Senior Environmental Planner, Transportation & EA Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; London; On-site; CAD 87,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. is seeking an Intermediate to Senior Environmental Planner to join our Transportation group in one of our offices in London, Waterloo, Markham, or Hamilton.

This role focuses on environmental planning, permitting, and project delivery across Ontario. The ideal candidate has strong Environmental Assessment and consultation experience and can lead multidisciplinary efforts while mentoring junior staff and supporting business development.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of environmental planning, Environmental Assessment, permitting, and approvals processes for infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and coordinate input from technical specialists.
• Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Strong listening, judgment, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to respond thoughtfully to client, agency, stakeholder, and public input.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and project deliverables while maintaining a high level of quality and attention to detail.
• Experience managing project tasks, schedules, budgets, and deliverables, with increasing responsibility for project delivery.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and comfortable working independently with appropriate direction and support.
• Interest or experience in mentoring junior staff and contributing to team growth and knowledge-sharing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support environmental planning tasks and deliverables for transportation infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, rail, transit, airports, and marine facilities.
• Lead or contribute to Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, provincial and federal EA, and detailed design assignments, including documentation, consultation, and approvals strategies.
• Coordinate environmental permitting and approval requirements, including desktop reviews, agency correspondence, and input from technical specialists.
• Design and implement consultation and engagement programs for clients, regulatory agencies, First Nations, community stakeholders, and the public.
• Prepare high-quality reports, proposals, consultation materials, meeting records, and technical memoranda tailored to project and client requirements.
• Communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, First Nations, members of the public, and internal multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk for assigned tasks.
• Support business development through proposal preparation, client relationship-building, pre-positioning activities, and participation in professional or industry events.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team environment.

Skills

Environmental planning

Environmental Assessment

Permitting

Consultation

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Technical writing

Verbal communication

Project delivery

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Education

University degree in environmental planning or related field

Job description

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. is seeking an Intermediate to Senior Environmental Planner to join our Transportation group in one of our offices in London, Waterloo, Markham, or Hamilton.

This role focuses on environmental planning, permitting, and project delivery across Ontario. The ideal candidate has strong Environmental Assessment and consultation experience and can lead multidisciplinary efforts while mentoring junior staff and supporting business development.