Technical Lead, Environmental Compliance

Technical Lead, Environmental Compliance

OUR PURPOSE

To unlock a sustainable future, we apply our combined expertise to create a positive impact for the planet and future generations.

At Montrose we collaborate across services, disciplines, and geographies to solve environmental challenges together – motivated to do better for our clients, each other, and the communities where we live and work. We deliver responsive, locally connected, and scalable solutions to help our clients achieve their ambitious goals for a more sustainable and resilient future.

One of Canada’s leading providers of environmental consulting and engineering services. With a proud history of nearly 40 years delivering innovative, pragmatic, and sustainable solutions for public and private sector clients.

We partner with clients and communities to solve challenges. It’s our job to unlock solutions that shape a resilient future where our clients, people, communities, and environment thrive.

Our team is made up of diverse people working collaboratively towards common goals. We value the contributions and perspectives of all employees and are committed to equity and diversity initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our people. When we are inclusive and diverse in a way that reflects the broader world we serve, we are able to draw from a wider community of excellence within the regions we operate.

• Play a senior technical leadership role on some of Ontario’s most complex, high profile infrastructure projects
• Be the trusted expert who guides owners, partners, and multi-disciplinary teams through complex regulatory, permitting and environmental scopes
• Lead and mentor a growing team of specialists while elevating technical excellence and building capacity across Canada
• Join a company that values innovation, accountability, and collaboration

As a Technical Lead, Environmental Compliance
, you will join our Guelph or Oakville, Ontario office (hybrid) as part of our Alternative Delivery team working closely with the Montrose Project Management Office.

The successful applicant will be a key contributor to Montrose’s established and growing portfolio of environmental services for major infrastructure projects, currently focused on urban transit expansion and transportation. As a senior technical leader within Montrose’s Alternative Delivery team, you will serve as a technical leader across major infrastructure pursuits and project execution. You will guide clients, partners, and multi-disciplinary teams through complex regulatory and permitting pathways, risk management, and integration of environmental requirements into project design and construction phases.

This role blends technical depth, strategic influence, and leadership, ensuring Montrose delivers the highest quality work from the proposal stage through construction handover. In this role, you will:

• Lead and provide technical oversight for all environmental components within alternative delivery pursuits and active projects, ensuring contractual requirements are translated into practical strategies and executable plans.
• Lead development and senior technical review of environmental deliverables (e.g., environmental management plans, discipline‑specific technical reports, monitoring reports, etc.) to ensure compliance with project agreements, schedules, and regulatory requirements.
• Advise design and construction partners on environmental risks, constraints, and mitigation measures.
• Ensure effective communication and engage with clients, regulators, Indigenous communities, and project partners, serving as a technical representative on environmental issues throughout the lifecycle of projects.
• Support major pursuits, including strategy development, proposal preparation, technical methods, and risk registers.
• Oversee environmental compliance execution, including permitting pathways, regulatory approvals, monitoring programs, inspections, and corrective action processes.
• Mentor and direct project multi-disciplinary teams and subconsultants, ensuring high-quality deliverables, professional…