Senior Environmental Planner

at  Stantec

DESCRIPTION

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We are a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environment talent on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Stantec’s Alberta Environmental Services group is currently seeking a Senior Environmental Planner to work with our Assessment and Permitting Team. The team is largely based in Calgary, and while we embrace our core value that “we are better together”, we do offer flexible work solutions and hybrid work situations.
In this role, the successful candidate will provide support to all stages of a project’s lifecycle including assessment, permitting and approval requirements, construction support, and post-construction support. Working with our biological, physical sciences, human environment, and engineering teams, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading environmental assessments and permitting activities for a variety of projects. These projects will typically be in the oil and gas, power production and distribution, urban land development, transportation and infrastructure and water and waste sectors. Typical projects include small to large-scale provincial and federal pipelines, oil and gas facilities, and power-related projects (including renewables). We are always growing as we continue to adapt to the changing environment in which we work and are excited to work on a number of energy transition projects.
The ideal candidate for this position is one that is a self-motivated, demonstrated effective communicator who thrives working in a team environment and a creative thinker with demonstrated problem solving skills and a drive to support clients and internal teams to find solutions.

YOUR CAPABILITIES AND CREDENTIALS

• Ability to work with initiative, professionalism and confidentiality, multi-task and adapt to change in a very dynamic environment
• Strong understanding of provincial (AB, BC) and federal regulations, environmental assessment processes, permitting requirements and construction planning needs
• Demonstrated effective writing and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Effective writing and communication skills
• Proven problem-solving skills and innovative thinking
• Committed to providing quality deliverables in a timely manner
• Ability and desire to coach and mentor junior staff

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A Bachelor’s degree in the Sciences, Environmental Studies or relevant Engineering field
• Holding or eligibility to obtain a relevant professional designation (e.g., P. Bio, R.P.F., P.Ag, EP, P.Eng)
• A minimum of 12 years of environmental and regulatory related experience in the energy sector (upstream and/or midstream oil and gas, mining, electrical transmission, power generation, energy transition)
• Previous consulting experience preferred
  This role is a typical office environment, working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work and/or site visits may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
  This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
  Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
  Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
  Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
  The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
  Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Calgary
  Organization : BC-1235 EnvSvcs-CA Alberta
  Employee Status : Regular
  Job Level : Individual Contributor
  Travel : No
  Schedule : Full-time
  Job Posting : Jan 29, 2025, 1:24:41 PM
  Req ID: 250000CK
  Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

• Support and ensure implementation of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies, procedures, standards and guidelines in the execution of all work and coordinate with HSE professionals during the execution of all project phases
• Work directly with clients to provide strategic environmental advice
• Drive project delivery with a key focus on efficient execution, project controls, and safety
• Work in a collaborative team of technical environmental and engineering specialists to lead the approval and permitting process
• Prepare and review environmental assessments, regulatory applications and technical submissions
• Contribute to proposals, pre- qualifications, and relationship building with existing and prospective clients
• Communicate and collaborate with other environmental and regulatory specialists to ensure consistency in project execution
• Support the development of junior and intermediate staff
• Participate in team and independent based work
• Take part in on the job learning and professional development opportunities