Senior Environmental Planner

What You Can Expect

As a Senior Environmental Planner, you will play a key role in shaping and growing our public‑sector environmental planning practice. You’ll bring strong experience in environmental assessments, consultation and engagement, and sustainability and the confidence to integrate seamlessly into multidisciplinary project teams.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative, and innovative environment, and who is skilled at managing competing priorities with professionalism and sound judgment.

You’ll work alongside a dynamic team of environmental specialists, transportation and transit planners, engineers, communication professionals, and community planners to deliver impactful projects that make a difference.

Reporting to the Manager, Environmental Planning and Assessment, you will provide leadership and technical expertise on a wide range of environmental planning initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership or senior technical guidance for Environmental Assessments including Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Transportation, Water/Wastewater), Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process (TRPAP), Recreation and Trails Master Plans, Transportation Master Plans, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plans, and related proposal submissions.
• Serve as lead author on major reports such as Environmental Study Reports, Project File Reports, Master Plans, and Socio‑Economic Impact Assessments, ensuring regulatory compliance and high‑quality deliverables.

• Offer functional guidance on climate change assessment, effects analysis, land use evaluation, and ecological impact assessments.
• Conduct analytical reviews of potential project effects and develop appropriate mitigation, monitoring strategies, and best‑practice recommendations.

• Lead consultation programs, including planning and executing community engagement activities and developing project‑specific Consultation and Engagement Plans.
• Synthesize feedback, respond to stakeholder input, and work closely with clients, government agencies, Indigenous Nations and organizations, and the public.
• Prepare and review consultation materials including notices, presentations, and PIC display boards.

• Lead or support business development initiatives for environmental planning and community development projects.
• Participate in client meetings and coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams, subject‑matter experts, and subconsultants to ensure projects are delivered efficiently.

• Conduct or coordinate research on sustainability initiatives , innovative engagement tools, and emerging environmental planning practices.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in environmental planning or related fields
• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Planning, Resource Management, Engineering, or a related discipline
• RPP or P.Eng. designation in Ontario, or eligibility for registration/licensing (or demonstrated equivalency)
• Proven experience leading Municipal Class Environmental Assessments (MEA, 2024) and community planning projects
• Strong understanding of Ontario’s land‑use planning policy framework (e.g., PPS, Greenbelt Plan)
• Working knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, permits, and approvals (e.g., Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, Impact Assessment Act, Planning Act, Endangered Species Act (2007), Species Conservation Act (2024), Conservation Authorities Act, O.Reg 231/08 TRPAP, O.Reg 53/24, etc.)
• Experience in community consultation, engagement planning, and group facilitation
• Experience engaging with First Nations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support junior staff
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Valid Ontario driver’s license and access to a vehicle

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