Senior Environmental Assessment Practitioner

WSP in Canada; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 84,700 - 112,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Health and safety focus

Job summary

WSP in Canada is seeking a Senior Environmental Assessment Practitioner, Project Manager to join our Atlantic Environmental Assessment team in Dartmouth, NS. This role involves managing environmental inputs to project designs, collaborating with experts across sectors, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have 15+ years of experience in environmental assessments and expertise in managing multi-disciplinary teams. WSP offers opportunities for professional growth, flexibility, and a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in environmental impact assessments and project management.
• Ability to manage complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams in a client-facing role.
• Expertise with Federal, Provincial, and Territorial regulations and guidelines.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on Environmental Impact Assessments across sectors.
• Develop regulatory roadmaps and environmental permit plans.
• Manage multiple projects to meet client's expectations and ensure quality standards.
• Build relationships with clients for business development opportunities.

Skills

Environmental Impact Assessments

Project management

Client relationship management

Compliance and sustainability

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental studies, planning, science, or engineering

Job description

Overview

What if you could redefine what’s possible? With us, you can. You want purpose, growth, and opportunity. We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers. With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers. We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here – Are you ready to tackle some of the most complex and rewarding challenges in the industry? In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with brilliant minds and contribute to high-profile projects that are changing the landscape of our world.

WSP is seeking a Senior Environmental Assessment Practitioner, Project Manager to join our Atlantic Environmental Assessment and Permitting team in St. John’s, NL or Dartmouth, NS.

As a Senior EIA Practitioner within WSP’s Environmental Assessment and Permitting team, you will work with a range of technical environmental specialists and design teams across multiple sectors to manage environmental inputs to project designs and assessments. The role would suit an enthusiastic individual looking to influence, manage and deliver environmental elements of projects, within a wide range of sectors including transportation, energy, industrial and mining. You will have responsibility for managing projects including tasks relating to bidding, project team management, project delivery, and financial management. You will have the opportunity to work with a great team across Atlantic Canada, where inspiring work and a fulfilling working life are a priority.

As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources, expertise, and opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from senior environmental scientists to biologists to risk assessors and more.

Your Impact

• Provide expert-level guidance and direction on Environmental Impact Assessments for multi-disciplinary projects across the energy and infrastructure sectors.


• Develop regulatory roadmaps, environmental permit plans, and monitoring programs that ensure compliance and sustainability.


• Provide technical expertise on a variety of permitting, regulatory and environmental impact assessment tasks to clients, project managers and colleagues.


• Work on multiple projects, to support execution of scope/budget/schedule to meet client\'s expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.


• Managing projects, including our performance on technical, quality, commercial, and health and safety.


• Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to provide support in areas such as resourcing, programming, strategy development and project delivery.


• Undertaking activities to secure new work, including preparing proposals, contributing to strategic-bid preparation, and participating in business development opportunities.


• Supporting the development of innovative techniques to shape the way we do our business whether through Digital EIA, Technical Excellence, Future Ready EIA etc.


• Support engagement activities with Indigenous groups, communities and stakeholders as part of the project design and permitting process.


• Consult with regulators and clients, fostering strong relationships and innovative engagement programs with Indigenous communities, the general public, and stakeholders.


• Execute activities such as permit application scoping and information requirements, technical writing, data and regulatory research and review, collection and integration of input from subject matter experts, environmental management plans, and development of recommendations for clients.


• Promoting an inclusive workplace, demonstrating an understanding of Health and Safety whilst living the values of our health, safety, and wellbeing culture.


• Undertaking actions that contribute towards the success of the WSP business strategy, whilst being self-motivated towards goals relevant to the role, team, and your projects.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental studies, planning, science, or engineering.


• 15+ years of experience, including prior experience with federal and provincial environmental impact assessments.


• Proven ability to manage complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams, (e.g., development of work plans, budgets, schedules, etc.) in a client-facing role.


• Understanding of consulting processes and tools with strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills.


• Expertise with Federal, Provincial and Territorial regulations and guidelines (Atlantic and IAAC).


• Excellent communication and time management skills.

Why choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian – we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026


• A global community of brilliant minds – your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.


• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it’s across the country or around the globe, we’ll help you tailor your role to match your ambition—because your growth drives ours.


• Flexible work, real balance – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

#WeAreWSP

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YK: $93,700 – $124,200

MB & ON: $85,500 – $117,800

NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $84,700 – $112,400

Disclosure:

The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you\'re driven by purpose and impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career with us.

About Us

At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It’s why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what’s possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world’s leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you’ll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.

Please Note: Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Full details here.

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here.