Senior Environmental Specialist – Project Manager and Team Leader roles

Description

• Develop methodologies and prepare sampling plans and data entry protocols
• Lead or contribute to proposal preparation, including strategy, work plans and budgets
• Lead environmental aspects of applications and reports to facilitate regulatory approvals in collaboration with project teams and/or managers
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies and internal programs
• Integrate new employees and supervise, advise, guide and support team members
• Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
• Manage and lead multidisciplinary projects, ensuring budget and schedule control, client communication, technical leadership and coordination through regulatory processes
• Liaise with clients, stakeholders, regulatory agencies and industry organizations to remain current on market trends and permitting requirements
• Strengthen collaboration among team members, disciplines and project management
• Ensure sound team management and foster a motivating, recognition-based work environment
• Oversee the preparation of high-quality scientific and technical reports, including regulatory submission documents
• Plan and conduct EDP meetings, define performance objectives, monitor progress and provide feedback
• Identifying skill gaps and training needs
• Addressing performance or behavioural issues
• Monitoring productivity
• Promote quality work by applying the quality management system and using BBA's tools and work methods
• Evaluating and monitoring career plans
• Coordinate and participate in field surveys

Requirements

• Experience in project management, including budgeting, scheduling, planning, work supervision and client liaising
• Communicate regularly with team members, regardless of their physical location
• Rigorous and ethical
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, geography, planning or equivalent training
• Advanced English skills to facilitate collaboration with other BBA offices and/or clients in English-speaking Canadian provinces and internationally
• Excellent report-writing skills and expertise in performing environmental assessments, with strong analytical abilities
• Excellent knowledge of provincial and federal regulatory frameworks
• Autonomy, initiative, attention to detail and ability to work on a team and in a dynamic environment
• Asset: French speaking and writing knowledge
• In-depth understanding of the power, energy and chemical industries and established industry relationships that can generate new business
• Ten years of relevant experience in industrial projects
• Ability to look beyond established standards

Benefits

• Annual base salary
• Vacation and sick leave
• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy
• A flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home
• Cellphone program
• Group insurance plan from day one, including short-term and long-term disability insurance for regular employees and a telemedicine program
• Access to a time bank
• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: We invest in our people and help them develop
• Retirement savings plan for regular employees
• Annual premium program for regular employees
• Premium offered through the Employee Referral program

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance