Amendment: Posting extended.
Effective, April 1, 2025, the new salary range for this position will be $84,478 to $124,487 per year in accordance with AMAPCEO collective agreement provisions.
Are you a dynamic and strategic thinker that enjoys working in a high-profile and multi-disciplinary environment?Bring your considerable experience in project management and interest in environmental decision making to the
Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks, Environmental Assessment Branch. You will work on major, complex environmental assessment projects related to natural resource development, infrastructure, resource recovery operations and transit infrastructure in a fast paced setting.
About our Branch The Environmental Assessment Branch is responsible for delivery and program support of the environmental assessment program. The branch also provides advice related to Indigenous engagement to the Division.
About the job
In this role:
• You will provide strategic project leadership to the coordination and planning of activities related to the review of environmental assessments, and the creation of regulatory review processes that affect environmental assessments
• You will assist in the development of policy recommendations for systemic improvements to better achieve Ministry objectives
• You will establish effective working relationships with government agencies and external stakeholders to ensure adequate technical support for environmental assessment projects
• You will thrive in a fast paced, environment working on high profile projects including resource recovery facilities; transit and transportation proposals; and natural resource/mining projects;
• You will guide the coordination of provincial and federal EA processes; providing support for policy development initiatives such as EA modernization, climate change, cumulative effects, source protection as well as other legislation and initiatives.
What you bring to the team
Project management knowledge and leadership skills
You have the ability to:
• use project management, planning and control methodologies to lead, coordinate, and support predominately central and eastern environmental and resource development projects
• define project management/program requirements, identify options, recommend solutions and oversee implementation
• lead the review of integrated environmental assessments projects and provide guidance to team members
Communication, consultation and relationship management skills
You have the ability to:
• prepare formal presentations and reports, including preparing planning recommendations for decisions and to relay highly technical information in plain language
• recommend mutually acceptable solutions to contentious or sensitive issues where stakeholders have conflicting priorities
• understand and demonstrate experience with consultation theories and practices
Technical skills
You have the ability to demonstrate an understanding of:
• current emerging environmental trends and issues specifically related to environmental assessment
• theories, principles, and practices of environmental and land use planning and knowledge of resource management
• policy development processes
Knowledge of environmental legislation
You have the ability to:
• interpret and apply environmental legislation (e.g. Environmental Assessment Act, Environmental Protection Act, Environmental Bill of Rights, Ontario Water Resources Act, Planning Act)
• demonstrate an understanding of the environmental assessment legislative and regulatory framework
Research and analytical skills
You have the ability to:
• conduct research and assess relevance of information
• conduct in-depth analysis, identify issues and opportunities, determine priorities and organize work
• use analytical skills for establishing and following practices and guidance for quality assurance of documents
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!
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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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