Senior Environmental Permitting Lead

WSP in Canada; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Work-life balance

Top 100 Employer in Canada

Job summary

WSP in Canada is seeking a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead environmental permitting programs for major infrastructure in Ontario. The role involves guiding regulatory pathways, coordinating with regulators and Indigenous communities, and ensuring compliance from design through construction.

You will provide strategic advice on timelines and permitting risks, and oversee tracking tools and approvals matrices to support delivery.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading environmental permitting and approvals programs in Ontario.
• Strong knowledge of provincial and federal environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to provide strategic regulatory advice and manage approvals timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental permitting and approvals strategies for large, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects from detailed design through construction.
• Provide strategic regulatory advice to clients and project teams on regulatory pathways, permitting risks, approvals sequencing, and timelines.
• Identify, assess, and manage permitting and compliance risks, developing effective mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the identification, tracking, and acquisition of environmental permits, licenses, approvals, and agreements.
• Develop and implement permitting plans, approvals matrices, and tracking tools to support project delivery.
• Act as the primary point of contact with regulators, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders throughout the approvals process.
• Support construction-phase compliance, including interpretation and implementation of permit conditions and commitments.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and contribute to quality reviews of permitting and compliance deliverables.

Skills

Environmental permitting leadership

Ontario regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Regulatory strategy

Education

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

Job description

WSP in Canada is seeking a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead environmental permitting programs for major infrastructure in Ontario. The role involves guiding regulatory pathways, coordinating with regulators and Indigenous communities, and ensuring compliance from design through construction.

You will provide strategic advice on timelines and permitting risks, and oversee tracking tools and approvals matrices to support delivery.