Chris Powell
Senior Environmental Planner @Stantec
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Senior Environmental Planner @Stantec
Waterloo, ON, CA
As a Senior Environmental Planner with the Assessment and Permitting Team at Stantec, Chris is responsible for managing, coordinating, and advising on the preparation of federal impact assessments and provincial approvals across multiple sectors, with experience in mining, transportation (rail, bridges), mining, renewable energy, and watershed restoration projects. He provides strategic advice and guidance on the impact assessment process, working with multi-disciplinary technical teams to characterize the natural, social, economic, cultural, and health-based components of the environment, identify appropriate mitigation measures, predict potential effects, and develop monitoring programs in support of various regulatory processes.Chris brings a thorough understanding of the complex and evolving regulatory and policy framework in Canada and Ontario, with relevant experience with the Impact Assessment Act, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, and Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, that provides the foundation for his role as Stantec’s Canadian Assessment & Permitting Technical Area Lead (Federal).
EDUCATION
Western University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Geography (Environmental Resources Management)
Western University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geography (Environmental Resources Management)
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS POWELL
Chris is a Senior Environmental Planner with the Assessment and Permitting Team at Stantec based out of the Waterloo, Ontario office. He is responsible for managing, coordinating, and advising on the preparation of federal impact assessments and provincial approvals across multiple sectors, with experience in mining, transportation (rail, bridges), mining, renewable energy, and watershed restoration projects. Chris provides strategic advice and guidance on the impact assessment process, working with multi-disciplinary technical teams to characterize the natural, social, economic, cultural, and health-based components of the environment, identify appropriate mitigation measures, predict potential effects, and develop monitoring programs in support of various regulatory processes.Chris brings a thorough understanding of the complex and evolving regulatory and policy framework in Canada and Ontario, with relevant experience with the Impact Assessment Act, Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, and Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, that provides the foundation for his role as Stantec’s Canadian Assessment & Permitting Technical Area Lead (Federal).Skilled in Environmental Impact Assessment, Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Policy, Environmental Planning, and Environmental Consulting.
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