Senior Environmental Project Manager

ERM; Whitehorse; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Parental leave

RRSP/DPSP benefits

Job summary

ERM seeks a Managing Consultant and Project Manager (Environmental) to lead complex environmental projects in mining, energy, and related sectors across Canada, with base options in Calgary, Vancouver, or Whitehorse. You will chair multidisciplinary teams and drive schedule, budget, and risk controls to deliver high-impact results.

You will guide client engagements from proposal through reporting, maintaining governance and quality standards while fostering safety culture and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of consulting experience in environmental or related technical disciplines.
• Experience in the mining and/or energy sector.
• Proven ability to coordinate and manage environmental scopes of work.
• Detail oriented with strong communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently while aligning with internal governance and direction.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a deadline driven environment with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated competence with core project management practices (change management, risk management, quality management, financial tracking).
• Demonstrated financial literacy with budget tracking and invoicing knowledge.
• Driver's License required; travel to client locations; not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strong health and safety planning and execution practices.
• Independently manage assigned scopes across multiple deadline-driven projects.
• Lead routine client communications to clarify needs, objectives, and progress.
• Manage projects from proposal development through reporting while following ERM governance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality project outputs.
• Track budgets, complete invoicing and apply ERM financial management processes.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules.
• Support proposal development and cost estimation.
• Work across diverse projects with varying scopes, budgets, and timelines.
• Compile, review, and contribute to technical data analysis and report preparation.
• Coordinate subcontractors and associated logistics.
• Plan and coordinate fieldwork schedules.
• Build strong collaborative working relationships across ERM teams.

Skills

Project management

Coordination

Communication

Time management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science/engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

MS Office

Job description

ERM seeks a Managing Consultant and Project Manager (Environmental) to lead complex environmental projects in mining, energy, and related sectors across Canada, with base options in Calgary, Vancouver, or Whitehorse. You will chair multidisciplinary teams and drive schedule, budget, and risk controls to deliver high-impact results.

You will guide client engagements from proposal through reporting, maintaining governance and quality standards while fostering safety culture and collaboration