Geochemist

Wildlife, habitat, field assessments, and environmental consulting, with hands-on project ownership and mentorship to grow your career.

About the opportunity

PRI is seeking an Intermediate Biologist to join our Environmental Services team. This is an applied consulting role for a biologist with solid field and technical experience who is ready to take greater ownership of environmental projects, work directly with clients and regulators, and continue developing their project management and consulting skills.

You will support and independently deliver terrestrial and wildlife ecology work across a range of projects in forestry, renewable energy, municipal, land development, transportation, and resource sectors. Our biologists are consultants first: alongside field and technical work, they contribute to project planning, budgets and schedules, permitting and regulatory processes, technical reporting, client relationships, and proposals.

This is a hands-on, client-facing consulting position, with opportunities to work alongside senior biologists, engineers, scientists, and resource professionals on multidisciplinary projects.

The position is based in Surrey
, Kelowna
, Vancouver
, Calgary or Toronto and involves a mix of field and office work with travel for fieldwork as required.

This role is for a developing consulting professional who has moved beyond entry-level field work and is ready to take increasing ownership of technical assignments and project delivery.

You are comfortable conducting field programs, interpreting ecological information, preparing technical reports, communicating with clients and regulators, and managing your own workload and deadlines. You may already have experience managing smaller projects or work packages and are looking to build toward greater project-management and client-leadership responsibilities.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in terrestrial ecology and wildlife biology, including species-at-risk surveys, habitat assessments, environmental assessments, and regulatory permitting.

Candidates with experience in one province who are interested in expanding their knowledge into other jurisdictions are encouraged to apply. Provincial regulatory experience in BC, Alberta, or Ontario is an asset, but strong consulting fundamentals and the ability to learn new regulatory frameworks are equally valued.

• Conduct and support terrestrial and wildlife field programs, including species-at-risk surveys, habitat assessments, wildlife inventories, and biodiversity monitoring.
• Plan and coordinate field activities, including equipment, logistics, health and safety requirements, and field crews.
• Collect, manage, analyze, and interpret ecological data.
• Prepare technical reports, environmental assessments, impact assessments, mitigation plans, and regulatory submissions.
• Apply sound professional judgment to identify environmental issues and develop practical, defensible solutions.
• Work independently on defined project tasks while seeking guidance from senior professionals when appropriate.
• Support senior biologists and project managers in delivering projects on time, within budget, and to a high technical standard.

• Take ownership of assigned project scopes, tasks, deliverables, schedules, and budgets.
• Support project managers with project tracking, cost control, invoicing, and documentation.
• Communicate directly with clients, contractors, regulators, First Nations, Indigenous communities, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Participate in project meetings and contribute practical technical advice.
• Support permitting and regulatory processes at the provincial and federal levels.
• Develop an understanding of client needs and contribute to practical, solutions-oriented recommendations.

• Contribute to proposals, work plans, budgets, and cost estimates.
• Support business development activities and help identify opportunities with existing clients.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with clients, regulators, and project partners.
• Mentor junior biologists and field staff where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary project teams, including engineers, scientists, and resource professionals.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PRI's technical practices, tools, and approaches.
• Complete corporate, operational, and administrative…