Senior Environmental Permitting Leader - Ontario Flexible

WSP USA; Burlington; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 132,000; Full time

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Flexible work balance

Job summary

WSP in Ontario seeks a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead permitting and approvals for major infrastructure projects from detailed design through construction, guiding regulatory processes and ensuring compliance with environmental commitments.

You will advise clients and project teams on regulatory pathways, identify and mitigate permitting risks, manage tracking and acquisition of permits, and engage regulators and Indigenous communities to keep projects on schedule, leveraging

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading environmental permitting and approvals programs in Ontario.
• Strong working knowledge of key provincial and federal environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Environmental permitting

Regulatory strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Construction support

Ontario experience

Education

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

Job description

WSP in Ontario seeks a Senior Environmental Permitting Specialist to lead permitting and approvals for major infrastructure projects from detailed design through construction, guiding regulatory processes and ensuring compliance with environmental commitments.

You will advise clients and project teams on regulatory pathways, identify and mitigate permitting risks, manage tracking and acquisition of permits, and engage regulators and Indigenous communities to keep projects on schedule, leveraging