Senior Environmental Planner
Manage environmental planning tasks and deliverables for diverse transportation infrastructure projects including roads, rail, and airports. Lead environmental assessments, coordinate permitting, and implement consultation programs for regulatory agencies and community stakeholders.
- Hybrid
- Markham, ON
- Posted Jul 22, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
A career in transportation is more than bridges, roads, and rail. As we plan, design, and manage projects that move people and goods from Point A to Point B, we create connections that transform our communities. Every airport, road, bridge, port, or transit project is an opportunity to make communities safer, cleaner, and more resilient. Together, we’re making an impact around the world. We create the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected. If you’re looking for a career that moves, join our team of professionals passionate about the future of transportation. Your Opportunity Stantec is seeking an Intermediate to Senior Environmental Planner to join our Transportation group in one of our London, Waterloo, Markham, or Hamilton offices. This role is well suited to an environmental planning professional with strong Environmental Assessment, permitting, consultation, and project delivery experience who is looking to contribute to a diverse portfolio of transportation infrastructure projects across Ontario. Your Key Responsibilities * Manage and support environmental planning tasks and deliverables for transportation infrastructure projects, including roads, bridges, rail, transit, airports, and marine facilities. * Lead or contribute to Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, provincial and federal EA, and detailed design assignments, including documentation, consultation, and approvals strategies. * Coordinate environmental permitting and approval requirements, including desktop reviews, agency correspondence, and input from technical specialists. * Design and implement consultation and engagement programs for clients, regulatory agencies, First Nations, community stakeholders, and the public. * Prepare high-quality reports, proposals, consultation materials, meeting records, and technical memoranda tailored to project and client requirements. * Communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, First Nations, members of the public, and internal multidisciplinary teams. * Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk for assigned tasks. * Support business development through proposal preparation, client relationship-building, pre-positioning activities, and participation in professional or industry events. * Mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing team environment. Your Capabilities and Credentials * Strong understanding of environmental planning, Environmental Assessment, permitting, and approvals processes for infrastructure projects. * Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and coordinate input from technical specialists. * Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills. * Strong listening, judgment, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to respond thoughtfully to client, agency, stakeholder, and public input. * Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and project deliverables while maintaining a high level of quality and attention to detail. * Experience managing project tasks, schedules, budgets, and deliverables, with increasing responsibility for project delivery. * Self-motivated, collaborative, and comfortable working independently with appropriate direction and support. * Interest or experience in mentoring junior staff and contributing to team growth and knowledge-sharing.
What you’ll do
Manage environmental planning tasks and deliverables for diverse transportation infrastructure projects including roads, rail, and airports. Lead environmental assessments, coordinate permitting, and implement consultation programs for regulatory agencies and community stakeholders.
Requirements
Requires a university degree in environmental planning or a related field with approximately 10 years of relevant experience. Candidates must have strong expertise in Municipal Class Environmental Assessments and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
Listed skills
- Project managementPreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Environmental Planning
- Environmental Assessment
- Permitting
- Stakeholder Consultation
- Project Management
- Technical Writing
- Indigenous Engagement
- Regulatory Approvals
- Proposal Preparation
- Budget Management
- Mentoring
- Facilitation
- Environmental Permitting
- Resilience
- Project Delivery
- Planning
- Self-Motivation
- Business Development
- Communication
- Customer Relationship Building
- Engineering Design Process
- Environmental Impact Assessments
- Infrastructure Management Services
- Problem Solving
- Memos
- Mentorship
- Presentations
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Detail Oriented
Job areas
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Transportation
- Engineering
- Consulting
- Government & Public Sector
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Planner / Scientist
- Environmental Protection Professionals
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Additional details
- Minimum education
- College diploma
- Minimum experience
- 10+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
