Manager - Environmental Services
About The Position
The Manager, Environmental Services (Environmental Construction Management) will lead a team of approximately 8-10 professional staff responsible for delivering environmental requirements and providing owner oversight for major capital transmission projects and across Ontario. This role involves managing a high-performance, collaborative team to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget, and in compliance with environmental regulations, while maintaining social acceptability. The Manager will be responsible for building and managing a team focused on maintaining environmental due diligence during the permitting and construction execution aspects of Hydro One’s largest projects. This will involve, but not be limited to: participating in Environmental Assessments (EA), collaborating with various project team members (including a Project Management Office-Owner’s Engineer (PMO-OE) and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) model), obtaining or supporting project permits, approvals and registrations, and overseeing environmental compliance inspections and due diligence activities during construction. The position requires strong relationship-building skills to collaborate with internal business units, First Nations Partners and rights-holders, and external stakeholders, including regulators and contractors.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Planning, Forestry, or a related field relevant to the utility sector.
- Minimum 10 years of business experience in an environmental or utility-related field, including robust oversight of environmental, capital project, or operational work.
- At least 3 years in supervisory or leadership capacity.
- Experience working on major infrastructure (multi-million dollar) projects.
- Experience supporting infrastructure design, construction, and operations; electricity industry experience is an asset.
- Experience collaborating with Indigenous communities and businesses is an asset.
Nice To Haves
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead a team of professionals and influence across various organizational levels.
- Sound knowledge of environmental inspection, project management and construction practices, including budgeting, scheduling, consultant/contractor oversight, environmental construction inspection and workflow tracking.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with a focus on delivering project requirements aligned with environmental and sustainability standards.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and execute workflows and programs impacting multiple lines of business.
- Technical expertise in environmental permits, approvals, compliance and construction for utilities or large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Solid understanding of environmental legislation, regulations, guidelines, and best practices, with experience interacting with regulatory bodies.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage tight deadlines.
- Experience managing non conformances to productive resolution.
- Experience working in a unionized environment is an asset.
- Related knowledge in Environmental Management Systems, Public Consultation, Climate Change and Sustainability, Construction Specifications, Contract Administration, and Contaminant Management is considered an asset.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of environmental professionals to deliver high-quality environmental services.
- Provide coaching, guidance, and performance feedback to ensure regulatory compliance and staff development.
- Oversee environmental requirements for strategic projects, including robust environmental compliance inspections and oversight.
- Effective communication with internal project delivery team and contractors.
- Maintaining and managing consistent application and access to various permitting and inspection tracking systems, leveraging web-based tools.
- Identify opportunities for improved contractual alignment and drive expectations for strong environmental performance from contractors.
- Support projects through all phases—from planning and mitigation to construction and compliance.
- Ensure consistency in applying legislation, regulations, and corporate policies.
- Track deliverables, budgets, and schedules to meet project timelines and financial objectives.
- Build and maintain relationships with Indigenous communities, regulators, agencies, interest groups, and the public.
- Represent Hydro One at community meetings, open houses, and regulatory hearings.
- Monitor and interpret environmental legislation and best practices to identify risks and opportunities.
- Manage consulting contracts for specialized environmental services.
- Contribute to policy development, innovation initiatives, and continuous improvement within Environmental Services.
- Demonstrate visible leadership in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace.
Benefits
- Hydro One provides an extensive offering of programs to promote a culture of safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability to enable our employees to be the best version of themselves.
- For management roles, compensation is based on the principle of pay-for-performance compensation philosophy, and the amount of annual adjustments and incentive payments depends on how well you and the company perform (subject to plan terms).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
