Plan. Protect. Partner. Shape the Future of Ontario's Mine Rehabilitation.
Are you ready to take on a role where your expertise in environmental planning directly supports public safety, environmental protection, and responsible resource development? Join the Ontario Public Service as an Environmental Planner with the Mine Rehabilitation Section and play a key role in guiding complex projects through the environmental assessment process.
This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to influence decisions that matter. You'll lead environmental assessments for abandoned mine rehabilitation projects, work closely with Indigenous communities, legal teams, and technical experts, and help ensure that Ontario's legacy mine sites are restored in a safe, sustainable, and responsible way.
If you're a skilled planner who thrives on complex problem-solving, meaningful engagement, and making a tangible impact, this is your opportunity to help build a safer and more sustainable Ontario.
Apply today and help shape the future of mine rehabilitation in Ontario.
About the job
In this role, you will:
• provide expertise, advise and recommendations on the implementation and coordination of the Ministry's Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process for Crown mine rehabilitation projects
• promote the ministry's environmental assessment process and its requirements
• work closely with legal services and the Indigenous Consultation and Partnerships Branch to ensure that all aspects of Indigenous consultation have been addressed
• prepare reports, briefing notes, media contact reports, draft minister's correspondence and other documents
• provide expert testimony at legal proceedings to support the ministry position
• represent the ministry on special projects, outreach and training to promote environmental assessment processes and provide advice to ministry staff, consultants and other agencies
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirement:
You must have a valid class 'G' driver's licence or equivalent, as recognized by the Province of Ontario. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that s/he has a valid driver's licence upon being hired.
Specialized knowledge
You have knowledge of:
• and experience applying the Environmental Assessment Act and related environmental assessment review manuals, practices, guidelines and policies to ensure that the ministry's mandate can be supported by environmental assessment processes
• a wide range of environmental legislation, policies, guidelines and related precedents as they relate to environmental assessment to ensure that ministry requirements are addressed in the process
• the principles and practices of environmental science including ecosystem (e.g. land use, wetland and water quality interrelationships) and media specific natural environmental management components to promote sound environmental planning decisions
Project management and analytical skills:
• You demonstrate project management skills to plan, coordinate, and lead the evaluation of existing and anticipated impacts of mine rehabilitation projects and Class EA activities including undertaking studies related to waste, fisheries and wetlands, wildlife, acoustics, archeological, and cultural heritage
• You have demonstrated organizational and time-management skills to plan and coordinate the review of numerous submissions to ensure legislated timelines are met and the work is completed in accordance with established priorities
• You have demonstrated research and analytical skills to integrate planning and related environmental information in developing an assessment of emerging issues
Communication and interpersonal skills
You have demonstrated:
• negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills to resolve conflicting opinions and advance solutions by pursuing reasoned compromises or narrowing of issues
• interpersonal skills, sound judgment, and political acuity to lead public consultations and represent the ministry on special projects, and to provide advice to ministry staff, consultants and other agencies
• communication skills to prepare reports, briefing notes, and media contact reports, draft minister's correspondence and other documents
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
Additional information
Address:
- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 933 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, North Region
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Understanding the job ad - definitions
Schedule:
3-A
Category:
Environment
Posted on:
Friday, May 15, 2026
Note:
- Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
How to apply:
- You must apply online.
- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
- Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
- If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.
Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember:
The deadline to apply is Monday, June 8, 2026 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.
Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code .
