Senior Environmental Planner
- Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Lead environmental planning and assessment services for medium-to large-scale transportation, transit, and rail projects across British Columbia and Canada.
- Provide senior technical and strategic advisory support on environmental approvals, permitting strategies, and regulatory pathways for complex infrastructure projects.
- Develop and implement integrated approvals and permitting strategies that align environmental, Indigenous, public, and political considerations early in project development.
- Prepare, review, and oversee environmental assessment documentation, technical studies, and permitting submissions in accordance with Canadian federal, provincial, and municipal regulatory frameworks, with a strong focus on defensible and timely approvals.
- Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams delivering technical studies.
- Coordinate Indigenous engagement, public engagement, and agency consultation activities in support of transit and rail project planning and approvals.
- Prepare for and participate in public meetings, stakeholder briefings, technical workshops, and regulator meetings related to project approvals
- Conduct environmental impact assessments, support cumulative effects analysis, and prepare constraints mapping to inform alignment selection, station siting, and construction staging.
- Advise public- and private-sector clients on environmental permitting, approvals sequencing, and compliance, including identification and mitigation of schedule and delivery risk.
- Lead quality assurance and review of environmental reports, technical memoranda, and approvals documentation.
- Provide direction to technical, administrative, and junior staff to ensure consistent quality and regulatory defensibility.
- Support business development, proposal preparation, and strategic client advisory work related to transportation environmental planning, approvals, and Indigenous engagement.
- Knowledge in GIS software and map-based analytical approaches
- Experience on cross-border projects
- Demonstrated experience delivering environmental planning, assessment, and regulatory approvals for projects in British Columbia.
- Proven ability to manage multiple approvals streams and advise clients on regulatory risk and strategy.
- Proven track record guiding projects through complex, multi-agency approvals and permitting processes.
- Experience coordinating Indigenous engagement and consultation programs for linear infrastructure and transit projects in BC, including direct engagement with First Nations, Métis, and Indigenous organizations.
- Strong understanding of the Duty to Consult and accommodate, cumulative effects considerations, and the integration of Indigenous Knowledge into environmental planning and approvals processes.
- Demonstrated ability to consider and implement the implications of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) in environmental planning, assessment, and regulatory decision-making.
- Strong, existing working relationships with the Government of British Columbia, including established connections with relevant ministerial offices and senior staff.
- Deep understanding of engagement best practices for high-profile projects involving political sensitivity and public scrutiny.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or closely related field
- A minimum of 10 years technical and/or field experience in complex environmental planning projects
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite
- Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills
- Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving and research abilities
- Technical and/or field experience dealing with environmental impact issues, associated permit processes and documentation preparation/review
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.