Senior Environmental Consultant Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Engineering

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values, and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

We are seeking a Senior Environmental Consultant for either our Toronto or Ottawa office to play an active role in the continued development of Arup’s Environmental Consulting business. The successful candidate will be working with a creative, innovative, and self-motivated team of planners, engineers and multi-disciplinary colleagues in Ontario and across Canada as well as other Arup regions to support projects across a variety of sectors (commercial, government, institutional and transportation projects).

They will complement our existing Environmental Consulting team by providing consulting services related to environmental impact assessment, environmental management and environmental compliance.

The role entails developing and leading the environmental services components of our projects, managing their own projects, and being supported by the wider team as necessary. The projects will be diverse and exciting ranging from building scale to larger infrastructure such as transit and bridges. This is an opportunity to participate in continuing to build a strong local team in Toronto and/or creating a new local team in Ottawa, with increased exposure and more responsibility early in the role.

This job posting represents an active vacancy within our organization and is open for immediate recruitment.

The opportunity

Lead Environmental/Impact Assessment (EIA) work for various clients and projects; a strong knowledge of one or more EIA processes in Canada is necessary; this may include Federal, Comprehensive, Class (e.g. Municipal, Transmission Facilities) or others such as the Transit and Rail Project Assessment Process;

Oversee both sub-consultants and internal staff in the completion of technical studies to support the EIA process including the compilation of technical material to produce study and project reports;

Possess a strong technical understanding of the many environmental disciplines within the impact assessment process; this may include natural environment (aquatic, terrestrial, habitat, species at risk, wetlands, sensitive areas), socio-economic (noise and vibration, air quality, transportation and traffic) and cultural heritage (built heritage, archaeology);

Support clients in planning stakeholder and Indigenous consultation during EA projects including preparing technical content for public meetings and with other interested parties;

Foster and maintain excellent relationships with sub-consultants, regulators, elected officials, public interest groups, Indigenous communities and other parties involved in our project work;

Demonstrate superior interpersonal and negotiation skills in working with other entities, and addressing potentially contentious impacts associated with project work;

Apply extensive experience and understanding of environmental legislation including the Environmental Assessment Act and many other regulatory requirements pertaining to the natural environment, species at risk, water, heritage, and resource management;

Assist in advancing Arup’s corporate sustainability, environmental and climate related objectives including nature based solutions, emissions reduction and consideration of climate resiliency;

Understand various procurement and delivery models including Private Public Partnerships, Design-Build, Collaborative models etc.;

Ensure the planning and completion of post EIA obligations such as permits and approvals, and compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations during implementation and construction;

Maintain and expand current knowledge of environmental best practices, monitor emerging legislation, new technologies, and changes to current environmental approval processes;

Participate in professional technical committee work, for example:
Professional Associations (e.g. OPPI/CIP, OAIA/IAIA);

Be responsible for project management of multiple projects to ensure successful delivery on time and budget;

Work to develop client relationships, pursuing new business opportunities and have experience developing…


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