Environmental Engineer

Are you a dedicated engineering professional passionate about environmental stewardship and sustainability? The City of Edmonton is seeking an Environmental Engineer to join our Environment and Climate Resilience team. In this dynamic role, you will champion environmental compliance, support climate action initiatives, and help advance our ISO 14001 Environmental Management System across municipal operations. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, external regulatory authorities, and key partners to protect Edmonton’s natural environment.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on our community’s sustainable future!

High Level Overview of the position:
Reporting to the Senior Environmental Engineer, the Environmental Engineer serves as an essential interface for the corporate Environmental Management Team (Enviso) and acts as a primary contact for regulatory authorities, auditors, and internal project teams. This role is responsible for preparing and authenticating professional engineering work products, conducting environmental compliance reviews, and managing regulatory permits and approvals registers. You will provide technical advice across city departments to help achieve corporate environmental objectives, climate resilience targets, and asset management strategies.

Additionally, you will oversee environmental incident investigations, monitor key performance metrics, and support continuous improvement within our ISO 14001 framework.

What will you do?

Research, prepare, and authenticate Professional Work Products (PWPs) including compliance audit reports, monitoring reports, environmental management plans, and regulatory applications

Provide professional technical peer reviews for environmental monitoring programs, regulatory applications, and reports managed across operational areas

Serve as a primary technical contact for external regulatory bodies, including Alberta Environment & Protected Areas, Environment Canada, and EPCOR

Coordinate regulatory permit and approval registers, tracking systems, and required statutory submittals

Lead and support continual improvement activities for the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (Enviso)

Investigate environmental non-compliances, conduct root-cause analyses, and track corrective action plans

Deliver expert technical advice to internal teams regarding environmental objectives, climate adaptation policies, and risk mitigation strategies

Oversee outsourced consultants and contractors, managing project scopes, deliverables, quality assurance, and project budgets

Support emergency preparedness planning and lead operational control training for internal partners

Coach and mentor junior technical staff, environmental coordinators, and engineering students on assigned projects

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Civil, Chemical, or a related field of Engineering

Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation in good standing and registered with APEGA, or eligibility for Inter-Provincial Mobility (IPMA) prior to appointment

Minimum of 4 years of hands‑on engineering experience in environmental management systems, environmental assessment, and environmental permitting

Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible workplace experience in technical civil engineering, water resource management, environmental compliance, or provincial and municipal infrastructure projects

Demonstrated knowledge in project management with experience overseeing projects related to environmental regulatory compliance for operation, maintenance, or construction of municipal infrastructure. This includes environmental regulatory management, including strategic planning and securing federal, provincial, and municipal approvals

Demonstrated working…