Regulatory and Permitting Specialist - (Earth and Environment

Ausenco is a fast-growing company with big ideas. We redefine what’s possible in some of the world’s most complex projects and toughest environments. Delivering innovative, value-add consulting, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions is what we do. From 21 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide, we create sustainable outcomes for our people, clients and communities.

Our teamin Canada is growing. We are currently recruiting for a Regulatory and Permitting Specialist
to join our team in either the Burnaby, Victoria, Whitehorse, or Calgary  this role you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects across North America, with a focus on Canada. We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent technical and interpersonal skills to join our talented team in delivering outstanding service and innovation to our clients.

As a Regulatory and Permitting Specialist, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of integrated environmental assessment (EA) and permitting scopes on mining and major projects, coordinating multidisciplinary inputs and supporting engagement with regulators and stakeholders. You will manage and coordinate EA and permitting activities from early planning through submission, regulator review, and approval, working closely with multidisciplinary teams, senior technical leads, and project managers.

This role provides technical leadership for EA and permitting delivery, with junior staff providing drafting and coordination support under your direction. The role is delivery‑focused, with responsibility for maintaining schedules, tracking issues and commitments, and ensuring high‑quality, regulator‑ready submissions. You will also support proposal development and early project planning activities that contribute to securing larger, EA‑led regulatory opportunities, while continuing to build your own technical depth and leadership capability.

Most projects are supported by a dedicated project manager and/or project controller, allowing you to focus on technical delivery, coordination, and quality.

Specific tasks may include:

• Leading day-to-day execution of EA and permitting scopes, including EA planning and oversight of EA document development, permit identification and sequencing, integration of inputs from environmental and social disciplines and application drafting and compilation as needed.
• Directing multidisciplinary teams (e.g., air quality, noise, water quality, hydrogeology, vegetation, wildlife, fish and fish habitat, socioeconomics, archaeology) and leading the coordination of their inputs to ensure clear roles, timely contributions, and consistent document quality.
• Applying technical expertise to lead or contribute to the development of EA content, including authoring key sections where senior judgment, integration across disciplines, or regulatory interpretation is required.
• Managing EA and permitting review cycles, including adequacy determinations, information request tracking and responses, regulator comments, revision control, and resubmissions.
• Overseeing and validating permits and approvals registers, commitments logs, conditions registers, and compliance‑related actions; supporting transition from EA approval to permitting and implementation.
• Supporting regulator, Indigenous Group, and stakeholder engagement by preparing meeting materials, correspondence, consultation summaries, and issue logs; participating in meetings as appropriate.
• Determining EA submission, adequacy, and resubmission readiness in coordination with senior team members and project managers.
• Working closely with project managers to forecast schedules, manage risks, and escalation issues early where they may affect approvals or delivery.
• Providing coaching, technical review, and oversight to junior staff to support quality, consistency, and skill development.
• Contributing to proposals and business development efforts, particularly supporting large, EA‑led regulatory pursuits through scope development, methodology, schedules, and project experience summaries.

• Applying Ausenco QA/QC, health and safety,…