artificial intelligence is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We’re Making Sustainability Happen. We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.