Job Description The Opportunity: Environmental Impact Assessment Team Senior Environmental Planner or Environmental Impact Assessment Specialist
What you can expect to do here : Team Lead Responsibilities
- You will supervise entry to senior level employees, providing day-to-day direction on business and operational matters.
- You will ensure adherence by all team members to corporate policies and procedures, and build team commitment to technical excellence.
- You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with good leadership and management abilities, and communicate effectively with both direct reports and senior management.
- You will identify opportunities for process improvements and implement strategies to enhance operational efficiency.
- You will support the team's workload, resource and succession planning by monitoring recruitment needs to meet project demands and targets for growth, hiring new staff, and managing the team's structure.
- You will be responsible for the management of human resources, monitor non-billable hours, and provide approval and oversight of timesheets, expense reports and overtime.
- You will manage and support the achievement of relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for your team, e.g., staff chargeability and revenue targets.
- You will mentor staff and support career development plans; identifying career goals and development opportunities for your team, and for yourself.
- You will foster an atmosphere of continuous improvement through on-the-job coaching and guidance, and proactively create and maintain a positive work climate.
- You will conduct regular check-ins and performance management reviews, ensuring that staff have a clear understanding of expectations and accountabilities, and receive positive and constructive feedback.
- You will contribute to business development, including marketing of the team's services to both internal and external clients.
- You will accept tactical direction, feedback, and guidance to meet established goals and operational priorities.
- You will provide input to the Director for annual budgeting and business planning.
- You will ensure health and safety policies are followed, and be a role model for ethics and WSP's guiding principles.
- You will work a hybrid model, being in a workplace at least three days per week.
- You may travel for short duration trips and events.
Technical Consulting Responsibilities
- You will apply approximately 60% of your work time in a consulting role, active on project delivery of technical work and client deliverables in your area of specialization.
- You will guide the preparation of baseline research, environmental impact assessments, and environmental effects monitoring and management.
- You will oversee reporting for environmental assessment baseline, qualitative data analysis, interpretation, and related deliverables for multi-disciplinary projects.
- You will lead the assessment of project impacts on the environment, considering aspects such as currently accepted and innovative methodologies and best practices.
- You will manage and guide junior and intermediate staff in secondary research and primary qualitative and quantitative data collection.
- You will prepare and support technical and financial proposals for both internal and external clients, and be accountable for client management for specific projects.
- You will undertake quality reviews of project deliverables, including proposals and technical documents.
- You will offer technical leadership to project teams, providing strategic advice and oversight of deliverables.
- You will use strong project management skills to manage and direct projects, maintaining control of scope, schedule, costs, and quality of products and services.
- You will contribute to the growth of the team by developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key clients (internal and external) and identifying new project opportunities.
- You will collaborate with other WSP disciplines for multi-faceted/multi-disciplinary projects.
- You will lead interactions with external clients, regulators, members of the general public, Indigenous communities and other project stakeholders in relation to development projects.
What you'll bring to WSP :
- Graduate degree in environmental sciences, environmental studies, or planning. Applicants with undergraduate degrees will be considered with appropriate commensurate experience.
- At least 12 years of relevant technical experience, e.g., conducting environmental research and analysis related to environmental impact assessment, or related environmental planning.
- At least 5 years as a professional environmental consultant.
- Experience managing or leading a team (e.g., as a people manager or manager of a multi-disciplinary project team), with proven ability to mentor, develop and motivate teams, and demonstrating strong leadership, communication, collaboration, decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Extensive knowledge of the requirements of the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, federal Impact Assessment Act, and related legislation.
- Strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of environmental assessment methodology.
- Experience consulting with Indigenous groups in Ontario to meet regulatory or good governance requirements.
- Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in English. Such skills in French are an asset.
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- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
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