Senior Manager, Environmental Planning & Permitting
About The Position
TC Energy is seeking a Senior Manager, Environmental Planning & Permitting to lead the Environmental Planning & Permitting function for their Canada Gas Projects. This role, reporting to the Director, Environment & Regulatory, is responsible for providing strategic direction, regulatory leadership, and operational oversight to support the successful planning and delivery of pipeline and facility projects. The position leads a team of environmental subject matter experts and is accountable for driving environmental strategy, permitting execution, and regulatory engagement throughout the project lifecycle, from early development through construction and operations handoff. The Senior Manager will play a critical leadership role in integrating environmental requirements into project execution, influencing regulatory outcomes, and ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regulatory frameworks, and environmental commitments. The ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert and a strong team leader with the ability to influence without authority, ensuring the team uses good judgment in planning and implementing work that addresses critical project risks. This role also oversees the planning, scheduling, and budgeting of the team's work and collaborates closely with peers in other departments (IR, Land, Regulatory, projects) as well as regulators and government.
Requirements
- University degree in environmental, or related sciences (or similar field of study)
- Minimum 15 years of environmental/industry work experience is required
- Experience with both federal and provincial regulators
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge and experience with gas pipeline construction
- Comfortable, diplomatic, and skilled at communicating clearly and influencing at various levels within the organization and externally
- Ability to lead and supervise others while managing multiple critical deliverables in a high-pressure environment, serving as a role model through demonstrated technical expertise, strong leadership, and effective interpersonal skills
- Experience working with environmental regulators in multiple provincial jurisdictions (BC, Alberta and Ontario in particular) as well as federal regulators (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Impact Assessment Agency, Canada Energy Regulator) and knowledge of provincial and federal regulatory requirements
- Ability to create and sustain critical partnerships, and effectively network at all levels of the organization and across all business functions
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills to resolve complex and ambiguous issues and present recommendations
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of environmental planners and advisors supporting growth projects
- Establish priorities, performance expectations, and development plans
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture
- Support succession planning and talent development
- Provide strategic oversight of environmental planning and permitting for pipeline and facility projects
- Lead development of environmental strategies and regulatory filings
- Ensure consistency and quality in submissions and technical studies
- Integrate environmental requirements into project execution
- Establish strong relationships with project teams and leaders as well as other support teams including IR, Land and Regulatory to identify and manage environmental risks and ensure alignment of strategies and goals
- Lead engagement with regulators (e.g., DFO, provincial agencies)
- Develop and execute regulatory strategies to support approvals
- Represent the company with regulators, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders
- Partner with cross-functional teams to support delivery
- Ensure environmental commitments are implemented
- Support transition to construction and operations
- Identify and mitigate risks
- Deliver projects on time and within scope
- Drive efficiencies and value realization
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives
- Support governance, standards, and procedures
Benefits
- hybrid work model
- flexible dress code
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
