Dillon Consulting Limited Hiring for Environmental Planner at Kitchener, ON Full Time

Overview:
Are you someone with excellent communication skills and a passion for helping clients plan for a greener, better-connected tomorrow? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you!

Your Opportunity

Dillon’s Planning and Design technical group is looking for an Environmental Planner to join one of our Ontario offices. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience. You will be a key part of our multidisciplinary group serving public and private sector clients, including Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation.

Responsibilities:
What your day will look like

As part of a team, you will work to deliver transportation-focussed Environmental Assessments by:

Working with multi-disciplinary teams on exciting and challenging projects, with a focus on removing barriers and improving access on roads, highways, transit, and active transportation facilities

Helping the Project Management team by coordinating, scheduling and attending meetings, taking minutes, monitoring project schedules, managing data, and participating in workflow and priority setting discussions

Coordinating environmental deliverables and reviews, including liaising with subconsultants

Engaging with Indigenous community representatives

Monitoring environmental commitments

Writing reports in plain language that clearly summarize the outcomes of technical studies and communicate project details, including a traceable methodology used to arrive at a preferred solution or recommended design

Contributing to the development of notices, newsletters, project websites, presentations, and public information materials that are informative, attractive, and engaging.

Helping prepare for, coordinating, attending and potentially presenting at workshops and meetings with internal and external teams, clients, stakeholders and the public.

Staying up-to-date with the latest trends in transportation, including: sustainable and micro-modes, funding opportunities, and the move towards “All Ages and Abilities” design

Commiting to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development

Contributing to business development activities including proposal preparation and presentations

Actively participating in professional associations and committees

Qualifications:
What you will need to succeed

Recent graduate with a degree in planning, environmental studies, geography or a related field with a strong interest in environmental assessment (EA)

Ability to work independently (self-driven) and contribute to a multi-disciplinary team environment

Strong communication skills, including report writing, organization and oral presentation

Passionate about transportation and solving problems related to access, congestion, active transportation, and transit

Interest in stakeholder engagement, including interacting directly with members of the public as well as innovative digital engagement methods (e.g., virtual reality, online engagement platforms)

Strong data management skills to assist with complex evaluation in support of decision-making, and tracking related to stakeholder engagement

Experience using GIS and/or graphics software would be considered an asset

Experience:
Experience and/or interest in EAs for transportation and transit infrastructure

Familiarity with EA requirements and legislation, including Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP), Class Environmental Assessment for Provincial Transportation Facilities, and the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act

Cross-disciplinary experience (i.e.; biology, heritage) would be considered an asset

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:
Reliability: words that result in actions build trust;

Achievement: do the work to hit the target;

Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;

Creativity: discover new possibilities;

Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;

Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences

In addition, we offer:
Employee share purchase plan

Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all full-time regular employees

A competitive compensation package

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous retirement savings plan

Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions

Flexible work hours

Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Learning and Development opportunities

As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization

We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities

Focus on Innovation

The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees

Wellness Subsidy

Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With over 20 offices and more than 900 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 15 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:
Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business.

We encourage you to connect with us at [email protected] if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!

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