Senior Vegetation and Wetland Ecologist

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Company

Company Onterris

Location

Location Calgary, AB or Edmonton, AB

Published

Closing

Closing Aug 03, 2026

Category

Category Job Board

ADay in theLife

As a Senior Vegetation and Wetland Ecologist, in our Calgary or Edmonton Alberta office, you’ll be part of our Western Terrestrial Services Team. The successful applicant will be mostly office based (80%) with some field support and site visits (20%).

The compensation range for this role is $90,000-$144,000 annually, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.

To thrive in this role, you’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:

• Manage and provide senior technical input on vegetation and wetland technical work including environmental assessments, biophysical impact assessments, environmental evaluations and wetland assessments
• Support business development activities such as proposals and cost estimates
• Provide technical input and support to our intermediate and junior staff on a variety of projects
• Design and execute complex biological investigations and oversee field surveys
• Prepare and/or review technical reports, proposals, cost estimates and marketing materials
• Collaborate with private and public sector clients, approval agencies, sub-consultants, and subcontractors
• Leverage existing client relationships and cultivate new relationships to generate business development opportunities for our terrestrial services business line
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (e.g., wildlife, soils, hydrology, GIS, regulatory)
• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate staff members
• Support complex field programs as a senior leader, including limited amounts of field work as required

Your Expertise and Skills

• A minimum of 10 years of consulting experience in a directly related role
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in ecology, biology, environmental science, or a related field with a focus on vegetation and wetland ecology or environmental science
• Registration in a professional organization (e.g. P.Biol. (Alberta) or R.P.Bio. (BC) or professional agrologist (P.Ag.)).
• Strong project management skills, including developing and monitoring of budgets, approved project scope and schedule, organizational skills, staff supervision and team communications
• Technical abilities in the areas of ecological study design, field sampling protocols, statistical analysis and report preparation and review
• Experience overseeing moderately complex projects, including review of reports and technical components for vegetation and wetlands
• Experience conducting wetland assessment and regulatory reporting in Alberta in accordance with the Alberta Wetland Policy, including submission of regulatory applications (e.g., WAIFs and WAIRs)
• Experience with rare plant surveys and mitigation, ecological land classification, habitat quality assessments and invasive species/weed monitoring and management
• Experience with native grassland health assessments and management
• Experience leading field programs and managing environmental components of complex projects
• Experience working in different ecosystems in western Canada, including native grasslands and boreal forest.
• Familiarity with pertinent regulatory requirements (e.g., Alberta Wetland Policy) and processes
• Experience scoping, completing and participating in the regulatory review process for large multi-disciplinary environmental assessments
• Ability to work on a variety of projects in various sectors (e.g., oil and gas, renewable energy, infrastructure).
• Strong organizational skills with the demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, plan, schedule, and coordinate various activities…