This Environmental Analyst helps MDA Space keep track of environmental obligations and understand its footprint across sites and business areas. The work connects compliance records, emissions data, environmental performance analysis, and practical support for teams responsible for operations and facilities.
The role brings environmental considerations into a company producing satellites, robotics, and geointelligence systems. GHG inventories, product and project life-cycle assessments, and work toward Scope 3 reduction can help clarify impacts beyond direct operations, while compliance tracking supports responsible activity across a complex, international business.
This suits someone with several years in environmental compliance or sustainability who is comfortable handling data, interpreting regulations, and translating findings into useful guidance for colleagues. A candidate interested in applying environmental management across both manufacturing operations and space technology could find a broad view of corporate environmental work here.
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What are the main missions and responsibilities of this role?
The analyst would help maintain environmental compliance registers, track permits and obligations, and follow up on corrective actions with business areas. The role also coordinates environmental data collection, checks data quality, and analyzes performance for reporting and dashboards.
A further focus is supporting the enterprise GHG inventory, emissions disclosures, and life-cycle assessments for projects and products. The position contributes to environmental targets, risk assessments, audits, guidance materials, and improvement plans.
Key learning opportunities for this job
The role could build practical experience in Canadian and international environmental compliance, corporate GHG accounting, and sustainability disclosures such as CDP. Exposure to product and project life-cycle assessment and Scope 3 planning would offer a useful view of emissions beyond an organization's direct operations.
Working across business areas, facilities, and operations may also develop skills in environmental data systems, performance analysis, audit support, and communicating technical findings. The posting does not specify formal training or certification support.
How does the ideal candidate look like (experience, skills)?
The posting seeks a bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, sustainability, or a related field, plus 3-5 years of relevant environmental compliance, sustainability, or management experience. Familiarity with environmental regulations in Canada or other jurisdictions is important; GHG accounting and emissions reporting are listed as assets.
A strong fit would combine careful data management and analysis with clear communication, since the work involves validating information and helping business areas address requirements. The role also requires eligibility to obtain Reliability status security clearance and pass the Controlled Goods Program assessment.
Advice to stand out and make a successful application
Show how your experience connects compliance work with reliable environmental data. Give specific examples of maintaining obligation registers, tracking corrective actions, supporting audits, or resolving data-quality issues, and explain the scale or outcome where possible.
If you have worked on GHG inventories, CDP responses, life-cycle assessment, or Scope 3 emissions, describe your contribution and methods clearly. Since the role supports multiple business areas at a space technology company, include examples of translating environmental requirements into usable guidance for operational teams. Be prepared to address eligibility for the stated security screening.
What aspects of the company's sustainability is this role likely to focus on?
The role appears to focus on corporate environmental management, especially regulatory compliance, GHG inventory and reporting, and environmental performance across MDA Space's sites and business areas. It also includes life-cycle assessment for projects and products, with a stated aim to establish a Scope 3 emissions reduction roadmap.
Support for audits, risk assessment, environmental targets, and customer disclosures connects operational controls with wider sustainability reporting. The posting does not describe specific environmental targets or results, so the scale and maturity of these programs cannot be established from the available information.
What are the main challenges someone in this role might face?
A likely challenge is collecting comparable, accurate environmental data across multiple sites and business areas, then validating it for GHG reporting and disclosures. The analyst may need to reconcile different data systems and practices while maintaining clear records.
The position also sits between regulatory obligations and operational teams, so translating requirements into practical actions could take sustained coordination. Building product life-cycle assessments and a Scope 3 roadmap may involve incomplete supplier or product data, with security controls adding constraints to some work.
How could a typical day look like for someone in this position?
A typical day could involve reviewing environmental data submissions, checking compliance registers, and following up with a site or business-area contact about a permit obligation or corrective action. The analyst might then update a performance dashboard or prepare material for internal reporting.
Other days could include supporting an audit or risk assessment, reviewing regulatory developments, or working with sustainability colleagues on GHG inventory, CDP responses, or life-cycle assessment. The balance would likely shift with reporting deadlines and enterprise projects.
What are the opportunities for professional growth and development in this role?
The role could deepen expertise in environmental compliance, corporate emissions accounting, sustainability disclosures, and product life-cycle assessment. Working with multiple sites and business areas may provide a foundation for broader environmental program management.
As experience grows, possible paths could include leading GHG or compliance programs, specializing in Scope 3 and product footprint work, or moving into a wider sustainability or EHS role. The posting does not specify a promotion route, formal training, or certifications.
The main stakeholders you might be interacting with
The analyst is likely to work closely with Business Area EHS teams, facilities, and operations to collect data, track obligations, and address compliance gaps. Sustainability and environmental program colleagues may be partners on emissions reporting, performance measures, and improvement plans.
Internal leadership teams could receive reports and presentations, while customer-facing or disclosure teams may contribute information for customer responses and CDP submissions. Auditors and regulatory bodies may also be relevant through audit support and compliance monitoring, though the posting does not specify direct contact arrangements.
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