Environmental Planning Specialist

Job description

This posting is for 1 temporary full-time position up to 18 months and 1 hourly full-time position up to 5 months Strathcona County has some exciting opportunities to join our team as an Environmental Planning Specialist! This role primarily provides professional expertise for internal departments and to the public but also provides land use planning and environmental management expertise. This position assists all departments with determining environmental impacts caused by county operations and construction as well as provides support in mitigating and complying with municipal, provincial and federal policies and legislation. Key Responsibilities: - Lead a technical working group of multidisciplinary professionals - Conduct field and desktop assessments in support of drainage issues and make recommendations on solutions - Conduct field assessments to determine biophysical considerations for subdivisions, development and construction activities, including analyzing and identifying impacts with regards to land use - Coordinate and complete Environmental Framework programs, projects and initiatives - Lead air, water, land and biodiversity monitoring - Supervise and direct consultant...