Junior Wetlands Specialist - Burnaby - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Description

Junior Wetlands Specialist - AB or BC. Full Time or Flex

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

When it comes to environmental consulting, we're helping our clients protect our world's natural resources.Asa wetland specialist, you willtoo. Pave the way for your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow. You'll impact the world around you by helping us solve real-life challenges.

Based out of your home office in Calgary, Edmonton, or Burnaby you'll work as part of our Wetlands Team to contribute to the environmental planning and permitting efforts of government and privately-owned infrastructure projects. You will have the opportunity to support projects through field data collection efforts, and assist with the development of technical reports, review of field data, data management and regulatory applications as needed. This position will start in the spring with an anticipated 80% of travel for fieldwork and 20% office work. A successful offer will be full-time or a 12-month contract depending on workload and/or skillset. Contracts have the potential for extension or conversation to full-time. Bring your enthusiasm for learning and desire to conserve our natural resources, and we'll help you grow

Here's what you'll need

• Diploma, B.Sc., or M.Sc. in biology, related to ecology, hydrology, wetlands, botany, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• At least 1-3 years of relevant field experience in environmental consulting or equivalent.
• Proven field skills and willingness to work in the field in remote locations for extended periods of time if required.
• Experience in satellite and aerial imagery interpretation, classification, and delineation of wetlands in the field in Alberta.
• Skills in identifying wetland vegetation, hydrological indicators, and hydric soils.
• A driver's license and a clean driver's abstract.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience or interest in supporting other biophysical study areas such as reclamation, vegetation, wildlife, soils, and/or fisheries field assessments.
• Experience classifying and delineating wetlands in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and/or British Columbia.

The base salary range for this position is $40,000.00 to $60, This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across British Columbia, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

Your application experience is important to us, and we're keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support .