Hydro One Networks Inc

Environment Planner/Engineer

Hydro One Networks Inc$100K — $143K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences, engineering, urban/regional planning, or landscape architecture.
  • 5-8 years of experience in environmental planning and impact mitigation.
  • Proven experience in project management and contract administration.
  • Familiarity with environmental approval processes and assessments.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills for presenting environmental issues.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct environmental assessments for regulatory approvals on transmission and distribution projects.
  • Manage environmental programs including site assessments, waste management, and biodiversity investigations.
  • Support public and regulatory processes through presentations and answering inquiries.
  • Prepare tender specifications for environmental service contracts and evaluate submissions.
  • Oversee project costs, schedules, and quality to ensure compliance with supervisor requirements.
  • Provide technical guidance to internal departments on environmental matters.
  • Represent the department at meetings and contribute to task groups.

Benefits

  • Extensive programs promoting safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Pay-for-performance compensation philosophy with annual adjustments based on performance.
  • Collegial work environment fostering open dialogue and collaboration.
Full Job Description
51906 - Sudbury - Regular

Hiring salary range: $3,850.32 - $5,500.46 / Bi-weekly

The successful candidate for this role will lead environmental oversight and support for major transmission line and station projects, including participation in contractor procurement activities and ensuring contractor compliance with environmental contract requirements, permits, approvals, and commitments. The role is responsible for developing and implementing environmental construction management strategies, including resource planning, consultant scope development, procurement, and management of environmental inspection services to support successful project execution. The successful candidate will also provide environmental permitting, compliance, stakeholder, and Indigenous engagement support through permit review and tracking, assessment of contractor submissions, participation in project team meetings, and coordination with internal project stakeholders.

Job Description:

  • Carry out assessments, as assigned, to obtain Class EA, individual ECA or other regulatory approvals required for transmission and distribution facilities. Define scope consistent with regulatory requirements, gather information, develop data bases, assemble and analyze results, external contracting (as appropriate), collaborate (as appropriate) with internal and external organizations, develop recommendations for supervisor and asset manager review and approval. Prepare progress reports, environmental reports/assessments and applications for regulatory approval.
  • Carry out other environmental programs (e.g. site assessments or related investigations, waste management, spills management, biodiversity, species at risk, etc.), as assigned, to meet aregulatory requirements for supervisor requirements. Work to include work plan development, literature review, define methodologies consistent with SLA or regulatory requirements, arrange field studies, develop data bases, assemble and analyze results, external contracting (as appropriate), collaborate (as appropriate) with internal and external organizations, develop recommendations for supervisor and asset manager review and approval. Prepare or arrange preparation of environmental reports/assessments. Report on progress.
  • Provide technical and project support to public and regulatory participation processes and public hearings. Make presentations and respond to questions as required.
  • Prepare or arrange for preparation of tendering specifications on environmental service contracts (e.g. waste and consultant contracts). Conduct or carry out the evaluation of tenders. Award and administer contract consistent with Corporate procedures and and policies and supervisor requirements.
  • Estimate study costs and scheduling requirements. Monitor quality, expenditures and schedules and ensure work is conducted in accordance with supervisor requirements.
  • Provide technical information, advice and assistance to other departments and divisions in problem areas.
  • Represent the department at meetings and on committees and task groups.
  • Maintain up to date knowledge of environmental legislation and approval processes. Provide advice and assistance in these areas to internal and external stakeholders. Ensure projects and programs are planned in accordance with government legislation, policies and processes.
  • Perform other duties as required.


Education:

  • Requires an advanced knowledge of environmental sciences, environmental engineering, urban and regional planning or landscape architect.
  • Requires knowledge of oral and written communication techniques for preparation editing and presentation of environmental issues and assessments and in dealing with professional contacts and the public.
  • This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of University training (Grade XII plus 5 years).


Experience:

  • Requires practical experience in all aspects of environmental planning and mitigation of impacts.
  • Requires experience with the operation and maintenance of transmission and distribution facilities, environmental approval processes and preparation and presentation of environmental assessments.
  • Requires experience in project management and contract administration.
  • Requires experience with the organizational relationships, standards, practices and procedures.
  • Requires experience in public presentations to ensure satisfactory communication with external and internal contacts and the general public.
  • A period of over 6 years and up to and including 8 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.


Deadline: August 4, 2026

The base salary for this role considers a variety of factors, including candidates' knowledge, skills, experience, education, and any applicable collective agreement requirements for union-represented positions. Hydro One provides an extensive offering of programs to promote a culture of safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability to enable our employees to be the best version of themselves. For management roles, compensation is based on the principle of pay-for performance compensation philosophy, and the amount of annual adjustments and incentive payments depends on how well you and the company perform (subject to plan terms). We encourage open dialogue about compensation with our Talent Acquisition Team, who can provide more detailed information specific to this role.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Hydro One; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

About Hydro One Networks Inc

Hydro One Networks Inc is a Canadian electricity transmission and distribution service provider. The company serves approximately 1.4 million customers across Ontario and owns and operates approximately 30,000 km of high-voltage transmission lines and 123,000 km of low-voltage distribution lines. Hydro One Networks Inc was formerly known as Hydro One Inc and changed its name to Hydro One Networks Inc in 2015. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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1999

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