Posted 13 days ago
Senior Manager - Environmental Design and Approvals
@ SYSTRA
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
SYSTRA Canada is hiring a Senior Manager for Environmental Design and Approvals on a transit and rail project in Ontario. The role leads environmental design integration, oversees approvals strategy and EA compliance, and coordinates with design teams and regulators. The posting asks for 8 to 10 years of similar project experience and is on-site.
Responsibilities:
- Lead environmental design integration across technical disciplines
- Oversee environmental approvals strategy and EA compliance
- Coordinate with design teams, construction leads and regulators
- Manage environmental deliverables including EMPs and schedules
- Lead subject matter expert team on due diligence work
Requirements summary:
- 8 to 10 years on projects of similar size and complexity
- Degree in planning, environmental planning, geography or environmental engineering
- Knowledge of Ontario Transit Rail Project Assessment Process and Environmental Assessment Act
- Experience managing environmental aspects of Ontario transit projects
- Knowledge of federal and Ontario environmental legislation and ISO 14001
- P.Eng, PMP, RPP, MCP or RPBio considered an asset
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | PMP, RPP, MCP, RPBio |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Environmental planning, Geography, Environmental engineering, Planning |
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SYSTRA
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Full company description
SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer together in the 80 countries where it operates. By making travel more fluid, the infrastructures designed by SYSTRA bring communities together, develop social integration and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure. A signature for transport solutions, SYSTRA supports its partners and clients throughout the lifecycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved at a very early stage in the design phase, right through to the deployment and maintenance test phases. SYSTRA provides all of its services in more than 80 countries worldwide and generates 80% of its turnover internationally. KEY FIGURES - €1.3 bn in sales in 2024 - 2nd international engineering company for Mass Transit & Rail* - 3d for Bridges* - 6th in the Transport sector* * Engineering News-Record (ENR) ranking, 2025
- LinkedIn followers
- 360,472
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10,091
- Reported office locations
- 72 rue Henry Farman, Paris, 75015, FR
- Business categories
- Railroad
- Cyber Security
- Consulting
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Public Transportation
- Asset Management
- Smart Cities
- Project Management
- Civil Engineering
- Other recorded names
- SYSTRA
- Specialties
- Project management
- Design
- Sustainable and environmental studies
- Construction supervision
- Testing Commissioning
- Operation Maintenance
- Transport planning & Preliminary studies
- Infrastructure
- Systems engineering
- and Operation & Maintenance engineering
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and mobility solutions. For more than 65 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure. With its 11,000 employees, the Group's mission is to connect people and bring territories closer…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Services |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Project managementDesignSustainable and environmental studiesConstruction supervisionTesting CommissioningOperation MaintenanceTransport planning & Preliminary studiesInfrastructureSystems engineeringand Operation & Maintenance engineering |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 162 |
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SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.
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Context
We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic candidates for the position of Environmental Design & Approvals Manager.
Missions/Main Duties
- Completes the review of previously completed investigations and reporting.
- Identify data gaps and commitments and Oversees development of the Investigation scope and schedule.
- Lead the subject matter expert team tasked to complete Due Diligence work and reporting.
- Incorporation of requirements into design.
- Confirmation that requirements and commitments are executed.
- Leads environmental design integration across all technical disciplines for the project corridor.
- Oversees environmental approvals strategy and ensures compliance with EA commitments, permits, and regulatory conditions.
- Coordinates with design teams, construction leads, and regulators to resolve environmental risks.
- Responsible for environmental deliverables (including EMPs), schedules, and multidisciplinary coordination
Profile/Skills
8 - 10 years of work-related experience on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity to the Project;
a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in planning, environmental planning, geography, environmental engineering or another related discipline;
knowledge of the Province of Ontario’s Transit Rail Project Assessment Process, GO Transit Class EA Document, and Environmental Assessment Act (Ontario);
experience in successfully managing all Environmental Aspects of transit projects in the Province of Ontario;
knowledge of relevant federal and Ontario environmental policies, procedures and legislation experience with implementation and management of environmental management systems that conform to ISO 14001;
Experience liaising with other specialty consultants, contractors and Governmental Authorities; and
experience with similar projects in the Province of Ontario.
P. Eng, PMP, RPP, MCP, RPBio Considered an asset
SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.
Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.
We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.
For questions about our hiring process or AI tools, please contact [email protected].
Workplace Type
On-siteJournal
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