Are you a seasoned environmental professional with a passion for cleaner soil, smarter waste solutions, and sustainable infrastructure?
The Environmental Delivery office is seeking an expert with knowledge on contamination, excess soil, and waste management to lead the charge on major transportation projects—shaping policy, mentoring future experts, and embedding environmental integrity into Ontario's evolving infrastructure.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• provide technical advice and leadership regarding compliance with the requirements of contamination, excess soil, and waste management legislation
• monitor effectiveness of Ministry waste management practices and compliance with contamination, excess soil, and waste management legislation
• negotiate regional specific contamination, excess soil and waste management issues with the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks and other appropriate authorities
• provide input into the development of new policy, best practice and legislative recommendations
• project manage the environmental component of engineering and consultant assignments
• liaise and negotiate with stakeholders, officials and ministries
• assist in identifying staff training needs, provide training, mentoring and technical guidance to junior staff
• present project recommendations to senior staff and management
• prepare planning reports, discussion papers and briefing materials
• travel throughout remote areas within Ontario to work on highway construction projects
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
• These positions require the successful candidates to have a valid class G driver's licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidates providing proof that they have a valid driver's licence upon being hired.
Technical Knowledge:
• you have knowledge of principles and practices of multi-modal transportation planning, design, construction and maintenance and the interaction between transportation and environmental disciplines, specifically spills, contamination, excess soil and waste management.
• you have knowledge of environmental priorities/objectives to identify planning issues and determine direction, scope and consistency of approach for planning projects in regard to contamination, excess soil and waste management
• you have proven experience in environmental site assessments, soil and ground water remediation and risk management
• you have proven experience in property contamination, excess soil management and spill management for transportation projects
• knowledge of the Designated Substance Survey process will be an asset
Research and Analytical Skills:
• you can use research skills to identify and recommend best practices and procedures
• you can analyze the impacts of policies on transportation planning, avoid statutory violations and project delays and meet environmental objectives
• you can resolve problems through negotiating agreements with stakeholders
Communication and Interpersonal Skills:
• you can present project recommendations to senior management, other ministries and stakeholders
• you can prepare project planning reports on recommended environmental policy, best practice and program options to senior management and external groups
• you can use interpersonal skills to provide advice and lead consultation processes with stakeholders
Project Management and Organizational Skills:
• you have demonstrated knowledge and experience in project design and management to conduct and participate in projects
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
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