Intermediate Biologist​/Intermediate Environmental Professional

Intermediate Biologist / Intermediate Environmental Professional

Job available in these locations:
Calgary, AB, Canada;
Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Type of position: Regular

As an intermediate environmental professional, you’ll support a wide range of project development and execution activities in the industrial (electrification and power, mining and linear development), commercial and private sectors. Your work will include biophysical evaluations, impact assessments and approval and permit applications.

As an intermediate biologist, you’ll perform various tasks within a multidisciplinary team and coordinate your work with project managers to deliver mandates.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to spend approximately 70% of your time in the field and 30% at the office.

• Support project managers in preparing proposals, including strategy, work plans, budgets and more.
• Help deliver environmental impact assessments and related studies as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Lead and participate in field surveys.
• Lead and participate in preparing environmental permit and authorization applications.
• Develop methodologies, prepare sampling plans and ensure accurate data entry.
• Lead or draft inventory reports, diagnostics, baseline studies and authorization requests submitted to government agencies for development projects.
• Ensure project budgets and schedules are met.
• Maintain effective and constructive relationships with clients and Synergis/BBA team members.
• Identify cross‑selling opportunities to offer additional expertise to existing clients.
• Promote BBA's environmental services, both internally to colleagues and externally to current and potential clients.
• Participate in innovation efforts, developing new services and communication initiatives within the Environment group.

• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Results‑driven.
• Strong commitment to health and safety.
• Thirst to learn and excel.
• Willingness to work together while having fun.
• Sense of equity and inclusion.
• Rigorous and ethical.

• Bachelor’s degree in an environment‑related field.
• From 3 to 8 years of relevant experience in delivering environmental projects (budgets, schedules, planning, work execution).
• Hold a professional designation or are eligible to obtain one (e.g., Professional Biologist, Professional Agrologist).
• Experience with field surveys (fish/aquatics, fauna and flora inventories, characterization of land and water ecosystems, soil profile characterization, etc.).
• Good writing skills.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Asset: knowledge and understanding of GIS software, R and Python programming languages, and statistical modelling.
• Asset: master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Asset: bilingual (English and French), both spoken and written.

• Annual premium program for regular employees.
• Time bank.
• Cellphone fee reimbursements.
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Annual vacation and sick leave.
• Premium for employee referrals.

• Interesting growth opportunities to match your ambitions.
• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge.
• Custom training and development plans.
• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy.
• An inclusive culture that values diversity, respect and openness.
• On‑site and at the office:
  Health, safety and the environment are in our DNA.

For over 40 years, we’ve been pushing the boundaries of engineering to serve our clients in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. At BBA, we develop innovative, flexible and sustainable solutions, from strategy to execution.

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, focused on practice (PCB), with a network of 15 offices. Our teams work closely to deliver projects that shape tomorrow’s industry at the local, national and international levels.

Our people’s passion and excellence make BBA a Canada’s Best Employer and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

Our people have unique talents, and we’re committed to providing a workplace where you can be yourself. Job postings are written in gender‑neutral language.

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