Environmental Planner - Early Career

SLR Consulting; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

RRSP

Vacation

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

SLR Consulting (Americas) is seeking an Environmental Planner based in Winnipeg, Manitoba to join our Environmental and Social Impact Assessment team. This role supports day-to-day environmental projects across sectors, with opportunities to engage in reporting, permitting, and stakeholder communications.

Early-career professionals are encouraged to apply. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, contribute to proposals, and help manage budgets and schedules while growing technical expertise

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in environmental discipline (env science, engineering, ecology or policy).
• 3–5 years experience; asset.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong technical writing; ability to synthesize technical information.
• Understanding of environmental regulatory and permitting requirements.
• Travel within Canada may be required.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day environmental impact assessment, permitting, compliance and due diligence projects across sectors and geographies.
• Report writing, research and desktop studies; potential participation in field programs.
• Multidisciplinary team coordination; compilation of documents for regulatory submissions.
• Implement consultation and engagement programs with clients, regulators and stakeholders.
• Support business development; proposals and pre-qualification submissions.
• Assist with project management duties including budget, scope and schedule tracking.
• Promote a positive, collaborative work environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Technical writing

Project coordination

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)
• Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 3-5 years experience, considered an asset

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.

We are looking for an Environmental Planner to play an important role on our Environmental and Social Impact Assessment team. If you are an early-career professional, we want to hear from you.

Your Specific Responsibilities Will Include

• Supporting day-to-day implementation of small to large-scale multidisciplinary environmental impact assessment, permitting, compliance and due diligence projects across multiple sectors and geographies
• Report writing, research and desktop studies, with potential for participation in some field programs
• Multidisciplinary team coordination including compilation of technical documents to support regulatory submissions
• Implementing consultation and engagement programs, including effectively communicating with clients, regulators, and stakeholders
• Supporting business development activities, such as contributing to proposals and pre-qualification submissions
• Assisting with project management duties including budget, scope and schedule tracking
• Promoting and maintaining a positive work environment through a culture of teamwork and cooperation.

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
• 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).
• 3--5years experience, considered an asset.
• 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 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.

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.