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Environmental Lead
@ Brunel
Guelph, Ontario
Overview
Brunel is recruiting an Environmental & Permitting Lead for its client's critical minerals project in Ontario. The role leads environmental and permitting strategy through feasibility, approvals and development, and directs external consultants. It is a full-time contract role.
Pay:
$120–$140 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Lead environmental and permitting strategy for an Ontario mining project
- Direct external environmental consultants and specialists
- Author and review environmental sections of permit applications and reports
- Engage government agencies and Indigenous communities
- Identify permitting risks and develop mitigation strategies
Requirements summary:
- 15+ years in environmental permitting or project development
- Proven success with Ontario environmental approvals
- Deep knowledge of Indigenous consultation and environmental assessment
- Strong technical writing skills
- Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant teams
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Environment, health & safety |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Founded in 1975, we are a global specialist delivering customised project and workforce solutions to drive sustainable industry transformations through technology and talent. With 120+ offices and a powerful network of more than 12,000 specialists around the world, we deliver Project and Consulting Solutions, Workforce Solutions and Global Mobility Solutions that transform global projects in Renewables…
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Our client is advancing a significant critical minerals development project in Ontario through the feasibility and permitting stages toward future production. To support this work, they are seeking an experienced Environmental & Permitting Lead to provide senior-level environmental leadership and regulatory guidance throughout the project lifecycle. environmental assessment and permitting framework.
- Lead the environmental and permitting strategy for a major Ontario mining and mineral processing project through feasibility, approvals, and development.
- Provide expert guidance on provincial and federal environmental regulatory requirements and approval pathways.
- Develop and execute permitting plans, schedules, and regulatory engagement strategies.
- Review, analyze, and interpret environmental baseline data and technical studies.
- Personally, author and review environmental sections of technical studies, reports, permit applications, and regulatory submissions.
- Serve as the project's technical authority on environmental matters and provide strategic recommendations to project leadership.
- Direct and coordinate external consultants and specialists, including:
- Environmental consultants
- Hydrogeological specialists
- Ecologists and biological experts
- Indigenous engagement advisors
- Air quality, water quality, and environmental monitoring teams
- Ensure technical consistency and quality across all environmental deliverables.
- Support stakeholder engagement activities involving government agencies, Indigenous communities, and other project stakeholders.
- Identify permitting risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain project schedules.
- Work closely with the Project Director and multidisciplinary project teams across geology, metallurgy, engineering, and project development.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in environmental permitting, environmental assessment, or project development within mining, mineral processing, heavy industry, infrastructure, or related sectors.
- Demonstrated success navigating Ontario environmental and regulatory approval processes.
- Deep understanding of:
- Ontario permitting pathways
- Provincial and federal environmental regulations
- Environmental assessment requirements
- Indigenous consultation processes
- Regulatory stakeholder engagement
- Proven experience supporting projects from study and feasibility stages through permitting and development.
- Strong technical writing skills with experience preparing environmental reports, permit applications, and regulatory submissions.
- Experience managing and directing multidisciplinary environmental consultants and contractors.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, regulators, Indigenous communities, and technical teams.
- Exploration drilling and field campaign experience.
- Emergency response participation and incident management experience.
- Logistics coordination and contractor management experience.
- Strong communication and leadership abilities.
We offer a competitive contractor package and the opportunity to work with industry-leading clients on technically challenging projects. You will gain exposure to diverse project environments while being supported by Brunel's experienced recruitment and workforce solutions team.
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