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Principal Environmental Planner - MTO
@ Parsons Inc.
Toronto, ON · Oakville, ON · Markham, ON
Overview
Parsons Inc. is hiring a Principal Environmental Planner to lead its Ontario environmental planning practice on MTO transportation infrastructure projects. The role covers staff leadership, client relationships, business development, and senior oversight of EA, permitting and consultation work. The posting states a full-time position, hybrid work flexibility, and a salary of $117,500 to $167,500.
Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop environmental planning staff
- Manage MTO and transportation client relationships
- Lead business development and proposals
- Provide senior oversight of EA, permitting and consultation
- Ensure project quality, schedule and budget
Requirements summary:
- Degree in environmental planning, science, geography or planning
- 15+ years environmental planning or EA experience
- Extensive MTO highway project experience
- Strong knowledge of MTO Class EA and ERHD
- Valid Ontario G driver's licence
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Benefits mentioned
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-30
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 15+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Valid Ontario G driver's licence |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Women, People with disabilities, Racialized people |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Geography, Planning |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Employee discount, Wellness |
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Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future. #WeAreParsons Disclaimer: Parsons is aware of recruitment scams where individuals posing as Parsons representatives offer fraudulent job opportunities to steal personal information or solicit money. To avoid these scams, remember that Parsons will never ask for money or sensitive personal details, and all legitimate job openings are listed on https://jobs.parsons.com/; report any suspicious activity to local law enforcement or [email protected].
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Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us…
| Field | Value |
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| Industry | Civil Engineering |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Chantilly, Virginia |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1944 |
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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a Principal Environmental Planner with extensive MTO transportation infrastructure experience to provide leadership for our environmental planning practice in Ontario. This position may be based in Toronto, Markham, Oakville, or London, with hybrid work flexibility.
Position Overview
The Principal Environmental Planner will provide strategic leadership for environmental planning services, major transportation projects, client relationships, business development, technical excellence, and staff development. This individual will oversee a portfolio of MTO assignments while helping grow Parsons' environmental planning practice across Ontario.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and develop environmental planning staff through mentoring, coaching, recruitment, and succession planning.
- Support resource allocation, workload management, and capability development.
- Foster collaboration across planning, natural sciences, engineering, and project management teams.
- Promote consistent quality assurance procedures, tools, and best practices.
Client Management & Business Development
- Build and maintain strong relationships with MTO and key transportation sector clients.
- Lead business development, opportunity identification, capture planning, and strategic positioning efforts.
- Oversee proposals, interviews, pursuits, staffing plans, schedules, and budgets.
- Represent Parsons at client meetings, industry events, and professional organizations.
- Support contract negotiations and project growth initiatives.
Project & Technical Leadership
- Provide senior oversight for environmental planning, EA, permitting, consultation, and approvals activities.
- Guide project teams in applying MTO Class EA requirements and Environmental Reference for Highway Design standards.
- Provide technical review and quality assurance for major environmental deliverables.
- Advise project teams and clients on complex environmental, regulatory, Indigenous consultation, and stakeholder issues.
- Oversee project performance, including quality, schedule, budget, risk, and client satisfaction.
- Monitor changes to legislation, MTO policy, and industry practices and incorporate them into project delivery strategies.
Qualifications
- Degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Geography, Planning, or a related discipline.
- 15+ years of progressive environmental planning or EA experience, including extensive MTO highway project experience in consulting.
- Demonstrated leadership on major transportation infrastructure assignments.
- Established relationships within MTO and the Ontario transportation market.
- Strong knowledge of MTO Class EA requirements, Environmental Reference for Highway Design, and environmental legislation.
- Proven experience leading teams, developing staff, managing resources, and supporting business growth.
- Experience with transit, rail, municipal EA, or federal impact assessment processes is an asset.
- Valid Ontario G driver's licence.
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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