Environmental Planner

WSP • Regina, SK

4d • CA$51,100 - CA$75,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

Help shape sustainable communities, transportation networks, energy developments, and infrastructure projects that leave a lasting positive impact. As an Environmental Planner, you'll play a key role in integrating environmental considerations into project planning and delivery, helping clients navigate regulatory requirements while balancing environmental stewardship, community needs, and project objectives. This role is ideal for an early-career to intermediate professional who enjoys problem-solving, collaboration, and contributing to meaningful projects across Western Canada.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Studies, Geography, Natural Resource Management, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 1-5 years of relevant environmental planning, permitting, land use planning, or environmental consulting experience.
• Familiarity with municipal, provincial, and federal environmental legislation, regulatory processes, and permitting requirements.
• Strong technical writing skills with experience preparing professional reports, permit applications, planning studies, or regulatory submissions.
• Ability to identify environmental risks and opportunities and coordinate effectively with technical specialists across multiple disciplines.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills for working with clients, Indigenous communities, regulators, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Valid driver's license and ability to undertake occasional travel and site visits as required.

Nice To Haves

• Professional designations such as EP®, RPP, R.T.Ag., P.Ag., R.P.Bio., P.Biol., or other related credentials are considered assets but are not required.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of transportation, energy, municipal infrastructure, land development, and other multidisciplinary projects.
• Apply an inquiry-based approach to understand project objectives, identify environmental opportunities and constraints, and help define project scope.
• Contribute to environmental evaluations by identifying potential environmental risks and coordinating with environmental specialists and subject matter experts.
• Interpret and apply municipal, provincial, and federal environmental policies, regulations, and permitting requirements.
• Prepare environmental planning documentation, permit applications, environmental constraints assessments, technical memoranda, and regulatory submissions.
• Collaborate with engineers, planners, scientists, Indigenous communities, clients, municipalities, and regulatory agencies to integrate environmental considerations into project decisions.
• Support stakeholder engagement initiatives and environmental planning discussions that contribute to sustainable project outcomes.
• Participate in occasional site visits to support environmental assessments, project due diligence, and planning activities.

Benefits

• Flexible work, real balance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level