Senior Environmental Planner

Senior Environmental Planner

Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

Our highly respected and successful Environmental Permitting and Management team has an ever-growing portfolio of work, built on technical excellence and exceptional service to our clients, with a particular need for support on our transportation, infrastructure, and power projects.

We are looking for a Senior Environmental Planner in Ontario to support a wide variety of transportation, energy and wider infrastructure environmental assessment and planning projects. The ideal candidate must have strong work experience with environmental standards and regulations in relation to environmental assessments and permitting, be motivated and detail-oriented; experience with transportation projects is an asset. We are looking for senior level candidates with at least 15 years’ experience.

Our work includes delivering keystone projects throughout their lifecycle: from early assessment of constraints to strategic development of regulatory approvals processes, to compliance management through construction and operations. Our team works collaboratively within projects to gain social acceptance and manage our clients' commitments to the environment and sustainable development.

AtkinsRéalis, as part of the Cadence consortium has been awarded the detailed design of ALTO, the High Frequency Rail project that will connect Toronto to Québec, which will become the largest infrastructure project in the history of Canada. This multi-year project opens many opportunities for career development in the company, including potential assignments for environmental professionals in our team.

At AtkinsRéalis, we offer a dynamic and flexible work environment with a strong emphasis on integrity, health and safety, collaboration, and excellence, with competitive compensation and benefits. You will be a key member of the team providing experience across a wide and diverse range of projects, reinforcing our reputation for technical excellence, and working collaboratively to deliver innovative work primarily across our infrastructure, power, and renewables client portfolios. As part of the wider Environment division, you’ll be at the heart of the business with the opportunity to work alongside a variety of environmental and engineering professionals across Canada and our global regions.

This role would ideally be based in Toronto, Ontario.

Your role within the team:

• Lead, implement and manage all aspects of environmental assessments for municipal, provincial and federal processes.
• Coordinate and guide efforts to obtain and comply with environmental approvals/permits for projects from regulatory agencies (municipal, provincial and federal).
• Act as a project manager responsible for the development and management of scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• Manage the development and implementation of consultation and engagement programs.
• Independently coordinate and manage external subcontractors.
• Effectively delegate tasks and activities to intermediate and junior staff and providing technical and supervisory guidance on assigned tasks.
• Assist with and, as necessary, taking a lead role in the development of proposals, qualification documents and other business development related activities.
• Interact with clients and regulatory agencies and ministries to ensure that projects are successfully delivered within timelines.
• Help to grow environmental planning / environmental assessment market share in strategic markets.
• Leverage existing industry / client relationships and establish and foster new client relationships.

Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?

Because we offer:

• The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
• An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

The ideal candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or related discipline,
• A minimum of 15 years of related experience in managing/coordinating environmental assessments and securing construction permits/approvals, particularly within the transportation sector.
• Experience working in a fast-paced engineering or environmental consulting environment.
• Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks, including for transportation projects.
• Demonstrable experience working with Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) projects is an asset.
• Knowledge of and experience with environmental project management fundamentals including cost control, scope management and scheduling.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage multiple assignments at one time.
• Full or Provisional membership in a professional body is an asset (e.g. RPP, PMP, EP).
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion, or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

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