Senior Environmental Specialist

SLR Consulting; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Environmental Specialist to lead multidisciplinary projects, mentor junior staff, and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary degree in a related field and over 10 years of experience in environmental consulting, along with excellent communication and technical writing skills. This full-time role offers a competitive salary range of $80,000 - $120,000 and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive total compensation package

Comprehensive benefits

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in BC or relevant jurisdiction.
• Experience in environmental consulting environment is an asset.
• Understanding of municipal, provincial, and federal regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to permitting and regulatory practice growth.
• Manage multidisciplinary environmental projects from initiation to completion.
• Provide technical leadership in preparing complex environmental reports.
• Oversee multidisciplinary team inputs ensuring project objectives.
• Lead consultation and engagement programs with stakeholders.
• Mentor junior staff, fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration.
• Promote a positive work environment through teamwork.

Skills

Communication and collaboration

Technical writing

Client relationship management

Education

Post-secondary degree in environmental science or engineering

Job description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 600+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Senior Environmental Specialist, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Preference is to be based in Vancouver, BC to be with the other regional team members but with flexible work options. Travel across North America isn’t typical but may be required for projects or team related activities. Travel within Canada is a possibility, especially locally in British Columbia.

Cultural fit and shared vision are very important to SLR. We want to grow our team around the right people. If you are practical, highly motivated and a team player, we\'d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to the growth of our local permitting and regulatory practice in Canada, including building client relationships and identifying new business opportunities and contributing and leading proposals.
• Manage and oversee multidisciplinary environmental impact assessment, permitting, compliance, and due diligence projects from initiation to completion, across multiple sectors and geographies.
• Provide technical leadership in preparing complex environmental reports, regulatory submissions, and supporting documentation; review and approve work prepared by junior staff.
• Oversee and coordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and alignment with project objectives.
• Lead consultation and engagement programs with clients, regulators, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparent, respectful, and effective communication.
• Mentor and support junior and intermediate staff, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, professional growth, and collaboration. Assisting with the success of project managers with their duties including budget, scope and schedule tracking
• Promoting and maintaining a positive work environment through a culture of teamwork and cooperation.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives
• The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $120,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.
• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships

• Post-secondary degree specializing in a related technical environmental discipline (environmental science or engineering, ecology, environmental law/policy).
• 10 (or more) years of experience in BC or relevant jurisdiction required
• Team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong technical writing skills, with an ability to synthesize technical information and develop plain language summaries.
• An understanding of municipal, provincial, and federal environmental regulatory and permitting requirements.
• Experience in a similar role in an environmental consulting environment is considered an asset.
• An understanding of international environmental and social impact assessment standards, guidelines and processes is an asset.
• Ability to travel within Canada periodically, as required.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.