Aquatics Biologist Jobs

VANCOUVER

WSP is currently seeking an Intermediate Aquatics Biologist to join our Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment Team, located in our Vancouver, BC office. The successful candidate will be provided the opportunity to work on interesting and diverse projects across BC, with a wide range of complexity.

A day in the life...

• Interacting with clients, staff and regulatory agencies;
• Managing small to medium-sized projects, communicating with clients and reporting to senior staff;
• Writing environmental management and protection plans, environmental effects assessments and effectiveness monitoring plans, and habitat offsetting plans;
• Collaborating with industry, government, non-government organizations, and First Nations to achieve satisfactory environmental outcomes for development projects;
• Working within a team environment and communicating effectively with all levels of staff; and
• Delivering high quality, well-written reports on time and within budget, drawing upon technical and scientific knowledge, training and experience;
• Promoting health and safety in the workplace;
• Being involved in field work, travel and other duties as assigned/required.
• Collecting data to answer diverse ecological questions by developing study designs and implementing field programs in freshwater aquatic settings (i.e., environmental monitoring/ management activities, fish and fish habitat assessments, fish salvage, water quality, benthic invertebrates, sediment, wetland vegetation surveys) for various types of projects including power, mines, infrastructure, and oil and gas;
• Preparing environmental assessments and developing strategies to mitigate potential impacts to environmental resources;
• Generating specialized technical reports to meet the unique needs of clients. Examples include quantitative fisheries and water quality studies;
• Contributing to proposals and business development activities in procuring project work with our clients;

What you'll bring to WSP...

• 5+ years of experience working as an applied biologist;
• Experience with project management;
• A desire to work in an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace with a positive culture that celebrates innovation and learning;
• Strong commitment to health and safety;
• Boat operator experience is an asset;
• Electrofishing certification is an asset;
• Ability to work independently but also thrive in an atmosphere that requires cooperation and teamwork to provide quality, solution-oriented consulting services;
• Willingness to work in the field, occasionally in remote locations and outside standard office hours;
• Demonstrated ability to write detailed technical reports and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues;
• Demonstrated field skills and ability to manage complex programs involving substantial ecological data; and
• Registered (or eligible) as a Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio) or BIT (Biologist in Training) in B.C. with the College of Applied Biology within six months of employment;
• Knowledge of federal and provincial legislation;
• Experience in field assessments and data collection requirements for ecological sciences;
• Experience with environmental assessment, effects monitoring programs, and/or special research studies in applied ecology;
• Specialization in either aquatics or fisheries;
• An undergraduate or graduate degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Ecological Restoration or other relevant natural resource management related field;
• A valid Class-5 or higher driver’s license.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;