Our client, one of Western Canada’s leading environmental consultancies, is seeking a Senior Environmental Specialist – Fisheries and Aquatics to join their Environmental Monitoring and Assessment team in North Vancouver (requiring some travel within other parts of British Columbia and Alberta). This is a full-time, permanent role offering a base salary of $95-110k, depending on experience and qualifications, plus a strong benefits and vacation package.
Responsibilities
- Managing environmental effects monitoring programs, fish and fish habitat baseline surveys, mark-recapture studies, effectiveness monitoring of restoration/offsetting projects, species at risk assessments, and riparian vegetation inventories.
- Acting as primary client contact on proposals and projects.
- Preparing, submitting, and consulting on design documents/technical reports.
- Leading meetings/presentations with/to clients and regulators/interest groups.
- Preparing and managing project schedules and budgets.
- Providing technical expertise on environmental protection, assessment, permitting, and monitoring.
- Mentoring and advising technical staff.
- Leading business development activities, including actively promoting the firms’s services to clients, strengthening existing corporate relationships, preparing technical and financial proposals, and client negotiations.
- Working in the field, occasionally in remote locations.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant environmental discipline (fisheries or aquatics).
- A relevant professional designation or eligible to apply.
- 7+ years of experience managing environmental studies focused on natural resource development and/or infrastructure projects.
- General knowledge of federal and provincial environmental legislation and environmental impact assessment processes.
- A valid Canadian driver’s license for the past three years, experience driving a pickup truck and the ability to meet the requirements for our third party automobile insurance policy.
Other Assets/Skills:
- Ability to work in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.
- Demonstrated reporting and project management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Research and analytical skills (data collection, compilation, and analysis).
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
Please email your resume to Chelsey Reimer at creimer@recruitmentbydesign.com for consideration; we thank all applicants however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
