Environmental Team Lead – Impact Assessment & Permitting

AECOM is seeking an Environmental Team Lead for its Impact Assessment & Permitting team in Burnaby, BC. The role involves managing staff and projects, promoting a culture of quality and safety, and fostering an inclusive workplace. Responsibilities include overseeing project fieldwork, developing business strategies, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 8 years of experience. A valid driver's license is required, with preferred qualifications including 12 years of experience and R.P.Bio designation.
Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is actively expanding the Impact Assessment & Permitting (IAP) team and is seeking an Environmental Team Lead for the Burnaby office within the Environment, Ecology, and Permitting Department . The successful candidate will be responsible for team management and will demonstrate a Manager Mindset —balancing delivering excellent work while supporting the team. In this role, you will build productive networks across diverse technical teams, create an inclusive workplace, and provide opportunities for team members to reach their full potential, ensuring the team's success. You will operate with ethics and integrity, prioritizing quality outcomes and team safety.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Develop, manage, and oversee all staff and projects for those directly reporting to this position.
• Coordinate, manage, and direct project fieldwork and data collection efforts.
• Develop, manage, and implement business strategy and tactics, high-quality proposals, interdisciplinary teams, and deliverables.
• Promote a culture of high-quality work and Health & Safety within the team.
• Collaborate with other AECOM offices, practices, and business lines.
• Oversee recruiting, interviewing, and orienting new team members.
• Monitor and evaluate staff performance.
• Manage team billable hours and forecast utilization requirements.
• Set strategic team goals aligned with the environmental business line and evaluate outcomes.
• Motivate and inspire the team while facilitating career development and growth.
• Communicate job expectations to staff.
• Foster a safe, inclusive, and productive work environment.
• Serve as a mentor to junior and mid-level staff.

In addition to management responsibilities, you will also complete technical work in your area of expertise and collaborate with other business lines to cross-sell IAP services to clients.

Qualifications

Minimum Required :
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, Wetlands, Soils, or a related earth science field + 8 years of experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Valid Driver's License with a clean driving record.

Preferred :
• 12 years of experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• R.P.Bio designation
• High degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently with limited supervision, as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong organizational management skills and attention to detail.
• Self-driven, hardworking, and motivated.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Work experience in environmental consulting, with technical expertise in an environmental discipline such as aquatics, vegetation, wildlife, soils, reclamation, or permitting.
• Previous experience managing a technical team.

Additional Information
• Company paid relocation is not available for this position.
• Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $105,000.00 - $140,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10116666

Business Line: Environment

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Canada

Career Area: Science

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Canada Ltd