Intermediate Environmental Planner

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment

Your Opportunity

Stantec has opportunities for intermediate-level practitioners to help lead our environmental assessment and permitting projects. Working with our biological, physical sciences, human environment, and engineering teams, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading and contributing to environmental assessments and permitting activities for a variety of projects. These projects will span the power, mining, oil and gas, ports and marine, transportation and municipal infrastructure, utilities, and industrial sectors, including projects in northern Canada. This position is focused on providing technical support for environmental planning studies, management plans, and regulatory permit applications. The successful candidate will also have an opportunity for client-facing roles, as well as leading and managing projects and/or tasks.

This role is located in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver small- and large-scale multidisciplinary projects from initiation through completion.
• Lead the preparation, coordination, and review of technical and regulatory deliverables, including environmental constraints analyses, effects assessments, permit applications, environmental management plans, permit compliance documentation, and technical reports.
• Provide clients and project teams with strategic regulatory, environmental, and permitting advice to support informed project planning and decision-making.
• Apply knowledge of Yukon and other northern regulatory frameworks, agencies, Acts, regulations, and environmental assessment processes to support project delivery.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables while maintaining a strong focus on client service and project objectives.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to business development activities, including proposal development, pursuit strategy, scope definition, budgeting, networking, and conference participation.
• Support and participate in engagement activities with regulators, Indigenous Nations, communities, and stakeholders throughout project planning, environmental assessment, and permitting processes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across a variety of sectors, including power, mining, oil and gas, ports and marine, transportation and municipal infrastructure, utilities, and industrial.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to junior staff while collaborating with senior practitioners and subject matter experts.
• Foster collaboration across disciplines and offices, including coordination with Stantec's national Assessment and Permitting team.
• Implement and oversee Stantec's quality assurance and quality control procedures for project deliverables.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec's Health, Safety, Security and Environment Program.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Knowledge and experience with federal and Yukon and northern regulatory agencies, legislation, regulations, permitting frameworks, and environmental assessment requirements.
• Experience supporting or leading federal permitting and review processes, including those associated with the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) and Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including managing project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, subcontractors, and client expectations on projects of varying size and complexity.
• Strong technical writing, editing, and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing high-quality regulatory submissions, technical reports, and environmental assessment documentation.
• Practical knowledge of environmental mitigation measures, environmental management systems, and best management practices.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to interact across a broad range of audiences and technical backgrounds including internal multi-disciplinary teams and external clients and regulatory agencies. 
• Self-directed, organized, and able to work independently while managing multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines.
• Client-focused and solution-oriented, with a commitment to delivering high-quality work and building long-term client relationships.
• Experience contributing to business development activities, including proposal preparation, pursuit planning, client engagement, networking, and opportunity identification.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality work products in a timely and professional manner.
• Keen interest in building effective networks, interacting with clients, and fostering long-term relationships that contribute to our business.

Education and Experience

Bachelor or graduate degree in an environmental, physical science, or engineering related discipline.

At least five (5) years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education (e.g., advanced degree) and experience, focusing on environmental assessment and permitting. 

Possess a valid Driver’s License.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time, as well as working in the field. Fieldwork may include remote work, long drives, 2+ week shifts away from home, exposure to the elements including inclement weather.  

Please include detailed information on field-based skills and valid health and safety training (e.g., first aid, Ground Disturbance II, auxiliary vehicles). 

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.