Manager, Environmental Services Jobs

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is a unique and dynamic place to work. Approximately 1,400 GTAA employees work non-stop with our partners and agencies to deliver a safe and welcoming airport experience at Canada’s leading global hub airport, Toronto Pearson. The impacts of the pandemic have been significant to our industry, yet we remain Pearson Strong and are realizing the opportunity to accelerate our Healthy Airport commitment. Join us on our accelerated journey in creating the airport of the future in a smart, healthy and profitable way.

What's in it for you!

We offer our GTAA members amazing benefits, including retirement planning, group health benefits, employee assistance programs (EAP), paid leave, education and training, as well as recognition and rewards programs.

Position Summary:

We are looking for a dynamic Manager, Environment Services to join the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) Environmental Services Group which provides environmental leadership to Canada’s largest airport with the goal to become the best airport in the world. This is a unique opportunity to join our team in the Airport Development and Technical Services team and ensure GTAA environmental compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, support building social license, drive the continual improvement of the airport’s environmental performance by collaborating with airport operations, Strategy/Sustainability and Corporate Communications.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead team review, in alignment with Project Management and Engineering teams, to complete impact/environmental assessments of all airport projects to determine the environmental impact of the project and to recommend mitigation measures to reduce the environmental impact
• Maintain Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) certification and collaborate with energy team to continually update long term targets
• Participate in setting corporate environmental goals, and co-development and delivery of both internal and external engagement initiatives
• Champions awareness and engagement of GTAA business partners and tenants through
• Environmental leadership programs to address climate change (mitigation and adaptation), waste/resource management and maintaining a healthy environment (via clean air, water, soil)
• Leads all aspects of the YYBeeZ honeybee apiary program
• Provide oversight of audit program to ensure the environmental compliance of GTAA and tenant operations
• Compliance reporting and audits
• Lead a comprehensive storm water management program; which includes regular monitoring and sampling
• Environmental oversight of property purchases to ensure the GTAA is not assuming additional environmental liability without knowing the environmental condition and potential remediation methods
• Include involvement at the local, national, and international levels to track relevant emerging environmental issues
• Communications and outreach activities
• Lead a team in conducting regular monitoring and reporting of air quality and recommendations for improvement
• Lead a team in the development and continuous improvement of the ISO 14,001 Environmental Management System
• Participation in community outreach and engagement initiatives
• Provide professional Environmental advisory services to internal business partners to ensure the continual improvement of our environmental performance
• Represent the GTAA as a community leader in environment through attendance and speaking engagements, as applicable, at various events and conferences
• Maintain team readiness to respond to environmental emergencies
• Lead a small technical unit within budget and aligned to the Strategic Plan

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree in a relevant technical field or a combination of education and experience
• Must demonstrate solid people leadership capabilities.
• Able to obtain and retain a Transportation Security Clearance and RAIC
• Minimum of 7+ years progressive project and personnel management experience in the Environmental Compliance field
• Good understanding of and experience working with environmental laws and regulations as applicable
• Eng or working toward other relevant professional certifications such as LEED would be an asset

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High degree of initiative and innovation
• Ability to work effectively across a matrix environment and influence without formal authority
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly about business goals and strategies.
• Knowledge of project monitoring systems including but not limited to, scheduling, cost and change control
• Analytical skills in assessing and reviewing business processes to identify options, innovative ideas and opportunities to improve service delivery
• Ability to successfully lead and make decisions in complicated situations and respond to critical and or changing priorities throughout the day
• Ability to meet timelines and lead multiple tasks and projects
• Ability to prepare process documents, policies and project documents (e.g. feasibility study, budget estimates, etc.)
• Strong facilitation and influence skills

The GTAA is a federally regulated private sector. The Government of Canada has suspended mandatory vaccination requirement for federally regulated transportation sector workers. The GTAA continues to monitor government and health developments relating to COVID -19 and may re-introduce the Vaccination and proof of Vaccination requirements in the Policy at any time.