Senior Environmental Planner

We are currently seeking a Senior Environmental Planner to join our Environmental Planning team. Our team specializes in managing comprehensive environmental approvals from planning through construction, leveraging innovative engagement tools and deep regulatory knowledge to streamline project delivery. The next generation of environmental planning will not be built by simply repeating what has always been done.

Dillon Consulting Limited (Dillon) is a proudly Canadian, 100% employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada, we offer a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

At Dillon, we strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation and thrive on interdisciplinary collaboration, empowering our people to challenge conventional thinking and build careers focused on creating a lasting impact in our communities. We are committed to ongoing professional development and celebrate the unique perspectives that each team member brings to the table.

Employee ownership is available to all Dillon team members, and over 60% of our employees own shares in Dillon. Through employee ownership, we return the financial benefit created by our project work to the very people who created that value. Because we are an employee-owned firm, your voice will be an essential part of our shared success.

• Lead, manage or play a key role in Environmental Assessments and impact assessments, environmental planning, permitting and approvals, and environmental compliance assignments for public‐and private‑sector clients.
• Bring together planning, engineering, environmental science and engagement perspectives to help clients make clear, defensible decisions.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk at a level appropriate to your experience.
• Contribute to complex projects that shape infrastructure, communities, resource development and environmental outcomes across a range of sectors.

• Understand what clients are trying to achieve, not just what is written in the scope, and help translate those needs into practical solutions.
• Contribute to client communications, market intelligence, proposals, interviews and business development activities.
• For senior candidates, help identify and pursue strategic opportunities, strengthen key accounts and shape areas of discipline growth.

• Question established approaches constructively and propose better ways to solve problems, engage communities, manage information and communicate decisions.
• Develop, test or champion new methods, tools and technology-enabled approaches where they improve quality, efficiency, transparency or the client experience.
• Turn project lessons into reusable practices that make the next assignment stronger.
• We empower our teams to automate the routine so they can focus on high‑value, creative problem‑solving. You will be encouraged to experiment with AI‑enabled tools to push the boundaries of traditional design.

• Collaborate generously across disciplines and offices, sharing ideas and creating space for others to contribute.
• Contribution to the career development of less tenured staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring
• Continue your own development with support from respected leaders in environmental assessment, planning, permitting, engagement and compliance across Canada.
• Contribute to Dillon’s profile through professional associations, committees, publications, presentations or industry conversations.

• A university degree or post‑graduate college diploma in planning, environmental studies, biology or a related field.
• Relevant professional experience, typically 5+ years for an intermediate role or 10+ years for a senior role, preferably in consulting or a comparable…