Environmental Permits and Approvals Specialist

ACCIONA is a global company leading in regenerative infrastructure with a mission to design a better planet. Our workforce exceeds 65,000 professionals across more than 40 countries, dedicated to sustainable development and solving global challenges including climate change, population growth, and water scarcity.

We have successfully delivered large infrastructure projects in Canada since 2001. Our leadership spans the value chain from research and development through construction, operation and maintenance. ACCIONA currently contributes to the economic and social progress of communities where we operate.

Environmental Permits and Approvals Specialist will be responsible for obtaining and ensuring compliance with environmental permits, licenses, approvals and agreements, and for day-to-day implementation of environmental obligations as required by the Project with support from the environmental management team.

• Direct and manage all aspects of Environmental Approvals associated with the Project on a day-to-day basis
• Coordinate with the Design Team to ensure designs meet the requirements of the Output Specifications
• Establish and maintain working relationships with relevant governmental authorities and stakeholders through the Contracting Authority Representative
• Review project documents (e.g., drawings, reports, and contracts) to identify permit and approval requirements
• Lead the scheduling, arranging, and coordination of meetings with the city and other external stakeholders
• Prepare, submit, and track all required environmental permits and approvals applications, including TRCA VPR submissions, DFO authorisations under the Canadian Fisheries Act, MECP Species at Risk permit amendments, and related permits; contribute to development and application of EASRs, PTTW, and CoT/CoM tree permits
• Utilize the Project PLAA Tracking System to track PLAAs, ensure permit conditions are recorded and implemented, including reporting and renewals
• Coordinate environmental input to the permit tracker and repository to manage comments, responses, submissions, and resubmissions of permit applications
• Collaborate with the PLAA Manager to support key project permits with environmental input and review
• Ensure that all plans and records related to environmental permits and approvals are updated and uploaded into procurement packages and registries as required by Government Authorities and Contracting Authority
• Direct the preparation of additional plans and reports as required by environmental permits and approvals
• Identify potential issues affecting environmental permits and approvals, define mitigation measures, and report to the Environmental Compliance Officer
• Other duties assigned by the Environmental Manager

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, environmental studies, architecture or a related field
• Minimum ten (10) years of professional experience in municipal planning, building, construction and/or engineering
• Knowledge of and experience acquiring permits, licenses and approvals for major infrastructure and transit projects, including experience obtaining permits from TRCA or other Conservation Authorities within Ontario
• Knowledge of Ontario legislation and permit requirements (e.g., Transit Project Assessment Process, GO Transit Class EA, Environmental Assessment Act, Ontario Water Resources Act, railway corridor projects)
• Experience with stakeholder engagement related to securing Federal, Ontario and Municipal permits and approvals
• Ability to liaise with other consultants, contractors and Governmental Authorities
• Experience in design and/or construction of major infrastructure projects
• Working knowledge of desktop applications (MS Office, Bluebeam or similar, AutoCAD, SharePoint)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently in high-paced environments
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and environmental and property approvals for large infrastructure projects
• Sound judgment, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail

This role offers an annual base salary in the anticipated range of $98,000 – $130,000 CAD, with compensation determined…