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About the role

  • Senior fisheries biologist leading aquatic resource projects for an environmental consulting and remediation firm. Managing field programs, regulatory reporting, technical reviews, and junior-team mentoring.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a lead on the delivery of fisheries and aquatic resources services for clients, providing technical direction from project planning and field mobilization through analysis, reporting, and closeout
  • Analyze and interpret environmental data, including application-relevant statistical analysis
  • Conduct summary reporting and technical reporting for internal and external requirements, including regulatory applications
  • Support the development of environmental assessment and regulatory applications
  • Lead QA/QC and senior technical reviews to ensure work products meet standards
  • Provide guidance on fisheries and aquatic resource risks, regulatory requirements, permitting pathways, mitigation, monitoring, and adaptive management
  • Collect environmental data, including sampling fish, benthic invertebrates, periphyton, and surface water; maintain sample custody and monitoring instrumentation
  • Oversee remote field programs and direct field crews, including planning, logistics, sample custody, equipment readiness, data quality, and safe work practices
  • Collaborate with technical teams to improve project environmental design and streamline regulatory processes
  • Monitor legislation and regulation changes and coordinate regulatory information within the company
  • Contribute to business development through proposal support, client-needs identification, and project estimating
  • Provide technical input to projects and interface with technical experts on multidisciplinary goals
  • Mentor and provide technical training to junior team members
  • Lead training and onboarding for new team members
  • Perform other duties as required

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in biology, aquatic sciences, environmental science or a relevant discipline
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in mining or environmental consulting with demonstrated success in aquatic-related services
  • R.P. Bio or eligibility for R.P. Bio considered an asset
  • CABIN certification considered an asset
  • Experience with MDMER (EEM programs), and Fisheries Act Authorizations considered an asset
  • Ability to work effectively with team members as well as lead independent projects
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple tasks and deadlines
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other business software
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels

Benefits

  • Opportunity to learn and help make an impact on environmental sustainability
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Challenging work solving clients’ environmental problems

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$110,000 - CA$145,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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