Job Description

WHO IS ECOFISH LOOKING FOR? We are looking for a dedicated and hard-working Environmental Permitting Specialist to join our growing team! Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team of experienced and skilled professionals who thrive on innovation, collaboration, and integrity? While working alongside Ecofish experts in your field, we will support your career goals by providing great opportunities for growth and advancement through mentorship, training, and other professional development opportunities.
This role will be based in one of our 12 office locations.
WHY ECOFISH? The environment needs our help, and we are up to the challenge. At Ecofish, we have made the environment our life\xe2\x80\x99s work, as reflected by our mission: Creating and implementing innovative environmental designs and practices to create solutions that assist and support industry and government, deliver green, sustainable developments.
To achieve our mission, our team is the embodiment of our values:

• Science based: We characterize, hypothesize, predict and test \xe2\x80\x93 to be accurate and assure
• Ethical: We consistently meet or surpass environmental laws, regulations, and guidelines to minimize impacts on the environment.
• Ingenuity: We develop novel techniques to increase accuracy in assessing environmental impacts and create innovative solutions for our clients.
• Professional: We are competent, honest, ethical, reliable, and certified by accredited bodies.

Ecofish incorporates these values in all aspects of our work. Social responsibility is at the core of our mission. Internally and externally, we bring a strong willingness to be cooperative and supportive of our clients, employees, and suppliers.
WONDERING WHAT YOU\'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR? Your role will require you to bring a high standard of scientific excellence to your daily work. These responsibilities will include:

• Leading and/or supporting the development of regulatory strategies for pre-Environmental Assessment (EA), EA review and post-EA permitting processes.
• Leading and/or supporting the development of EA and permit applications and reports, including drafting text, editing text developed by technical disciplines, and providing strategic review of technical documents.
• Leading and/or supporting development of environmental management plans to support EA conditions and/or permit applications.
• Leading the preparation and/or review of construction environmental management plans and reports.
• Leading and/or supporting development of permit applications (e.g. Fisheries Act, Canadian Navigable Waters Act, BC Environmental Management Act, BC Mines Act, BC Forest Act, BC Water Sustainability Act, etc.) for a wide variety of clients and industries (e.g., infrastructure, mining, transportation. Provincial, federal and First Nations governments)
• Writing reports and presenting results to clients, regulators, Indigenous groups and stakeholders as part of regulatory and approval process.
• Work as a member of an interdisciplinary team, collaborating with your colleagues to maximize work productivity and quality.

THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

• A B.Sc. or M.Sc. in aquatic or fisheries science.
• R.P.Bio., or relevant professional designation, or eligible
• 5+ years of technical experience, consulting experience is an asset
• Knowledge of provincial, territorial, and federal environmental legislation, such as the Impact Assessment Act, Fisheries Act Canadian Navigable Waters Act, BC Environmental Management Act, BC Mines Act, BC Forest Act, BC Water Sustainability Act, and BC Environmental Assessment Act.
• Broad knowledge of a range of environmental disciplines (e.g., air quality, surface and groundwater quality, vegetation, wildlife, fish and fish habitat) and experience working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience with the environmental aspects of construction projects.
• Effective analytical and technical writing skills and ability to produce high quality reports.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality, excellence, and ethics.
• Reliable, well organized, motivated, and able to work independently.