Managing Consultant, Environmental Assessment Coordinator, Provincial Permitting Specialist

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About the role

  • Managing Consultant guiding Canadian infrastructure and resource projects through environmental assessment and permitting at ERM. Advising regulators, clients, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders across major development projects.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic regulatory guidance on client projects
  • Lead and coordinate environmental assessment and permitting efforts across jurisdictions
  • Consult with regulators and clients and maintain professional relationships
  • Support engagement programs with Indigenous communities, the public, and other stakeholders
  • Liaise with engineering, engagement, and other consulting teams
  • Support project managers with scope, budget, schedule, and quality control
  • Coordinate and contribute to due diligence studies, technical reports and studies, regulatory research and reviews, plain-language communications, engagement materials, environmental assessment and permitting applications, comment tracking, and response coordination
  • Coordinate with internal and external subject-matter experts
  • Delegate work to mapping, publishing, and data analysis teams
  • Support business development and marketing through client research, proposal development, and marketing materials
  • Build collaborative relationships with ERM colleagues worldwide
  • Apply critical and strategic thinking to influence team performance and client outcomes
  • Travel frequently to various client locations across a large geographical area

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, biology, environmental engineering
  • 4+ years of experience in the resource development industry or consulting
  • Applied experience in British Columbia, Ontario, and/or Yukon
  • Proven expertise in Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial environmental assessment processes, regulations, and guidelines
  • Experience with infrastructure or natural resource development projects in renewable energy, mining, transportation, oil and gas
  • Strong understanding of environmental and social effects associated with major development projects
  • Understanding of engagement requirements tied to federal and provincial regulatory processes
  • Excellent writing, communication, organizational, time management, and attention-to-detail skills
  • Ability to prepare technical and plain-language deliverables
  • Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment
  • Strong commitment to safety and adherence to established health and safety protocols
  • Valid driver's license and/or ability to operate a company vehicle
  • Position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship
  • Eligible to obtain a professional designation (e.g. RPBio)
  • Fluency in additional languages (e.g., Indigenous languages, French)
  • Experience working with Indigenous groups within federal and provincial regulatory frameworks
  • Experience using AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and reduce project risk
  • Familiarity with field program scoping to meet regulatory requirements
  • Experience with environmental compliance monitoring, notifications, and permitting support during operational phases
  • Experience or exposure to community and stakeholder engagement
  • 7+ years of experience preferred in the resource development industry or consulting
  • Demonstrated growth mindset and interest in continuous learning and skill development

Benefits

  • Bonus pay may be available at ERM’s sole discretion (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible)
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • AD&D insurance
  • RRSP/DPSP
  • Reasonable accommodations available on request for candidates with disabilities
  • AI tools used in recruitment under human oversight

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$91,300 - CA$120,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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