Senior Marine Biologist

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

We are actively seeking a talented and ambitious Senior Marine Biologist to join our marine team in our Burnaby, BC office. The successful candidate will work in a team environment and contribute to environmental impact assessments, environmental effects mitigation and monitoring programs, research projects and permitting. Depending on level of expertise, tasks may include conducting or planning field work, data analysis, report and proposal writing and reviewing, preparing and delivering presentations, and business development.

The successful candidate will help shape our marine practice in BC and beyond.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage, plan, and lead marine field programs (marine fish, marine mammals, intertidal, water and sediment quality)
• Prepare Fisheries Act authorization applications
• Contribute leadership to the group by providing supervision, training, technical direction, and mentoring to junior and intermediate staff
• Assemble, manage, and analyze large marine datasets or lead junior and intermediate staff to do so
• Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work, and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget
• Lead the pursuit of new business development opportunities by preparing proposals and building and maintaining positive client relationships
• Understand recent and existing practices and techniques for sampling and analysis of data from marine intertidal, subtidal and pelagic environments
• Embrace and promote Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proven technical, communication, writing and organization skills.
• Familiarity with coastal marine ecology and knowledge of current provincial and federal government regulatory requirements.
• Required experience in:
  
  - working in a collaborative team environment
• developing field programs and methods to meet specific project objectives
• preparing Fisheries Act authorization applications and environmental assessments federally and provincially, preferably in British Columbia
• leading field crews in the execution of marine field programs including developing health and safety protocols
• collecting, assembling and analyzing data (statistical experience is preferred)
• leading the preparation of complex, high-consequence technical reports, possibly multi-disciplinary
• leading proposals of varying sizing, contributing to large proposals
• business development through client relationships and/or technical expertise
• leading junior and intermediate staff in data management and report preparation
• Experience in some or all the following is an asset:
  
  - developing habitat offset and restoration plans
• construction monitoring and environmental management planning
• working with and guiding clients
• Diverse and dynamic projects
• enjoying working on multi-disciplinary scopes of work

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Biology is required and a M.Sc. or PhD in Biology is preferred.

Registered Professional Biologist accreditation required.

Minimum of 12 years of experience as a marine biologist, with experience in marine ecosystems in BC.

Consulting experience is required.

Other types of training are assets: SVOP, MED training, marine first aid, dive certification (up to and including commercial diver).

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods. Fieldwork may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather and/or variable sea conditions. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or…