Intermediate Aquatic Field Biologist – British Columbia - Burnaby, Canada - Jacobs

Description

Intermediate Aquatic Field Biologist – British Columbia-(GES0003GP) Your Impact:

When it comes to environmental consulting, we're helping our clients protect our world's natural resources. 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 Burnaby, Prince George, or Kamloops, you'll have the opportunity to work as part of multi-disciplinary project teams to contribute directly to the baseline environmental planning, permitting, and construction efforts of government and privately-owned infrastructure projects throughout Western Canada. As an Intermediate Aquatics Field Biologist, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading field crews for surveys supporting all project phases from permitting, baseline assessments, construction, and post-construction monitoring. This position will start in the spring with an anticipated 80% of travel for fieldwork and 20% office work. A successful offer will be fulltime or a 12-month contract depending on workload and/or skillset. Contracts have the potential of extension or conversation to fulltime.

Bring your enthusiasm for learning and desire to work with a multi-disciplinary team of technical experts, and we'll help you grow

The base salary range for this position is $62,300 to $87,600. 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.

Here's What You'll Need:

• B.Sc. or M.Sc degree in biology or other environmental related education, primarily related to freshwater fish or aquatic-related studies.

• Hold or be eligible for R.P.Bio. or other professional designation for British Columbia or equivalent that denotes you as a Qualified Environment Professional in BC. Biologist in Training may be considered.

• At least 5 years experience leading aquatic-related field studies, reviewing and QA field data, and directing and/or managing crews in remote settings, with an emphasis on fish and fish habitat assessments, water quality monitoring, fish sampling, snorkel surveys, and fish salvage and relocation.

• At least 3 years experience in environmental consulting related to Canadian aquatic resources and water resource permitting, or relevant comparable experience.

• Working knowledge of the Federal Fisheries Act and other relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation, primarily in western Canada.

• Willingness to work in the field in remote locations for up to 2 or 3 weeks at a time and overnight at hotels and project work camps.

• Physical ability to work safely and be comfortable in and around fast flowing and deep-water systems.

• Must have driver's license and clean driver's abstract.

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

• Experience with experience working with a diverse range of clients across multiple sectors.

• Valid Electro-fishing certificate approved by Worksafe BC.

• Experience driving 4x4 trucks on remote and gravel roads, and experience with UTVs, boats, and hauling trailers.

• Experience in support of other biophysical study areas such as wetlands, rare plants, weeds, wildlife, and/or environmental monitoring or inspection.

Primary Location

:Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby-CA Burnaby - Metrotower Ii

Travel

:Yes, 75 % of the Time

Job Posting

:May 15, 2024, 2:03:54 PM

Job

:Environmental Science

Organization

:PPS

Job Type

:ExperiencedJob Classification:Fulltime-Regular

Work Locations

:CA Burnaby - Metrotower Ii2100, Metrotower II4720 Kingsway BurnabyV5H 4N2Capabilities:Environmental Planning