Environmental Director - Planning & Natural Sciences

Job Description

Reporting to the Greater Toronto Regional Manager, the Environmental Director will provide planning, leadership, coordination, and quality performance for the growth, development and delivery of Environmental Services in the GTR Region. The role will leverage the candidate’s strong industry experience and profile to ensure the effective coordination and delivery of the environmental scope of complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects in the transportation, transit, and mining markets.

Primary Duties

• Provide strategic leadership and planning to identify and influence opportunities to grow and expand Parsons’ environmental service capabilities in the GTR Region.
• Through coordination with the Environmental Discipline Leads, identify environmental resource needs and acquire resources based on strategic planning and project delivery requirements.
• Obtain value for service and quality assurance from Parsons’ large-value project environmental sub-consultants by having direct oversight in securing and managing the teaming arrangements with these sub-consultants and the delivery of the sub-consultant work programs.
• Coordinate and implement a robust Quality Control and Assurance program for all aspects of Parsons’ preparation, implementation and submission of environmental plans, reports, documents, consultation materials, and approvals. Coordinate with Parsons’ and sub-consultant discipline leads and technical staff, on technical studies and preparation of environmental documentation.
• Act as Project Manager and lead Infrastructure environmental projects or act as a Key Individual on multidisciplinary infrastructure projects within your area of planning and / or technical expertise with a particular focus on both traditional and APD projects for Parsons’ key GTR clients, including MTO, Metrolinx, Toronto Transit Commission, and City of Toronto.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert within your area of planning and / or technical expertise with a particular focus on both traditional and APD projects for Parsons’ key clients in other Regions within Canada.
• Provide strategic direction, senior leadership and strong technical advisory on multidisciplinary infrastructure projects within the GTR, including transportation and transit Environmental Assessments under the MTO Class EA for Transportation Facilities, Class EA for Municipal Infrastructure Projects and the Transit Project Assessment Process.
• Provide Senior Regulatory leadership on current and future Metrolinx and MTO infrastructure projects throughout these clients’ areas of jurisdiction.
• Identify, coordinate and lead GTR environmental business development pursuits. Participate in and lead marketing and business development meetings and regional environmental business improvement plans. Leverage existing relationships with key GTR clients including MTO, Metrolinx, Toronto Transit Commission, and City of Toronto to support the GTR Business Development Lead in the identification of traditional and APD project opportunities.
• Participate in and lead Infrastructure project capture development, coordinating a core group of environmental professionals and third party environmental sub-consultants to achieve successful project capture.
• Strategically identify and foster new client relationships to grow and expand Parsons’ environmental services delivery throughout the GTR and other Regions across Canada working with the Canadian Environmental Business Line Lead and other Regional Environmental Directors.
• Leverage your expertise in consultation with Indigenous communities, as well as public consultation and stakeholder engagement on complex infrastructure projects to provide Senior Leadership and Advisory on these programs and lead (when required) these programs across the GTR and other Regions.

Key Assets

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next! We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle! Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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