Environmental Planner

Overview:
Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation in a flexible work environment, this opportunity is for you

**Your Opportunity**

We are looking for an **Environmental Planner **with at least **5 years** of experience. You will be a member of Dillon’s national **Environmental Planning group** and will work closely with our in-house teams of engagement specialists, biologists, environmental scientists, land use and policy planners, and the full range of engineering disciplines located in offices across Canada. You will be a key part of our multi-disciplinary group serving our diverse range of private and public sector clients.

We offer **flexible work hours **and **hybrid work arrangement** options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

**Responsibilities**:
**As a key team member, you will have the opportunity to**:
**Project Delivery**
- Manage/lead projects for private and public sector clients related to Environmental Assessment (EA), environmental permitting and approvals, environmental management and environmental compliance monitoring
- Author EA reporting, including Environmental Study Reports, Transportation Environmental Study Reports, Environmental Study Reports, and Environmental Project Reports, and other environmental documentation to satisfy regulatory requirements.
- Evaluate alternative solutions to deliver projects and develop mitigation to avoid/offset negative environmental impacts
- Develop and lead innovative public and agency engagement programs
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams on exciting and challenging projects

**Business Development**
- Build client relationships through the identification of market opportunities, client communications, preparation of proposals, and business development activities

**Learning & Development**
- Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
- Provide input to the career development of less-experienced staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
- 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
- 5+ years’ experience, preferably in the consulting industry

**Experience**:
**Ideally, your experience can demonstrate the following**:

- Successful project delivery as an Environmental Planner, Project Manager or Environmental Lead
- Experience managing and delivering Class Environmental Assessments on behalf of municipalities or provincial agencies, such as MTO
- In-depth knowledge of relevant municipal, provincial and federal environmental legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and regulatory permitting and approval requirements
- Experience in the design and delivery of stakeholder and Indigenous Community engagement programs
- Experience in business development activities including client development and responding to Request for Proposals
- Environmental management during construction, including developing environmental management plans, on-site monitoring and documentation
- Professional designations such as Registered Professional Planner (RPP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) are considered to be an asset

**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 with high attention to detail
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- Committed to success through personal development and team advancement
- Desire to be a key member of a solution-oriented, multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work independently

**Why choose Dillon**

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our **core values**:

- Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;
- Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
- Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
- Creativity: discover new possibilities;
- Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
- Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

In addition, we offer:

- ** Employee share purchase plan**
- Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees
- ** A compet