Environmental consultant (except engineer)

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Bachelor’s degree
• or equivalent experience
• Environmental studies
• Natural resources conservation and research, other
• Aboriginal studies
• Energy, environment and natural resources law (LLM, MS, MSc, LLD, JSD/SJD)
• Political science and government, general

Experience

5 years or more

Remote

Work must be done remotely. There’s no office space provided.

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Asset languages

• Cree
• Inuktitut
• Ojibwa
• Chipewyan
• Mohawk

Work setting

• Business and/or industry
• Remote location

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Conduct research
• Develop programs related to scientific fields
• Document investigations and conclusions/recommendations
• Monitor budgets allocated to environmental programs
• Monitor environmental non-compliance and required corrective actions
• Advise on policies and physical, social and psychological interrelationships between persons, their equipment and environments
• Provide consulting services to government and other organizations
• Prepare research papers, educational texts or articles
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Write technical reports
• Review programs and policies to ensure conformance with regulations
• Review and evaluate proposals for land use and development plans and prepare recommendations
• Provide clients with information
• Provide consultation and advice
• Provide consultation services to government and other organizations
• Project management
• Lead discussion groups and seminars
• Invoice clients
• Consult with government regulatory agencies
• Implement data, software and hardware security procedures
• Resolve conflict situations
• Co-ordinate multidisciplinary projects
• Represent the organization, or delegate representatives to act on behalf of the organization, in negotiations or other official functions
• Analyze the impact of industrial projects and human activity on the climate and quality of the air
• Liaise with community agencies or partners, and identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals
• Advise on specific regulations such as hunting and fishing laws and boating regulations, follow environmental guidelines and prevent violations
• Work in limiting factors, such as town planning laws and environmental impact assessments
• Prepare environmental impact reports for industries, governments or the general public
• Coordinate the flow of information within the team
• Consult with clients to determine project needs
• Conduct environmental impact studies
• Conduct ecological and environmental impact studies

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Technical reports

Regulatory investigation

• Government regulations control

Resource usage and environmental studies

• Natural resources policy evaluation
• Environmental assessment
• Environmental assessment and monitoring

Functional expertise

• Regulation or legislation policy interpretation and implementation

Technical or specialized writing

• Analysis

Type of related experience

• Environmental studies

Area of work experience

• Specification or technical writing
• Project planning
• Policy analysis
• Mining and exploration
• Environmental consulting company
• Environmental monitoring

Planning specialization

• Environmental assessment or analysis

Social work specialization

• Socio-economic needs or conditions

Specialization or experience

• Specialized environmental skills and knowledge

Area of specialization

• Sustainability
• Water resources
• Nuclear power
• Mining and mining engineering
• Environmental impact assessment
• Environmental impact studies
• Power generation, transmission or distribution
• Environmental protection
• Risk management

Economic specialization

• Natural resources/environmental
• Environmental economics

Scientific specialization

• Energy
• Natural and applied sciences
• Natural resources
• Ecology
• Human factors
• Climate change
• Environment

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel

Own tools/equipment

• Cellular phone

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Initiative
• Client focus
• Collaborative

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Bonus
• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Long term benefits

• Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Team building opportunities
• Travel insurance
• Variable or compressed work week

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: