Environmental Planner

Overview

We are currently seeking a Junior 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.

This is a new position and is based at our Kitchener or London offices. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

About Dillon

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.

Responsibilities

About the Position

Project Delivery

• Support projects for public and private sector clients related to EA, environmental permitting and approvals, with a focus on linear infrastructure EAs (Individual/Comprehensive EAs, Municipal Class EA, MTO, Hydro One, Metrolinx/TRPAP)
• Support federal EAs and work with Indigenous communities. Work with multi-disciplinary teams on exciting and challenging projects, with a focus on removing barriers and improving access on roads, highways, transit, and active transportation facilities
• Support innovative EA consultation processes.
• Learning & Development
• Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
• Be coached and mentored by some of Canada’s most well-respected leaders in Individual/Comprehensive EAs, MTO Class EAs, and Municipal Class EAs
• 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.

Learning & Development

• Commit to self-development, ongoing learning and professional development
• Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

• A university degree or post-undergraduate college diploma in planning, environmental studies, biology or a related field
• 1-3 years’ EA experience, preferably in the consulting industry, with an emphasis on linear infrastructure (pipelines, electric transmission lines, roads, highways, transit)
• Strong communication, report writing, organization, interpersonal skills
• Valid Class G Driver’s License

Experience

Ideally, your experience can demonstrate the following:

• Knowledge of relevant municipal, provincial and federal environmental legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and regulatory permitting and approval requirements

We have a strong supportive and inclusive culture at Dillon and welcome these strengths and personal attributes:

• Highly motivated with a proven ability to take initiative
• Strong report writing, organization and interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Committed to success through personal development and team advancement
• Passionate about innovative approaches to public and stakeholder engagement
• Desire to be a key member of a solution-oriented, multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work independently

Compensation $60,000 - $90,000At Dillon, we believe in transparency. The following salary range is what we expect to offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicant’s education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicant’s gender or other status protect