Senior Social Scientist

Description

• Overseeing and directing junior and intermediate professionals in the execution of tasks, including providing senior review.
• Collaborating with technical and professional staff across the company in completing assignments.
• Developing and maintaining project/task schedules and budgets for project components, and monitoring project progress, work hours, budgets and expenditures using project scheduling and cost control tools.
• Leading baseline socio-economic studies, including desktop research, surveys, interviews, etc.
• Supporting business development efforts, including potential client/prospect identification, proposal writing and client-facing activities.
• Leading the assessment of project impacts on the socio-economic environment, including consideration of regional and local economies, community services and infrastructure, land use and recreation, and community well-being and safety.
• Keeping up to date on regulatory changes and advising project staff and clients regarding these changes.
• Participating in industry events through presentations, papers at conferences or through membership in industry organizations.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of junior professionals.
• Working alongside senior project managers in carrying out environmental assessments and permitting within a variety of sectors.

Requirements

• Willingness to travel for short time periods.
• Experience conducting socio-economic baseline studies and impact assessments.
• Valid Class G driver’s license.
• French language skills would be an asset.
• Familiarity with environmental assessment processes (federal, provincial, and territorial, in particular, the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act is an asset).
• Knowledge of other relevant environmental legislation and federal/provincial policy.
• Over 15 years of applied experience in the environmental and/or consulting engineering field.
• University degree in social sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Regional Planning, Health or Social Sciences, Geography, etc.).
• Full or provisional membership in a professional body (e.g. Registered Professional Planner (RPP and MCIP); Canadian Environmental Professional (EP); or Project Management Professional (PMP)) is an asset.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance