Ecotoxicologist

About Hatfield

Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.

North Vancouver or New Westminster, BC

We are seeking an Ecotoxicologist to become part of our Environmental Monitoring and Assessment team. The ideal candidate will be resourceful and adaptable with a focus on scientific excellence in a range of areas related to environmental monitoring, permitting, and assessment. The position will entail a variety of field and office‑based ecotoxicology, risk assessment, and chemical monitoring studies associated with mining, energy, forest products, ports, municipalities, and site remediation projects across Western Canada.

• Work closely with Project Managers and Project Directors (Partner level) to develop, organize, and implement ecotoxicology studies, human health and ecological risk assessments, and environmental effects monitoring programs, including study design, data analysis, and reporting.
• Undertake project scheduling and budget management activities (development and tracking of budgets).
• Coordinate contracted work with analytical chemistry and toxicology laboratories.
• Participate in and/or oversee field components of contaminant investigations and environmental monitoring and assessments of aquatic habitats.
• Compile, manage, and interpret data.
• Prepare project‑related technical reports and presentations.
• Provide technical guidance to clients on environmental assessment, permitting, and monitoring.

• A minimum of five years of experience in toxicology.
• Graduate‑level research in the fate and effects of chemicals and metals in the environment.
• Knowledge of ecotoxicology, risk assessment, and chemical fate and behaviour.
• Familiarity with human health and ecological risk assessment approaches and protocols employed in Canada (e.g., BC Tier One Protocol for ERA, BC DERA, FCSAP, Ecological Risk Assessment, Health Canada PQRA and DQRA, and US EPA Superfund).
• Knowledge of water quality guidelines and benchmark development protocols in Canada (BC WQGs, BC SBEBs, and CCME WQGs).
• Familiarity with federal environmental effects monitoring programs and provincial equivalents.

• Ability to work in a dynamic consulting environment that requires flexibility and teamwork.
• Excellent problem‑solving and coordination skills.
• Research and analytical skills (data collection, compilation, and analysis).
• Desire to take on greater responsibility and authority with increasing experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including technical and scientific writing.
• Membership or eligibility for membership as a registered biologist in British Columbia or Alberta.
• Must have the ability to drive a pickup truck and have held a valid driver’s license for the past three years with a clean driving abstract.

• Friendly and down‑to‑earth work culture
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Biweekly Earned Days Off (EDO) program
• Matching group retirement plan
• Comprehensive health insurance - medical/dental/vision coverage
• Competitive vacation and special leave
• Professional development and mentorship opportunities
• Relocation allowance

Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.

Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is…