Engineering, Environmental Compliance & Protection, Environmental & Urban Planning

Overview

We are currently seeking an Intermediate Environmental Planner to join our Alberta Environmental Services team.

This is a new position and is based at our Calgary or Edmonton office. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

About Dillon

Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science, and management. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

At Dillon, we strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities. We are committed to ongoing professional development and celebrate the unique perspectives that each team member brings to the table.

Employee ownership is available to all Dillon team members, and over 60% of our employees own shares in Dillon. Through employee ownership, we return the financial benefit created by our project work to the very people who created that value. Because we are an employee-owned firm, your voice will be an essential part of our shared success.

Environmental Planning

• Contribute to environmental assessments (EAs) for a variety of projects (e.g., oil and gas pipelines and facilities, transmission lines, roads)
• Coordinate environmental regulatory permit applications and support environmental management planning
• Develop and coordinate public and agency consultation programs
• Liaise with private sector clients
• Contribute to business development activities including proposal preparation and presentations

Learning & Development

• Continued development of self, including both technical skills and business acumen
• Contribution to the career development of less tenured staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring
• Contribution to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

• A university degree in environmental studies, planning, geography or a related field with a strong interest in environmental assessment
• 4+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in the consulting industry.
• Ability to work independently (self-driven) and contribute to a multidisciplinary team environment
• Strong communication, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills with a keen attention to detail

• Experience and interest in provincial and federal environmental assessments for utility and linear development projects (e.g., pipelines, powerlines)
• Understanding of Canadian EA methods, requirements and legislation, including the federalImpactAssessment Act, Canada Energy Regulator Act,and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA)
  • Familiarity with environmental policy, legislation, and regulations and environmental regulatory processes
  • Demonstrated abilities in multidisciplinary teamwork, detail-oriented tasks, and technical report writing
  • Proficiency in the use of word processing software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Adobe Reader)
• Experience or familiarity with socio-economic and GBA+ impact assessments is considered an asset

Why choose Dillon

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the…