Regulatory and Permitting Specialist - (Earth and Environment)

Ausenco; Canada; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development

Work-life balance

Wellness program

Leadership mentorship

Job summary

Ausenco is a rapidly growing firm delivering innovative environmental assessment and permitting services across North America, with a focus on Canada. We seek a Regulatory and Permitting Specialist to join our team in Canada, offering exposure to diverse mining and major projects, and the chance to lead EA and permitting activities with senior leads and project managers.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, schedule management, regulator-ready submissions, and collaboration with regulators,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant Canada experience leading EA or permitting tasks.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and deliver on schedule.
• Strong written and verbal communication for regulatory documentation.
• Professional designation (R.P.Bio., P.Eng.) is an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences, resource management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day EA and permitting scopes across mining and major projects.
• Coordinate inputs from multiple environmental and social disciplines.
• Direct senior staff and ensure regulator-ready submissions.
• Manage regulator review cycles, information requests, and resubmissions.
• Support engagement with regulators, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders.
• Assist in proposals and EA-led regulatory opportunities.

Skills

EA delivery

Permitting experience

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in natural sciences/engineering/relevant discipline

Job description

Ausenco is a fast-growing company with big ideas. We redefine what’s possible in some of the world’s most complex projects and toughest environments. Delivering innovative, value-add consulting, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions is what we do. From 21 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide, we create sustainable outcomes for our people, clients and communities.

Our teamin Canada is growing. We are currently recruiting for a Regulatory and Permitting Specialistto join our team in either the Burnaby, Victoria, Whitehorse, or Calgary offices.In this role you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects across North America, with a focus on Canada. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent technical and interpersonal skills to join our talented team in delivering outstanding service and innovation to our clients.

About the role

As a Regulatory and Permitting Specialist, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of integrated environmental assessment (EA) and permitting scopes on mining and major projects, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and supporting engagement with regulators and stakeholders. You will manage and coordinate EA and permitting activities from early planning through submission, regulator review, and approval, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, senior technical leads, and project managers.

This role provides technical leadership for EA and permitting delivery, with junior staff providing drafting and coordination support under your direction. The role is delivery‑focused, with responsibility for maintaining schedules, tracking issues and commitments, and ensuring high‑quality, regulator‑ready submissions. You will also support proposal development and early project planning activities that contribute to securing larger, EA‑led regulatory opportunities, while continuing to build your own technical depth and leadership capability.

Most projects are supported by a dedicated project manager and/or project controller, allowing you to focus on technical delivery, coordination, and quality.

Specific tasks may include:

• Leading day-to-day execution of EA and permitting scopes, including EA planning and oversight of EA document development, permit identification and sequencing, integration of inputs from environmental and social disciplines and application drafting and compilation as needed.
• Directing multidisciplinary teams (e.g., air quality, noise, water quality, hydrogeology, vegetation, wildlife, fish and fish habitat, socioeconomics, archaeology) and leading the coordination of their inputs to ensure clear roles, timely contributions, and consistent document quality.
• Applying technical expertise to lead or contribute to the development of EA content, including authoring key sections where senior judgment, integration across disciplines, or regulatory interpretation is required.
• Managing EA and permitting review cycles, including adequacy determinations, information request tracking and responses, regulator comments, revision control, and resubmissions.
• Overseeing and validating permits and approvals registers, commitments logs, conditions registers, and compliance‑related actions; supporting transition from EA approval to permitting and implementation.
• Supporting regulator, Indigenous Group, and stakeholder engagement by preparing meeting materials, correspondence, consultation summaries, and issue logs; participating in meetings as appropriate.
• Determining EA submission, adequacy, and resubmission readiness in coordination with senior team members and project managers.
• Working closely with project managers to forecast schedules, manage risks, and escalation issues early where they may affect approvals or delivery.
• Providing coaching, technical review, and oversight to junior staff to support quality, consistency, and skill development.
• Contributing to proposals and business development efforts, particularly supporting large, EA‑led regulatory pursuits through scope development, methodology, schedules, and project experience summaries.

• Applying Ausenco QA/QC, health and safety, and project delivery standards to all work products.

Success in this role looks like high‑quality EA and permitting submissions, efficient and well‑managed regulator review cycles, clear issue identification and resolution, on‑time approvals, strong collaboration with project teams, and high client satisfaction.

About you

• A university degree in natural sciences, resource management, engineering, business, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in Canada, including leading EA and/or permitting tasks or workstreams for mining or major projects, including directing junior staff.
• Sufficient technical depth in one or more environmental disciplines to author and critically review EA content, including interpreting technical inputs and translating them into defensible regulatory documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and deliver high-quality documentation on schedule.
• Experience managing submissions through regulator review cycles, including information request tracking, comment resolution, revision control.
• Working knowledge of provincial and federal environmental legislation and typical EA and permitting workflows
• Comfortable communicating with regulators, Indigenous Groups, and stakeholders in a professional and organized manner.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and reviewing technical drafts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clear, defensible documentation.
• Professional designation (e.g., R.P.Bio., P.Eng.) is an asset

We’re committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.

Why Ausenco?

We support individual growth and aim to allow you to work in a way that plays to your strengths. Beyond a competitive remuneration package, we offer:

• Career advancement – Embark on a journey of continuous growth through technical training, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities
• Work Life Balance – Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home, and progressive parental leave benefits to foster family needs and professional life
• Holistic approach to wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, information services and a benefits program that supports your health and wellness
• Accessible leadership team – Work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution

Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.

As a global company, we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Salary range $110,000 - $140,000 annually

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Join us and work a better way.

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