Biologist

Overview
Are you someone with developing leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Your opportunity

Dillon’s  Natural Resource Management  Discipline is seeking a  Biologist  to within our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices:  Edmonton.

We offer flexible work hours to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Responsibilities
Technical Development

Complete various field programs throughout Alberta and Western Canada and collect field data including but not limited to, fresh water aquatics, marine aquatics, wildlife surveys (e.g., amphibians, birds), land cover and habitat classification, vegetation surveys, or water quality sampling.

Environmental field support during construction activities, conducting construction monitoring activities, assessing contractor compliance with environment permits, regulatory requirements, legislation, government approvals, and project environmental protection plans, including auditing and providing onsite guidance to contractors.

Prepare technical reports and memos related to environmental assessments on various sites, as required.

Collaborate with and assist project managers and team members including biologists, ecologists, engineers, planners, and environmental scientists.

Business travel upon request.

Learning & Development

Commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development

Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications

An undergraduate degree in biology, ecology or a related environmental sciences field.

Be a Professional Biologist (P.Biol or RPBio) Biologist in Training (BIT), or a Registered Biology Technologist (RBTech), or ability to obtain designation within three years of hire

2-5 years work experience in an environmental consulting, industrial, regulatory, or academic setting.

Working knowledge for Alberta’s and/or British Columbia’s environmental regulations.

A full valid driver’s license.

Experience

Ability to work and/or travel for extended and irregular periods, in all seasons and terrain types, often in remote settings, using a variety of vehicle types e.g., trucks, ATV's, snowmobiles, and boats.

Electrofishing and fish salvage experience.

Experience in executing field programs as part of environmental studies; experience in executing terrestrial wildlife surveys will be considered an asset.

Strong oral and written communication skills, and keen attention to detail.

Aptitude to learn.

Knowledge of relevant provincial and federal environmental legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and regulatory permitting and approval requirements will be considered an asset.

Commitment to project quality and project deadlines.

Benefits
In addition, we offer:

Employee share purchase plan

Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.

A competitive compensation package

Comprehensive health benefits

Generous retirement savings plan

Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions

Flexible work hours and hybrid working options

Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

Early Career Development (ECD) program

We are committed to developing the skills and knowledge of our people at every stage of their career. The…