Environmental Planner

Company Description
**At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.**

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

**Job Description**:
As part of our team, the successful applicant will lead projects, environmental management work and deliverables throughout a project life cycle, including:

- Leading projects/disciplines and working with Project Managers in executing Federal IAs and municipal and provincial EAs (planning, preliminary design and detail design) as well as other approval and permitting activities for infrastructure projects.
- Liaising with local, provincial, and Federal agencies regarding permits and approvals.
- Collaborating with technical and professional staff across the company in completing assignments.
- Coordinating, preparing for, attending, and documenting project meetings.
- Coordinating and managing environmental specialists (i.e., fisheries, terrestrial, noise, air, archaeology, etc.) and planning support staff.
- Being familiar with Alberta Public Lands Act, Fisheries Act, Endangered Species Act, Navigation Protection Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, and other relevant legislation.
- Researching, conceptualizing, planning, and writing drafts of reports related to planning, design and permitting.
- Project management including initiation, planning, execution and closing.
- Supporting business development efforts, including proposal writing

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Requirements**
- 6+ years of experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management/Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Urban and Regional Planning or related field.
- Experience with the Impact Assessment Act, Environmental Assessment, and other legislation related to the position (e.g., Public Lands Act, Fisheries Act, Endangered Species Act, Navigation Protection Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and their regulations).
- Excellent communication skills with proven success in engaging design managers, discipline leads and contractors and negotiating with regulatory agencies to secure project approvals.

Additional Information

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.