Intermediate Terrestrial & Aquatic Biologist

Western Canada | Full-time | Remote-first + Field

About Cornice
Cornice Environmental Consulting Ltd. brings direction to complex environmental delivery.

We work with project owners, consulting firms, and multidisciplinary teams when environmental responsibilities require stronger coordination, technical inputs need to be integrated, or delivery would benefit from experienced leadership.

Our senior-led model connects technical expertise, regulatory requirements, project decisions, specialist teams, and field execution. Our work is organized around three connected areas:

Environmental Project Control

Technical and Regulatory Support

Training and Capability Building

Founded in 2013, Cornice is led by Robyn Black and Jim Trask, who bring more than five decades of combined environmental consulting experience across Western Canada and the western United States.

Our roots are technical. Our role is integrated.

The Opportunity
Cornice is growing, and we are looking for an experienced biologist who can contribute confidently across field programs, technical work, and project delivery.

This is a dynamic role requiring both field and desktop capability. Our work changes by project and season, and we are looking for someone comfortable contributing to field assessments, construction environmental monitoring, technical reporting, regulatory support, and coordination with project teams.

You will work independently when appropriate and collaboratively with Cornice professionals, clients, contractors, Indigenous communities, regulators, technical specialists, and other consulting teams.

What You’ll Do
Your work may include:

Leading and supporting terrestrial and aquatic habitat assessments

Conducting fisheries, wildlife, vegetation, water-quality, and habitat field programs

Providing construction environmental monitoring and practical mitigation guidance

Supporting environmental permitting and regulatory compliance

Interpreting field data and preparing clear, defensible technical documentation

Supporting habitat restoration and enhancement projects

Working directly with clients, contractors, regulators, Indigenous communities, and multidisciplinary project teams

Managing defined scopes or projects, including schedules, budgets, and deliverables

Supporting developing professionals through practical guidance, review, and knowledge sharing

What We’re Looking For
We are less interested in titles than in demonstrated capability. We are looking for someone with enough experience to exercise sound technical judgment, take ownership of their work, recognize when a matter requires escalation, and contribute effectively within experienced project teams.

Essential qualifications include:

Degree or diploma in biology, environmental science, ecology, natural resources, or a directly related discipline

Minimum of five years of relevant environmental consulting or project experience, primarily in British Columbia and/or Alberta

Professional designation as an R.P.Bio in British Columbia and/or P.Biol in Alberta, or clear eligibility for registration

Strong field capability across terrestrial and/or aquatic systems

Experience with environmental monitoring and regulatory requirements in British Columbia

Strong technical writing and communication skills

Ability to work independently, organize competing priorities, and remain accountable to a team

Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel within British Columbia for field assignments

Experience with fisheries and fish habitat, wildlife, vegetation, water quality, environmental permitting, construction monitoring, habitat restoration, GIS, or project coordination will strengthen your application.

Experience with fisheries and fish habitat

Wildlife

Vegetation

Water quality

Environmental permitting

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