Land Permitting & Regulatory Specialist

Actalent; Calgary; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Land Permitting & Regulatory Specialist to support the Coastal Gas Project from Calgary, with relocation to Prince George for the 3-4 year duration. You will coordinate regulatory and permitting activities through the engineering phase of major energy projects, develop permitting strategies, and prepare regulatory submissions.

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will advise teams on environmental and regulatory requirements, interact with agencies, and maintain regulatory

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in engineering, environmental science, or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of P&IDs and General Arrangements (GAs).
• Strong working knowledge of Canadian regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to support regulatory applications, environmental assessments, permitting documentation, inspections, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate regulatory and permitting activities through engineering phase.
• Prepare and submit permit and license applications for upstream, downstream, and pipeline scopes.
• Develop permitting roadmaps aligned with Canadian regulatory requirements.
• Provide regulatory and environmental guidance to project teams.
• Interface with regulatory agencies and support compliance with requirements.
• Maintain databases of regulatory frameworks for project use.
• Compile technical documentation for inspections and audits.
• Interpret regulatory policies and procedures.
• Support environmental assessments and industrial approvals.
• Coordinate permitting requirements with engineering deliverables and schedules.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Permitting experience

Alberta regulators

BC regulators

International experience

Engineering degree

Environmental science

P&IDs & GAs

Canadian regulatory frameworks

Education

Engineering or Environmental degree

Job description

NOW HIRING: Land Permitting & Regulatory Specialist Job Description The Land Permitting & Regulatory Specialist will support the Coastal Gas Project, coordinating regulatory and permitting activities through the engineering phase of a major energy project. Reporting to the Project Manager, this role will develop permitting strategies, prepare regulatory submissions, work with regulatory agencies, and advise project teams on environmental and regulatory requirements. The successful candidate will initially work from Calgary before mobilizing to Prince George around Q2 2027. This position will require full relocation to Prince George, BC for the 3-4 year project duration.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate regulatory and permitting activities throughout the engineering phase of oil & gas, pipeline, petrochemical, and power generation projects.
• Prepare and submit permit and license applications for upstream, downstream, and pipeline project scopes.
• Develop comprehensive permitting roadmaps aligned with applicable Canadian regulatory requirements.
• Provide regulatory and environmental guidance to internal project teams and clients.
• Interface professionally with regulatory agencies and support compliance with applicable requirements.
• Develop and maintain databases of regulatory frameworks for project and corporate use.
• Compile technical documentation, assessments, and supporting information for regulatory inspections and audits.
• Interpret and apply relevant regulatory policies, standards, and procedures.
• Support preparation of environmental assessments and industrial approval applications.
• Coordinate permitting requirements with engineering deliverables and project schedules.

MUST HAVES

• 710 years of regulatory and permitting experience, ideally supporting large-scale oil & gas, energy, petrochemical, or power generation industrial projects.
• Direct permitting experience during the engineering phase of major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience working with regulatory agencies in Alberta and British Columbia.
• Experience working within or alongside international companies.
• Post-secondary degree from a college or university in engineering, environmental science, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and General Arrangements (GAs).
• Strong working knowledge of Canadian regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to support regulatory applications, environmental assessments, permitting documentation, inspections, and audits.

NICE TO HAVES

• British Columbia-specific regulatory certifications. (BCER)
• Experience spanning upstream, downstream, and pipeline projects.
• Experience supporting permitting across multiple Canadian jurisdictions.

Job Type & Location

Job Type & Location This is a Permanent position based out of Calgary, AB.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $140000.00 - $180000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Calgary,AB.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [e-mail] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.