Intermediate Wildlife Field Biologist -- Calgary or Edmonton, AB

Jacobs is seeking an Intermediate Wildlife Field Biologist based in Calgary or Edmonton, AB. The role involves providing technical support for wildlife biology in natural resource projects, leading field crews, and mentoring other biologists. Candidates should have a relevant degree and experience in environmental consulting related to wildlife. The position requires working in the field, often in remote locations, and may involve multi-disciplinary project teams.
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Your impact

When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re helping our clients protect our world’s natural resources. As a wildlife biologist, you will provide technical direction and support for the wildlife biology components of our challenging natural resource projects, as well as mentoring and guidance to our team of biologists.  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 throughout Western Canada, this position may have the opportunity to be fulltime based on workload or skillset and will begin in the spring. You’ll have the opportunity to work as part of multi-disciplinary project teams associated with our Western Canada Offices and projects to contribute directly to the environmental planning, permitting, and construction support efforts of government and privately-owned infrastructure projects. As an Intermediate Wildlife Field Biologist, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading field crews for multiple survey scopes, including data collection efforts, managing multi-person crews of various experience and scope, liaising with client field contacts, assisting with the development of methodology, and some technical writing. While field-based wildlife studies will comprise the majority of work, the Intermediate Wildlife Field Biologist could also be required to support other biophysical disciplines as needed.

Bring your enthusiasm for learning and desire to conserve our natural resources, and we’ll help you grow!

Here's what you'll need
• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in biology or other environmental discipline, primarily related to wildlife, or equivalent demonstrated experience
• Hold or be eligible for a Professional designation, with an organization such as the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists and/or the BC College of Applied Biology
• Demonstrated experience in environmental consulting related to Canadian wildlife
• Demonstrated experience leading wildlife-related field studies, reviewing and QA field data, and directing and/or managing wildlife crews in remote settings, with an emphasis on wildlife feature searches, bird surveys and nest searches, amphibian surveys and relocations, and targeted species-at-risk surveys
• Demonstrated knowledge of provincial and federal wildlife legislation and regulatory requirements, primarily in western Canada, as it pertains to wildlife surveys and mitigation
• Willingness and comfort working in the field in remote locations for up to 2 or 3 weeks at a time and overnight at hotels and project work camps
• Experience working alongside clients, landowners, other stakeholders, and the public
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented, and enjoy working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team
• Positive attitude with a desire to lead and mentor fellow biologists in technical quality and field safety
• A driver’s license and ability to provide a clean, 3 year driving abstract

Ideally, you’ll also have
• Experience working with a diverse range of industrial clients
• Demonstrated technical writing skills and experience writing applications and technical reports for activities that are provincially and/or federally regulated
• Experience in support of other biophysical study areas such as wetlands, rare plants, weeds, environmental monitoring or inspection, water quality monitoring, and/or fisheries both during field assessments and with office tasks
• Ability to think strategically in developing novel approaches to wildlife management and mitigation
• Experience traversing and/or working in remote areas in various terrain and weather conditions
• Experience driving 4x4 trucks on remote and gravel roads, and experience with UTVs and hauling trailers