Senior Environmental Permitting Lead for Infrastructure

WSP USA; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Canada is seeking a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead permitting and approvals strategies for large infrastructure projects across Ontario. You will guide regulatory processes from detailed design through construction and ensure compliance with environmental commitments while strengthening relationships with regulators, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders.

You will provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, assess permitting risks, develop tracking tools,

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading environmental permitting and approvals programs in Ontario.
• Strong working knowledge of key provincial and federal environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated success delivering permitting strategies for major infrastructure projects (e.g., transportation, energy, mining).
• Proven ability to provide strategic regulatory advice, manage approvals tracking systems, and navigate complex approvals processes.
• Experience coordinating with contractors and supporting construction‑phase environmental compliance.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in environmental permitting, approvals, and regulatory compliance in Ontario.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental permitting and approvals strategies for large, multi‑disciplinary infrastructure projects from detailed design through construction.
• Provide strategic 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

Regulatory frameworks

Permitting strategies

Regulatory advice

Contractor coordination

Leadership & communication

Education in environmental field

Ontario experience

Education

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

Job description

WSP Canada is seeking a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead permitting and approvals strategies for large infrastructure projects across Ontario. You will guide regulatory processes from detailed design through construction and ensure compliance with environmental commitments while strengthening relationships with regulators, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders.

You will provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, assess permitting risks, develop tracking tools,