Consulting Senior Associate, Environmental Assessment

Launch Your Career in Environmental Consulting and Help Shape Sustainable Development Across Canada

At ERM your work will help guide some of Canadas most important infrastructure renewable energy mining transportation and resource development projects. As a Consulting Senior Associate Environmental Assessment you will play a key role in helping clients navigate complex regulatory processes while supporting environmentally and socially responsible project outcomes. Based in one of our Canadian offices including Vancouver Smithers Whitehorse Calgary Saskatoon or Toronto with flexibility for remote work across Canada this is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading experts build your consulting skills and contribute to projects that make a lasting impact on communities businesses and the environment.

Why This Role Matters

Environmental approvals and permitting are critical to the successful development of projects that support communities economic growth and the transition to a more sustainable this role you will help clients navigate regulatory requirements support environmental assessment processes and contribute to strategic solutions for complex environmental challenges. Youll work alongside multidisciplinary teams and gain exposure to projects across Canada while building expertise within one of the worlds leading sustainability consulting organizations.

What Your Impact Is

As a Consulting Senior Associate you will support the planning permitting and environmental assessment of projects across sectors such as renewable energy mining transportation and oil and gas. Your contributions will help clients make informed decisions meet regulatory requirements engage stakeholders effectively and advance projects responsibly.

You will:

• Support regulatory permitting and environmental impact assessment activities for a variety of client projects.
• Collaborate with project managers and technical specialists to deliver high-quality project outcomes that meet client expectations.
• Support community and stakeholder engagement activities throughout project planning and permitting processes.
• Assist with permit application scoping regulatory research technical writing permitting documentation environmental management plans and development of client recommendations.
• Coordinate and integrate technical input from ERM subject matter experts.
• Support project delivery by helping manage data collection information review GIS coordination desktop publishing assignments and regulatory documentation.
• Build collaborative relationships with ERM professionals across Canada and around the world.
• Contribute to business development initiatives through client research proposal preparation and marketing support activities.
• Apply critical thinking and strategic problem-solving to help deliver meaningful outcomes for clients and communities.

What Youll Bring

Required

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Sciences Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• 1 years of professional consulting or industry experience in the environmental or sustainability field.
• Understanding of environmental and social effects related to mining oil and gas renewable energy transportation and/or related developments.
• Interest in project management including deliverable tracking budget tracking and client communications.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent writing communication organization attention to detail and time management skills. Please demonstrate within application resume and cover letter.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools including schedules and budget tracking tools.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commitment to safety and adherence to established health and safety protocols.
• Strong commitment to diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills including the ability to collect synthesize and evaluate large amounts of information.
• Demonstrated growth mindset with the ability and desire to continuously learn and apply new knowledge and skills.
• Collaborative dependable adaptable and flexible working style.
• Positive and confident approach when working with colleagues clients stakeholders and project teams.
• Drivers License Required: This position requires a valid drivers license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.
• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

• Experience in environmental consulting industry or government.
• Awareness of Canadian federal provincial and territorial regulations and guidelines particularly environmental assessment and permitting processes in British Columbia Alberta Ontario Yukon Northwest Territories and/or Nunavut or familiarity with similar legislation in other jurisdictions.
• Fluency in additional languages including Indigenous languages and/or French.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide input on regulatory permitting and environmental impact assessment tasks in support of client projects.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously alongside project managers to ensure successful project delivery and quality outcomes.
• Assist with stakeholder and community engagement activities.
• Prepare and review technical documentation permit applications environmental management plans and supporting regulatory materials.
• Conduct data gathering regulatory research permitting reviews and technical analyses.
• Coordinate project-related workstreams and collaborate with GIS desktop publishing and technical specialist teams.
• Support proposal preparation market research and business development activities.
• Develop practical recommendations and solutions that help clients achieve project objectives while meeting regulatory requirements.
• Foster strong working relationships with colleagues across ERMs global network.
• Contribute to a culture of safety inclusion collaboration and continuous improvement.

For theConsulting Senior Associate Environmental Assessment position theanticipatedannual base pay is $68700$85900(CAD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education experience skills location performance and business some cases pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures (casual and fixed term/flex force employees arenot bonuseligible).

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off parental leave medical dental vision life disability AD&D insurance RRSP/DPSP and other applicable benefits to eligible employees.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy we partner with the worlds leading organizations creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental health safety risk and social issues. We call this capability our boots to boardroom approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERMwelcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

ERM is an equal opportunity qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age Indigenous identity or status as a protected veteran or qualified individual with a disability.

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