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Apply By: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Senior Environmental Planner

Job ID:

247092

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Transportation Infrastructure Management Division, Design and Engineer Branch

City:

Kingston

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

14164 – Parks Planner 3

Salary:

$1,560.00 – $2,002.97 Per week*

*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Are you passionate about protecting the environment while driving progress?

The Environmental Delivery Office is seeking a candidate to join their team of environmental professionals dedicated to supporting the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of Ontario’s provincial highways. The section leads environmental assessment and protection activities, ensuring projects comply with federal and provincial legislation while balancing transportation needs with environmental stewardship and sustainability.

Bring your expertise, grow your career, and help make a lasting difference in the delivery of environmentally responsible transportation projects. Apply today!

About the job

In this role, you will:

• provide technical advice and leadership on environmental issues related to the natural, social, economic, and cultural environments including fisheries, terrestrial ecosystems, species at risk, noise, built heritage, archaeology, erosion and sediment control waste and contamination.
• provide input into the development of new policy, best practice and legislative recommendations
• project manage the environmental component of engineering and consultant assignments
• liaise and negotiate with stakeholders, officials and ministries
• assist in identifying staff training needs, provide training, mentoring and technical guidance to junior staff
• present project recommendations to senior staff and management
• prepare planning reports, discussion papers and briefing materials
• travel throughout remote areas within Ontario to work on highway construction projects

What you bring to the team

Technical knowledge:

• You have demonstrated knowledge of principles and practices of multi-modal transportation planning, design, construction and maintenance and the interaction between transportation and environmental disciplines.
• You have demonstrated knowledge of environmental priorities/objectives to identify planning issues and determine direction, scope and consistency of approach for planning projects
• You have demonstrated knowledge of federal and provincial environmental legislation (e.g., Fisheries Act, Migratory Birds Convention Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Highway 413 Act, Species Conservation Act, Ontario Heritage Act, etc.).

Communication and interpersonal skills:

• You can present project recommendations to senior management, other ministries and stakeholders.
• You can prepare project planning reports on recommended environmental policy, best practice and program options for senior management and external groups.
• You can use interpersonal skills to provide advice and lead consultation processes with stakeholders.

Research and analytical skills:

• You can use research skills to identify and recommend best practices and procedures.
• You can analyze the impacts of policies on transportation planning, avoid statutory violations and project delays and meet environmental objectives.
• You can resolve problems through negotiating agreements with stakeholders.

Project management and organizational skills:

• You have demonstrated knowledge and experience in project design and management to conduct and participate in projects.

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario’s Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Permanent – Full Time, 1355 John Counter Blvd, Kingston, East Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3-A

Category:

Consulting and Planning

Posted on:

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Note:

• T-MT-247092/26

How to apply:

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you’ll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d’emploi externes de la fonction publique de l’Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d’emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d’affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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