Environmental Planner Transportation

Jacobs; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 69,400 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in Toronto, Ontario seeks an Environmental Planner to join our hybrid team. You will provide technical coordination in environmental services for transportation design programs, ensuring regulatory compliance and engaging Indigenous communities and stakeholders.

The role includes permit preparation, regulatory filings, and environmental studies coordination. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in transportation environmental planning, with Ontario permitting knowledge and a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Transportation Environmental Planning in Ontario.
• Experience navigating provincial and federal environmental permitting requirements in Ontario.
• Experience with Ontario EA legislation (Municipal Class EA, MTO, Infrastructure Ontario, Metrolinx/TRPAP).
• Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Support environmental planning and permitting throughout project lifecycle with a cross-functional team.
• Deliver environmental assessments, permitting/approvals, and compliance monitoring for MTO projects.
• Ensure compliance with municipal, provincial, and federal environmental standards.
• Identify permitting needs and develop delivery schedules.
• Prepare permit inputs, regulatory filings, and environmental management plans.
• Provide technical writing support for projects.
• Coordinate environmental studies and discipline activities.
• Support engagement with Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and agencies.
• Build relationships with public, government, and Indigenous communities.
• Assist in expanding client portfolio and provide staff mentorship.

Skills

Regulatory compliance understanding

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Environmental planning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science or related field

Job description

Overview

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your Impact

Jacobs is currently looking to hire an Environmental Planner to join our dynamic team in a full-time role based out of our Toronto, Ontario office in a hybrid work-home environment. In this position, you will provide technical coordination and guidance in the delivery of environmental services as part of Jacobs’ growing transportation design and program management portfolio. This includes interfacing with our multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and supporting stakeholder and Indigenous consultation and engagement. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on the environment while working on critical infrastructure projects.

If you’re passionate about transportation, planning, and the environment, and you enjoy collaborating with diverse teams, bring your enthusiasm for learning and we’ll help you grow!

Responsibilities

• Support environmental planning and permitting throughout the lifecycle of a project, working with a multi-disciplinary team of planners, engineers, and environmental specialists.
• Be part of a team working on a variety of complex projects delivering environmental assessments, environmental permitting/approvals, and environmental compliance monitoring with a focus on Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) projects.
• Stay current with relevant regulations and ensure project activities are in compliance with environmental standards under municipal, provincial, and federal legislation.
• Identify environmental permitting needs for projects and develop delivery schedules.
• Support and oversee the preparation of permit inputs, regulatory filings, and environmental management plans.
• Coordinate and provide technical writing support for projects.
• Coordinate discipline and project-specific environmental studies.
• Support engagement efforts with Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
• Establish and maintain relationships with members of the public, government and non-government communities, associations, tenure holders, and Indigenous communities.
• In a collaborative manner, assist in expanding our client portfolio, including support for Business Development and proposal efforts.
• Develop staff through on-the-job mentorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science or related field (biology, ecology, geography etc.).
• Minimum 5 years or more of relevant experience in the Transportation Environmental Planning sector in Ontario, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience navigating provincial and federal environmental permitting, legislation, and regulatory requirements in Ontario.
• Demonstrated experience with provincial EA legislation under Ontario's EA Act (e.g., Municipal Class EA, Ministry of Transportation [MTO], Infrastructure Ontario, Metrolinx/TRPAP etc.), and knowledge of federal EA legislation.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team.

Salary Range

The base salary range for this position is $69,400.00 to $110,000.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across Ontario, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

Other Information

At Jacobs, we use AI-driven recruitment to match top talent with opportunity—however, human connection and fairness remain at the heart of every hiring decision.

Jacobs welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please select here.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.