Environmental Planner

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.

GHD's Impact Assessment and Permitting Team is looking for an enthusiastic individual with environmental assessment planning and approvals experience.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Impact Assessment Business Group Leader, the successful incumbent will complete tasks including the following:

- Conducting policy research
- Drafting notices for publishing and coordinating mail out of correspondence
- Drafting response letters to stakeholder comments
- Leading report compilation and drafting text for summary documents
- Coordinating public events like open houses, meetings, etc.
- Preparing displays for open houses
- Creating PowerPoint presentations for meetings
- Coordinating environmental specialists
- Reviewing sub-consultants reports and cross-referencing to policy and legislation guidelines
- Attending meetings as required and preparing meeting minutes or reports
- Undertaking proposal writing

**Skills, Competencies and Qualifications**:

- A post-secondary education in environmental planning, environmental policy, environmental science, or a related discipline
- Project experience in a variety of public and/or private sectors (e.g., municipal infrastructure, transportation, transit, waste, energy) is an asset
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well with people (staff and clients) and a demeanor that reflects genuine interest and ability to assess a situation and consider what people will be interested in/concerned with is required.
- Fluency with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Project Powerpoint)
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Familiarity with Provincial and Federal Environmental Assessment legislation
- Class G driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

We offer a professional working environment and offer competitive salary packages based on qualifications, skills and experience.

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

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**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

**Who we**
**are**

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.