Principal Consultant, Senior Project Manager – Environmental Assessment

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About the role

  • Principal Consultant managing complex, multidisciplinary environmental projects with ERM. Leading environmental assessments and collaborating with clients across multiple sectors in Canada.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery of complex environmental projects and proposals, including EAs/EISs, permitting, management plans, and regulatory strategies
  • Translate client objectives into clear execution plans—aligning scope, budget, timelines, and team resources
  • Partner with senior client stakeholders to understand priorities, manage risks, and deliver practical, defensible solutions
  • Ensure strong project controls across financial performance, forecasting, invoicing, and risk management
  • Drive business growth by identifying opportunities, shaping pursuits, and supporting proposal development
  • Mentor and develop project managers and technical teams, strengthening ERM’s delivery capability
  • Foster collaboration across ERM’s national and global network
  • Champion a culture of health, safety, quality, and environmental stewardship

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related field; advanced degree is an asset
  • 6+ years of consulting experience in environmental or related technical disciplines, with progressive responsibility for complex project delivery
  • Demonstrated experience in the mining and/or energy sectors, including regulatory-driven capital projects
  • Proven ability to provide senior-level oversight of complex environmental scopes across multiple projects and clients
  • Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and time-management skills in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
  • Ability to work independently while aligning with ERM governance, quality, and risk management expectations
  • Demonstrated proficiency in project management practices, including change management, risk management, quality management, and financial controls
  • Strong financial acumen, including budget oversight, forecasting, invoicing, and performance management
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and familiarity with project management tools and reporting
  • Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.

Benefits

  • paid time off
  • parental leave
  • medical insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
  • other applicable benefits to eligible employees

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$110,779 - CA$147,235 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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