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Intermediate Environmental Impact Assessment Specialist
@ PGL
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Overview
PGL is hiring an Intermediate Environmental Impact Assessment Specialist to review EIAs, permit applications and environmental management plans for major resource and infrastructure projects, with a focus on supporting Indigenous clients. The role integrates multidisciplinary technical input and prepares client-facing deliverables. The posting states a salary range of $83,000-$106,000, three weeks of vacation, and flexible work arrangements.
Responsibilities:
- Review EIAs, EISs, permits and environmental management plans
- Support Indigenous communities in reviewing proposed projects
- Evaluate mitigation, restoration and monitoring commitments
- Prepare reports, briefing notes and client deliverables
- Integrate input from multidisciplinary technical teams
Requirements summary:
- 6-10 years environmental consulting experience
- Master's degree in geography, environmental science or related field
- Knowledge of Canadian EA and permitting frameworks
- Experience with Indigenous consultation and rights
- Valid driver's license
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Health insuranceDentalDisability insurancePaid time offParental leave
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | First aid certification |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Master’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Performance bonus, Wellness, Paid training, Home office allowance |
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PGL
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
Job description
We are seeking an Intermediate Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Specialist, who can help our team and our clients make informed decisions on multi-disciplinary issues. We are seeking an individual with a confident background in one or more disciplines used in Environmental Impact Assessments (inclusive of natural resources, human environment, and policy). Most importantly, we want someone who can apply their own expertise and integrate expertise of others to support collaborative decisions.
The person hired for this role will support PGL’s diverse client base which includes Indigenous communities, government, urban developers, and industry. Our immediate needs are mainly with our Indigenous clients as they engage on major projects through Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) processes. This position may also become involved in government-to-government negotiations, technical working groups, resource management planning, land use studies, socio-cultural studies, policy development, and community-based monitoring programs.
Responsibilities:
Job Requirements:
PGL Perks
About PGL Environmental Consultants
PGL is committed to advancing our people and company by creating a sense of belonging for every employee and by being equitable, diverse, and inclusive. We recognize that our community will be strengthened by the inclusion of a wide range of views and perspectives, informed by diverse backgrounds and life experiences. We want every employee to feel they have equal opportunities for growth at PGL and strive to include, embrace, promote, and celebrate differences of race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical, and mental abilities.
We are a full-service environmental consulting firm with offices in BC and Ontario. Since 1991, PGL has provided environmental services, such as environmental planning, contaminated site assessments, remediation, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring, sustainability assessments, environmental permitting, and agrology. PGL is an employee-owned company with over 110 employees including environmental scientists, geoscientists, biologists, social scientists, and engineers, plus a dynamic and customer-oriented support team.
The person hired for this role will support PGL’s diverse client base which includes Indigenous communities, government, urban developers, and industry. Our immediate needs are mainly with our Indigenous clients as they engage on major projects through Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) processes. This position may also become involved in government-to-government negotiations, technical working groups, resource management planning, land use studies, socio-cultural studies, policy development, and community-based monitoring programs.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct technical reviews of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), permit applications, regulatory submissions, environmental management plans, and supporting technical studies for major resource development and infrastructure projects.
- Research, analyze, and interpret environmental, socioeconomic, cultural, land use, and regulatory information to identify project impacts, risks, mitigation measures, regulatory considerations, and information gaps.
- Support Indigenous communities in reviewing proposed projects, environmental assessment documentation, and regulatory applications to inform consultation responses, project-related decision-making, and community priorities.
- Review environmental management plans, reclamation plans, mine closure plans, habitat restoration plans, offsetting strategies, and environmental monitoring programs associated with resource development projects.
- Review environmental site assessments, contaminated site investigations, remediation plans, environmental monitoring reports, and related technical documentation associated with industrial, infrastructure, mining, and energy projects.
- Evaluate proposed mitigation measures, restoration strategies, monitoring programs, and environmental commitments to assess their effectiveness and consistency with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
- Prepare technical reviews, reports, briefing notes, referral comments, information requests, workshop materials, management plans, and other client-facing deliverables for Indigenous communities, regulators, proponents, and project teams.
- Interpret and synthesize technical information from multidisciplinary teams, including environmental scientists, engineers, geoscientists, biologists, archaeologists, and social scientists.
- Support environmental permitting and regulatory compliance initiatives by reviewing applicable legislation, policy frameworks, permit requirements, approval conditions, and environmental commitments.
- Support project managers with project planning, technical coordination, quality assurance, scheduling, budget tracking, and client communications.
Job Requirements:
- 6-10 years of experience in environmental consulting (environmental assessment, environmental permitting, Indigenous consultation, or natural resource management);
- A Master’s Degree in Geography, Environmental Science/Studies, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability or a related discipline is required;
- Strong consulting skills that include: time management, teamwork, client service, communicating technical information in an understandable way (verbal and written), multi-tasking and people skills, meeting facilitation
- Technical skills or qualifications (to include some or all of the following):
- Strong understanding of environmental assessment processes, methodologies, and regulatory frameworks in Canada.
- Knowledge of environmental legislation, land-use policy, environmental permitting requirements, and natural resource regulatory frameworks relevant to major development projects.
- Knowledge of Indigenous rights, interests, and participation within environmental assessment and natural resource development processes in Canada.
- Demonstrate experience reviewing and interpreting federal and provincial Environmental Impact Assessments, permitting applications, regulatory submissions, and technical reports.
- Experience preparing technical reports, environmental reviews, management plans, briefing notes, regulatory submissions, and other professional consulting deliverables.
- Experience reviewing, assessing, or supporting environmental assessment, permitting, reclamation, restoration contaminated sites, environmental monitoring, or regulatory processes associated with mining, oil and gas, forestry, infrastructure, or other major development projects.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams and integrating technical input from specialists across environmental, engineering, planning, social science, and regulatory disciplines.
- Experience working with Indigenous communities, Indigenous Knowledge initiatives, Indigenous land use information, consultation processes, or Indigenous-led environmental decision-making.
- Demonstrate ability to evaluate, synthesize, and communicate complex multidisciplinary technical information.
- Strong consulting, organizational, and project coordination skills, including time management, client service, teamwork, meeting facilitation, and management of multiple priorities.
- A valid driver’s license.
- Other strengths:
- Inter-cultural sensitivity training (ideal, but will provide);
- Professional accreditation is desirable, if applicable to your field;
- Willingness to travel to our clients’ communities to conduct work as needed;
- First aid certification;
- Experience working in mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, transportation, forestry, infrastructure, or other major project sectors;
- Support Indigenous communities in environmental stewardship, land use planning, environmental monitoring, or resource management initiatives;
- Experience with GIS software and spatial analysis tools (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online) to support environmental planning and decision-making;
- Experience facilitating workshops, community meetings, technical working groups, or stakeholder engagement processes.
PGL Perks
- 100% employee-owned organization;
- Employee and Owner Profit Share Program;
- Flexible work arrangements and daily work hours;
- Medium-sized organization—a lot of opportunity for career development and progression;
- Annual company retreat;
- Allowances: cell phone, wellness, office, clothing, and Costco membership;
- Annual training and development budget;
- Professional associations and membership dues;
- Salary range $83,000-$106,000, commensurate with experience;
- Three weeks of vacation and paid sick time;
- Maternity and Parental Leave Top-up Pay Program; and
- Competitive benefits: extended health, dental, short- and long-term disability, life and travel insurance
About PGL Environmental Consultants
PGL is committed to advancing our people and company by creating a sense of belonging for every employee and by being equitable, diverse, and inclusive. We recognize that our community will be strengthened by the inclusion of a wide range of views and perspectives, informed by diverse backgrounds and life experiences. We want every employee to feel they have equal opportunities for growth at PGL and strive to include, embrace, promote, and celebrate differences of race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical, and mental abilities.
We are a full-service environmental consulting firm with offices in BC and Ontario. Since 1991, PGL has provided environmental services, such as environmental planning, contaminated site assessments, remediation, environmental impact assessment, environmental monitoring, sustainability assessments, environmental permitting, and agrology. PGL is an employee-owned company with over 110 employees including environmental scientists, geoscientists, biologists, social scientists, and engineers, plus a dynamic and customer-oriented support team.
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