Environmental Manager - Eastern Canada

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Position Summary

The Environmental Manager Role is responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and ongoing management of environmental compliance programs within the environmental management system across the organization. This role reports into the Environmental Director.

This role helps ensure the organization meets its environmental regulatory obligations, minimizes environmental risks, and maintains effective compliance processes across construction, operating retail stores, distribution centres, transportation operations, and other operational facilities, working collaboratively with Retail Operations, Supply Chain, Real Estate, Facilities, Legal, Sustainability, and other cross-functional partners.

The successful candidate will combine strong environmental regulatory knowledge with operational expertise, risk-based decision-making, and the ability to influence stakeholders across a large, geographically dispersed organization.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Environmental Regulatory Compliance & Obligations

• •Support the identification, interpretation, and implementation of applicable federal, provincial, and municipal environmental legislation, regulations, permits, and compliance obligations.
• •Support monitor emerging environmental regulations and legislative developments, assess potential business impacts, and coordinate appropriate implementation plans.
• •Provide guidance to business partners on environmental compliance requirements affecting retail stores, distribution centres, transportation operations, and other facilities.
• •Support regulatory reporting, registrations, permitting, record keeping, and other mandatory environmental submissions.
• •Support Environmental Director and operational teams to interpret regulatory requirements and establish appropriate compliance controls.

2. Retail & Supply Chain Environmental Compliance

• •Support environmental compliance programs across a large network of retail stores, warehouses, distribution centres, and transportation operations.
• •Oversee or coordinate compliance activities related to key environmental obligations, including:
• •Hazardous building materials
• •Hazardous waste and controlled materials handling, storage, transportation, and disposal
• •Refrigerants, leak prevention, and associated regulatory reporting
• •Spill prevention, response, and environmental incident management
• •Storage tanks, fuel systems, and related environmental requirements
• •Wastewater, stormwater, and other facility-related environmental obligations

• •Support collaboration with operational teams to embed environmental requirements into standard operating procedures, vendor processes, and day-to-day business activities.
• •Support environmental compliance considerations for new facilities and stores, renovations, operational changes, and supply chain initiatives.

3. Environmental Risk Management & Assurance

• •Identify, assess, and prioritize environmental compliance risks across retail and supply chain operations.
• •Support development of and maintain risk-based compliance monitoring programs, operational controls, and performance measures.
• •Coordinate environmental compliance audits to evaluate adherence to regulatory requirements and internal standards.
• •Support tracking of compliance gaps, corrective actions, and remediation plans to ensure timely resolution and appropriate escalation.
• •Support environmental incident investigations, root cause analysis, and the development of preventive actions.
• •Support and maintain appropriate documentation and evidence to demonstrate regulatory compliance and organizational due diligence.
• •Support interactions with environmental regulators, including inspections, inquiries, notices, and corrective action requirements.

4. Compliance Program Development & Continuous Improvement

• •Support continuously improvement of environmental compliance policies, standards, procedures, and supporting tools.
• •Support the establishment of environmental policies that can be effectively deployed across a large, decentralized retail and supply chain network.
• •Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and standardize compliance processes while maintaining appropriate regulatory controls.
• •Support the development of environmental compliance dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and key performance indicators.

5. Cross-Functional Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

• •Support Retail Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Real Estate, Procurement, Legal, and Sustainability teams.
• •Support the coordinate cross-functional implementation of new or changing environmental compliance requirements.
• •Support engagement with third-party service providers, environmental consultants, and other external partners.
• •Support and influence stakeholders to establish clear accountability and embed compliance responsibilities into existing business processes.

6. Training, Awareness & Reporting

• •Support environmental compliance training, awareness materials, and operational guidance for relevant business teams.
• •Promote a culture of environmental accountability and regulatory compliance across retail and supply chain operations.
• •Prepare regular updates for Director and senior leadership on environmental compliance performance, developments, risks, and remediation activities.
• •Support internal and external environmental reporting requirements by ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and traceability of relevant compliance information.
• •Support the maintenance of compliance records, procedures, and documentation to support regulatory inquiries and internal governance requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

Education

• •Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Environmental Management, Engineering, Sustainability, or a related discipline.
• •Professional environmental certifications or relevant regulatory compliance designations are considered assets.
• •Bilingualism in English and French is considered an asset

Experience

• •5–8 years of progressive experience in environmental compliance, environmental management, regulatory affairs, or operational risk management.
• •Experience supporting environmental compliance programs in retail, grocery, distribution, logistics, construction, or other complex multi-site operational environments.
• •Strong working knowledge of Canadian federal and provincial environmental regulatory frameworks.
• •Experience managing or supporting environmental compliance programs involving hazardous building materials, refrigerants, environmental incidents, or other facility-related regulatory requirements.
• •Experience supporting compliance processes, conducting risk assessments, coordinating audits, and implementing corrective actions.
• •Experience working with cross-functional operational teams and influencing stakeholders
• •Familiarity with environmental management systems, including ISO 14001 principles, is an asset.
• •Experience with environmental compliance tracking systems, reporting tools, and data analysis is an asset.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and C