Senior Environmental Planner

We all need energy. It warms our homes, cooks our food, gives us light, and gets us where we need to go. It also improves our quality of life in countless other ways. At TC Energy, our job is to deliver that energy to millions of people who depend on it across North America. And we take our job very seriously.

Guided by our values of safety, integrity, responsibility and collaboration, we develop and operate our facilities safely, reliably and with care for our impact on the environment. With our presence across the continent, our people play an active role in building strong communities.

We’re proud of how our hard work and commitment sets us apart and benefits society, every day. We’re looking for new team members who share our values and are ready to take on exciting challenges.

The opportunity

Reporting to Manager, Environment Planning & Permitting, this position is responsible for providing direction to environmental planning and permitting activities associated with the development and acquisition of Natural Gas pipelines throughout Canada. Key roles will include developing and executing permitting strategies; providing support and technical expertise to senior management and project team members; directing and overseeing technical consultants; providing direction to junior and intermediate planners; and ensuring that projects are planned, developed and constructed within corporate environmental policies and asset management objectives. This position will work extensively with external groups including regulatory agencies, Indigenous communities, and landowners, as well as internal multi-disciplinary project teams. This position advises management on environmental issues affecting the industry as well as specific projects, and will propose, negotiate and implement solutions to identified issues.

What you’ll do

• Provides environmental and regulatory knowledge to development, acquisition and construction project teams throughout all pipeline and energy project phases including prospecting, proposal, definition, and implementation
• Provides direction to external contractors, junior and intermediate planners and business partners to ensure overall corporate and project objectives are met
• Represents company projects to regulators, industry groups, environmental groups, landowners, Indigenous peoples and the public
• Champions HS&E Commitment and underlying principles throughout the organization
• Collaborates with key internal groups responsible for land, community relations, Indigenous relations, regulatory, legal, and safety to identify and resolve issues, execute project execution plans and schedules, and support the integration of environment appropriately into project planning
• Develops strategies for obtaining environmental regulatory authorizations and for responding to public, regulatory and legislative scrutiny of project environmental issues
• Provides project management for permitting and compliance work to projects, including strategies, execution plans, budgeting and scheduling
• Develops and leads regional contracting strategies and maintains strong working relationships with key consultants
• Lobbies to influence regulatory initiatives and industry standards
• Develops and implements negotiating strategies to influence the decisions of external organizations
• Maintains overview of broad project objectives and direction and reassesses and charts new courses as necessary
• Recruits and manages consultants; prepares Request for Proposals and evaluates bids; negotiates consultants' work scope, budget and schedule; provides ongoing management of consultants' work
• Makes presentations at meetings/conferences and prepares written correspondence
• Identifies and resolves environmental legal or process issues (e.g. environmental legal challenges)
• Manages numerous complex projects simultaneously with tight and conflicting deadlines
   

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, or preferably Master's Degree, in environmental sciences, geography, public policy or related fields
• Comprehensive knowledge of environmental laws/regulations practices pertaining to pipeline development and other energy project development
• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience in managing environmental planning and permitting for pipelines and other energy projects, including routing/siting, environmental planning, project management, permitting and environmental compliance
   

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP experience
• Previous experience solving complex and unique regulatory, permitting and compliance issues on major projects
• Expertise in developing/implementing influence strategies with respect to environmental regulatory initiatives
• Commitment to client service and support
• Experience working with Indigenous communities and non-governmental organizations 

Apply now!

Apply to this posting by 08/02/2019 using reference code 59224. You must apply through our jobs system at jobs.tcenergy.com. Only applications submitted through our system will be acknowledged. Use a desktop or laptop computer to avoid system errors.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer.

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