Job Description

You\xe2\x80\x99re an experienced aquatic biologist who has led freshwater field studies, authored reports, and written environmental assessments relating to aquatic species and ecosystems. You have strong leadership skills and experience working collaboratively on interdisciplinary teams. You\xe2\x80\x99re committed to delivering high-quality work to Ausenco\xe2\x80\x99s existing clients as well as pursuing new opportunities. You are looking for new opportunities to grow your career within a company that shares your values and is strongly entrepreneurial.

The role will report into our Calgary office, but you may be required to travel to British Columbia, other parts of Alberta, or the Northwest Territories for short periods of time. Depending on your experience level, we support remote workers already based outside of Calgary, in Southern Alberta or Southeastern BC.

About the role:

In your role, you will have the opportunity to take on a wide variety of tasks. Some examples are:

• Planning and executing aquatic studies and preparing technical reports.
• Providing technical and regulatory expertise on projects that interact with aquatic environments.
• Supporting the development of components for environmental assessments relating to aquatic species and ecosystems.
• Managing or coordinating projects from proposals through to the delivery of quality reports.
• Leading or contributing to the development of regulatory submissions, including Codes of Practice notifications and approvals, DFO requests for review and authorizations.
• Marketing Ausenco\xe2\x80\x99s full range of services to existing and potential clients through client meetings, participation in workshops, conferences and similar activities.
• Liaising with regulatory agencies, stakeholders and Indigenous peoples.
• Mentoring more junior staff.

Qualifications

About you:

You are a passionate and solutions-oriented with the following skills:

• A university degree in biology or a related field.
• A professional designation (e.g., R.P.Bio or P.Biol.) or eligibility for a designation.
• 3 - 8 years of progressive experience.
• Experience planning and executing biological programs and teams.
• Understanding of freshwater fish, and their habitats, in Alberta, BC, and/or NWT.
• Excellent working knowledge of regulatory requirements associated with fish or fish habitat studies, permitting, or impact assessment.
• Experience with permitting.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to think independently and strategically, maintain a positive attitude, be self-motivated and employ a strong work initiative.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.

Bonus Points

The following attributes may give you a competitive edge:

• A master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience working with provincial regulators and municipal authorities on permits and authorizations related to the aquatic environment
• Experience working with federal regulators on permits and authorizations.
• Experience collaborating with Indigenous peoples.
• Experience undertaking and managing construction environmental monitoring.
• Experience with offsetting and habitat compensation in aquatic environments.
• Experience with client liaison and business development.
• Statistical analysis experience.
• Experience with other biological disciplines (i.e., terrestrial or vegetation) or contaminated sites.

About Us

Working for Ausenco means you won\xe2\x80\x99t settle for the status quo \xe2\x80\x93 you\xe2\x80\x99ll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organisation. We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the licence to find a better way forward for your clients and stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we provide employees with a wide range of growth opportunities and training programs to build your skills and pursue your career path.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense \xe2\x80\x93 gender, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

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