Senior Advisor, Environmental Permits & Authorizations

Overview

Oversee environmental permits planning, submissions, tracking, and compliance for high‑speed rail.

Key Responsibilities

• permit planning
• compliance tracking
• report maintenance
• schedule coordination
• stakeholder liaison
• environmental integration

Tasks

-Coordinate internal working groups to align PLA requirements and expectations. -Track PLA progress and deliverables. -Work closely with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to integrate environmental best practices into project execution plans. -Liaise with approving authorities to ensure timely approvals and respond to questions. -Collaborate with the Permits, Licenses, and Approvals (PLA) team and other stakeholders to develop permitting and approval strategies. -Maintain detailed environmental reports, permit status updates, and compliance tracking for executive management and stakeholders. -Manage compliance with approval conditions. -Lead the planning, submission, and tracking of permits required for construction and operation, including land use approvals, environmental permits, and sustainability certifications. -Coordinate PLA contributions to the overall project schedule.

Requirements

• bachelor's
• master's
• 10 years
• permitting
• auditing
• bilingual

What You Bring

-Bachelor's degree in environmental science, engineering, sustainability, or other related fields. -Experience in environmental program management. -Minimum 10 years of experience in permitting, environmental regulation, and compliance monitoring. -Strong understanding of environmental issues, environmental impact assessments, permitting laws, and sustainability frameworks. -Excellent knowledge of the environmental legislative and regulatory framework. -Bilingualism (French and English), spoken and written. -Demonstrated experience in auditing, document management, and relations with regulatory agencies. -Knowledge of linear projects or infrastructure (an asset). -Significant experience and proven ability to navigate complex regulatory processes (federal and/or provincial), interact with government agencies, and manage permit deadlines. -Master's degree in management or environmental studies (an asset).

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Benefits

-An incentive compensation program. -Flexible hybrid work mode. -A retirement plan and savings options (RRSP and TFSA). -Vacations based on experience, available upon hiring. -Basic paid group insurance for you and your family: medical, dental, life, disability, etc. -Access to wellness and health accounts to support your lifestyle. -Flex-Alto account of $500 to encourage a healthier approach and a more sustainable mode of transportation.

About Alto

-Alto teams up with Cadence consortium—led by SNCF, Air Canada, Keolis, CDPQ Infra and others—to co-design, build and operate the corridor. -Typical projects include 300 km/h electrified track, modern accessible stations in seven cities, and integration with public and Indigenous consultations. -Construction expected post-Impact Assessment over multiple five-to-seven-year phases. -Decreases travel time by half: e.g., Toronto–Montreal reduced to ~3 hours and Toronto–Ottawa to ~2 hours. -Alto projects CA$38.4 billion in time savings, CA$7.2 billion in reduced emissions, and up to 51,000 construction jobs. -Delivered through a crown corporation combining public oversight with a private consortium.

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