Wildlife Biologist

Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is seeking an  Intermediate Wildlife Biologist  to support the growing environmental services team. This role will give you the opportunity to have a combination of fieldwork and technical writing; apply your experience with biophysical baseline field programs and data collection, environmental effects assessments, mitigation strategy development, and environmental impact assessments. The work will involve a strong commitment to business development, client relations, team building, and expanding technical excellence.

We Value Your

Experience and knowledge in various market sectors including mining, water resources, oil sands, hydroelectric or other electricity generation, transportation, and municipal infrastructure.

Understanding of design project workflows and consulting business practices.

Experience conducting wildlife inventories and terrestrial ecosystem assessment.

Experience with bird identification and knowledge of bird survey protocols (e.g., raptors, songbirds, waterfowl).

Experience with other wildlife survey protocols and identification (e.g., amphibians, snake hibernacula, and Species at Risk).

Experience conducting pre-construction wildlife sweeps, wildlife mitigation/relocation, and reporting.

Working knowledge of Municipal, Provincial and Federal environmental legislation and regulatory permitting processes.

Experience leading field teams and planning field programs.

Proven ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.

Experience supporting training of junior staff.

Strong initiative, innovation and commitment to technical excellence as well as your enthusiasm and drive toward long-term success.

Strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written English communication skills (other languages are an asset e.g. Spanish).

Demonstrated capable report writing skills.

Willingness and availability to travel within Canada and internationally, and to work flexible hours and extended shifts as project requirements dictate.

Qualifications
We respect the knowledge and experience you have gained to date and are willing to help you build on it. We do however request the following minimum qualifications:

A degree in Biology/Environmental Science

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar consulting environment

Eligible to register with a professional organization (e.g. ASPB)

Along With Continued Career Development, KCB Offers

Hybrid home-office work opportunities.

Competitive wages.

Vacation policy that aligns to your experience.

Paid volunteer time, overtime, and sick days.

Professional registration support.

Retirement planning and flexibility through group RRSP options.

Flexible health benefits, including social and mental well-being initiatives.

Commitment to global Environmental, Social, and Governance standards.

About Us
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. (KCB) is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm with five major business units providing engineering and environmental services in the mining, hydropower, transportation, ports, infrastructure, geotechnical, oil & gas, environmental, and water resources sectors. We offer a full range of services from our offices in North America, Australia, South America, and Europe.

From our offices in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon and York (UK), our Alberta Group works on challenging projects in the Water, Power and Transportation, Oil Sands, Mining, and Oil and Gas market sectors.

KCB is a platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed companies. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from all qualified career seekers. We offer professional career development tracks and salaries commensurate with experience and an attractive benefits package.

Are you up to the challenge?
KCB is an award-winning multidisciplinary engineering, geoscience, and environmental consulting firm grounded in Passion, Integrity, and Excellence. With teams across North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe we collaborate globally to solve complex challenges.