Senior Environmental Assessment & Permitting Specialist
About the role
We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 600+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.
As our new Senior Environmental Assessment & Permitting Specialist , you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal. We are seeking a recognized leader in environmental assessment (EA) and permitting of major resource development in BC, someone who is already well-established in the industry, with a reputation for credibility, technical excellence, and trusted client and regulatory relationships.
Preference is to be based in Vancouver, BC to be with other regional team members, with flexible work options. Travel across North America isn’t typical but may be required for projects or team activities. Travel within Canada, particularly within BC, is a possibility.
Responsibilities
- Be a recognized leader and trusted advisor in the EA and permitting sector, leveraging your reputation and industry presence to strengthen SLR’s profile and impact in the market.
- Lead and contribute to the growth of our permitting and regulatory practice in Canada, including building and sustaining strong client and regulatory relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and leading successful proposals.
- Manage and oversee multidisciplinary environmental impact assessment, permitting, compliance, and due diligence projects from initiation to completion, across multiple sectors and geographies.
- Provide strong technical and strategic leadership in preparing complex environmental reports, regulatory submissions, and supporting documentation; review and approve work prepared by other staff.
- Foster and champion quality excellence in all aspects of your work and that of SLR
- Oversee and coordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and alignment with project objectives.
- Represent SLR in industry forums, associations, and conferences, further building our profile as a trusted advisor in sustainability and permitting.
- Lead consultation and engagement programs with clients, regulators, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparent, respectful, and effective communication.
- Mentor and support junior and intermediate staff, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, professional growth, and collaboration.
- Promote and maintain a positive work environment through teamwork and cooperation.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree specializing in a related environmental discipline (environmental science or engineering, ecology, environmental law/policy).
- 15+ years of experience specifically in environmental assessment and permitting in BC or relevant Canadian jurisdiction.
- Well-established reputation in the industry, with demonstrated credibility and visibility through regulatory engagement, client relationships, published work, conference participation, or association involvement.
- Proven track record of developing business, building teams, and delivering high-quality EA and permitting services.
- Strong technical writing skills, with an ability to synthesize technical information and develop plain-language summaries.
- Deep understanding of municipal, provincial, and federal environmental regulatory and permitting requirements.
- Experience in an environmental consulting environment required; prior leadership in growing practices or business lines is a strong asset.
- Understanding of international environmental and social impact assessment standards is an asset.
- Ability to travel within Canada periodically, as required.
SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.
About SLR Consulting
SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.
We achieve this by having a team of expert advisors and technicians, who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges, by utilising our collaborative and entrepreneurial One Team culture.
SLR has been advising clients for over 25 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 3,000 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.
Senior Environmental Assessment & Permitting Specialist
About the role
We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 600+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.
As our new Senior Environmental Assessment & Permitting Specialist , you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal. We are seeking a recognized leader in environmental assessment (EA) and permitting of major resource development in BC, someone who is already well-established in the industry, with a reputation for credibility, technical excellence, and trusted client and regulatory relationships.
Preference is to be based in Vancouver, BC to be with other regional team members, with flexible work options. Travel across North America isn’t typical but may be required for projects or team activities. Travel within Canada, particularly within BC, is a possibility.
Responsibilities
- Be a recognized leader and trusted advisor in the EA and permitting sector, leveraging your reputation and industry presence to strengthen SLR’s profile and impact in the market.
- Lead and contribute to the growth of our permitting and regulatory practice in Canada, including building and sustaining strong client and regulatory relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and leading successful proposals.
- Manage and oversee multidisciplinary environmental impact assessment, permitting, compliance, and due diligence projects from initiation to completion, across multiple sectors and geographies.
- Provide strong technical and strategic leadership in preparing complex environmental reports, regulatory submissions, and supporting documentation; review and approve work prepared by other staff.
- Foster and champion quality excellence in all aspects of your work and that of SLR
- Oversee and coordinate inputs from multidisciplinary teams, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and alignment with project objectives.
- Represent SLR in industry forums, associations, and conferences, further building our profile as a trusted advisor in sustainability and permitting.
- Lead consultation and engagement programs with clients, regulators, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparent, respectful, and effective communication.
- Mentor and support junior and intermediate staff, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, professional growth, and collaboration.
- Promote and maintain a positive work environment through teamwork and cooperation.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree specializing in a related environmental discipline (environmental science or engineering, ecology, environmental law/policy).
- 15+ years of experience specifically in environmental assessment and permitting in BC or relevant Canadian jurisdiction.
- Well-established reputation in the industry, with demonstrated credibility and visibility through regulatory engagement, client relationships, published work, conference participation, or association involvement.
- Proven track record of developing business, building teams, and delivering high-quality EA and permitting services.
- Strong technical writing skills, with an ability to synthesize technical information and develop plain-language summaries.
- Deep understanding of municipal, provincial, and federal environmental regulatory and permitting requirements.
- Experience in an environmental consulting environment required; prior leadership in growing practices or business lines is a strong asset.
- Understanding of international environmental and social impact assessment standards is an asset.
- Ability to travel within Canada periodically, as required.
SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.
About SLR Consulting
SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.
We achieve this by having a team of expert advisors and technicians, who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges, by utilising our collaborative and entrepreneurial One Team culture.
SLR has been advising clients for over 25 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 3,000 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.