Project Coordinator

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), an 800+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada. We deliver services through the integration of over 30 disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

Role:

As our new Project Coordinator, Ecology & Biodiversity, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct environmental and ecological research and desktop analysis, including species-at-risk assessments, ecological reviews, site investigations, and analysis of environmental information to support regulatory and project requirements.

• Conduct environmental auditing field work in remote settings, including night shift work

• Establish relationship with Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN), daily communication with TWN coordinator for logistic coordination and open dialogue about environmental concerns

• Assist with onboarding of new field staff

• Support budget tracking, invoicing, project forecasting, and project administration activities

• Provide logistical support for field programs, including travel coordination, scheduling, subcontractor management, and health and safety documentation

• Support the development, implementation, and administration of environmental programs, including long-term aquatic effects monitoring and environmental management activities across multidisciplinary projects.

• Prepare, review, and provide quality control for environmental and technical reports, environmental management plans, permit applications, and other regulatory deliverables.

• Provide environmental and regulatory consultation and advice to clients, project teams, regulators, Indigenous Nations, contractors, and other stakeholders regarding environmental concerns, regulatory requirements, and project activities.

• Coordinate and administer environmental regulatory and permitting requirements, including tracking permits under federal and provincial legislation such as the Fisheries Act, DFO requirements, and the Wildlife Act.

• Monitor and communicate environmental findings and concerns, including compiling environmental monitoring information, photologs, and reports and facilitating the timely exchange of environmental information among project stakeholders.

• Demonstrated commitment to our One Team culture, Health & Safety leadership, equity and inclusion initiatives, and collaborative approach to project delivery across North America.

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives

• The salary for this position is 40.50/hr. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location

• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

• Location: 887 Great Northern Way Ste 200, Vancouver, BC V5T 4T5

Qualification:

• Degree or diploma in environmental sciences, natural resources, project management, or a related discipline

• Minimum two years of experience in environmental related project coordination in the consulting industry with demonstrated ability to coordinate complex, multidisciplinary projects involving numerous internal and external stakeholders

• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of environmental permitting and regulatory processes for major infrastructure projects

• Eligible for Biologist in Training (BIT) designation

• Proficiency with the systems Deltek VantagePoint, Sustain, Workday, The POD, Cheqroom, EQuIS, ARCGIS Pro, FieldMaps, Survey 123, Microsoft 365 applications, Teams, and SharePoint

• All-terrain vehicle (ATV) certification is considered an asset

• Excellent organizational, communication, and document management skills

• Ability to work independently while managing competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Language: English

Contact: careers@slrconsulting.com