Intermediate Wildlife Biologist
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Your Opportunity
Stantec has an opportunity for an Intermediate Wildlife Biologist to work with our terrestrial wildlife team. The position will be based in one of our British Columbia offices (Sidney, Burnaby, Terrace, Kelowna, Kamloops, or Prince George). The ideal candidate for this position is one that can lead project work within the wildlife discipline and work in a team environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading wildlife programs, analyzing wildlife field data, preparing components of environmental assessments, writing wildlife management and monitoring plans, and supporting environmental permitting activities for a variety of projects.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Program
- Develop, manage, and implement terrestrial wildlife programs such as biophysical inventories
- Technical writing and report preparation such as environmental assessments, management and monitoring plans, permit applications, and compliance reports
- Coordinate and track assignments, scopes, schedules, budgets, and deliverables and manage tasks according to approved scopes of work
- Communicate with clients and project management teams
- Provide safety and technical support to junior staff
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Strong wildlife expertise, including developing, managing, and supporting project teams in implementing wildlife components of projects
- Knowledge of provincial and federal environmental legislation and regulations that relate to terrestrial wildlife
- Experience preparing and coordinating environmental assessments, impact statements, mitigation and management plans, and other regulatory applications
- Experience in bats, bat acoustic data analysis (Kaleidoscope), and bat management planning is an asset
- Experience supervising juniors staff and/or leading field teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and social skills and ability to interact across a broad range of audiences/ technical backgrounds including internal and external clients, regulatory agencies, and Indigenous groups
Education and Experience
- Bachelor or graduate degree in biology, or a related discipline from a recognized university is preferable.
- Registration with the British Columbia College of Applied Biology as a Registered Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio.) or Registered Biology Technologists (R.B. Tech.) is a requirement.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant consulting experience.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining stationary at a workstation for long periods of time. Field work may include work in remote environments, challenging terrain, and exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
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