Intermediate Environmental Planner

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve. Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment. Your Opportunity Stantec’s Alberta Environmental Services group is currently seeking an Intermediate Environmental Planner to work with our Assessment and Permitting Team. The team is based in Alberta, 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 focused on transmission and distribution. Typical projects include small to moderate‑scale provincial oil and gas facilities, and power‑related projects. 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 Key Responsibilities Assess habitat condition within natural environment and conduct or coordinate field surveys. Collect, maintain, and analyze ecological data. Plan and implement ecological restoration projects and park management plans. Coordinate with engineering disciplines and other biological disciplines to prepare deliverables. Work directly with clients to provide strategic environmental advice and project management throughout all stages of a project’s lifecycle including approval, construction, post‑construction and operational management within both provincial (AB and BC) and federal regulatory frameworks. Prepare and review environmental evaluations, regulatory applications and technical submissions. Support and ensure implementation of Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) policies, procedures, standards and guidelines in the execution of all work and coordinate with HSSE professionals during the execution of all project phases. 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 support the approval and permitting process. 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. Participate in team and independent based work. Take part in on‑the‑job learning and professional development opportunities. 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, permitting requirements and environmental assessment processes. Key knowledge includes experience within one or more of the following regulatory agencies/legislation: City of Calgary City of Edmonton Other municipalities AUC AEP AER EPEA Public Lands Act Water Act Strong attention to detail. Demonstrated effective writing and communication skills. Proven problem‑solving skills and innovative thinking. Committed to providing quality deliverables in a timely manner. 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) preferred but, not necessary. A minimum of 3 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. Depending on the candidate, this role is a mix of office and field work. A typical office environment includes working with comp3ters and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work and/or site visits may include extended working days (