Senior​/Intermediate Regulatory Specialist​/Aquatic Biologist - R.Bio; BC)

ENKON Environmental Ltd. has an immediate opening for an Intermediate/Senior Regulatory Specialist and Aquatic Biologist (R.P.Bio.) with project management experience to join our Surrey office.

ENKON is growing to meet increased demand and exciting new project opportunities throughout British Columbia.

We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment that supports professional growth, innovation, leadership, and technical excellence. ENKON offers flexible work hours, a competitive salary and benefits package, free onsite parking, and opportunities for profit sharing and company share ownership.

We are seeking an experienced Registered Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio.) with a strong aquatic, regulatory, restoration, and project management background to help lead and expand ENKON's permitting, fisheries, and restoration practice.

A current Registered Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio.) designation in British Columbia is required for this position.

Candidates must have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant environmental consulting or industry experience, with more extensive experience expected for consideration at the Senior level.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience with freshwater and/or marine aquatic environments in British Columbia and experience obtaining environmental approvals from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), provincial regulatory agencies, and local governments.

The ideal candidate will be a strong technical writer and communicator capable of preparing and reviewing regulatory submissions and technical reports, developing restoration and habitat enhancement recommendations, leading field programs, managing project schedules and budgets, liaising directly with clients and regulators, and mentoring junior environmental professionals.

The role involves leading multidisciplinary projects for public- and private-sector clients, primarily throughout the Lower Mainland and elsewhere in British Columbia.

• Coordinate, manage, and lead environmental and multidisciplinary projects from proposal through completion;
• Develop regulatory strategies and secure environmental permits, approvals, and authorizations required for infrastructure, land development, restoration, and other projects;
• Prepare and review technical reports, regulatory applications, and supporting documentation for submission to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), provincial regulatory agencies, municipalities, and other applicable authorities;
• Develop and review aquatic, riparian, and habitat restoration, enhancement, mitigation, and compensation plans;
• Prepare and review restoration planting plans, monitoring programs, maintenance requirements, and associated cost estimates;
• Support City of Surrey P-15 habitat restoration monitoring and maintenance requirements
  , including restoration planting, monitoring, maintenance, and plant survivorship;
• Provide technically defensible recommendations for environmental protection, mitigation, compensation, restoration, and habitat enhancement based on applicable legislation, guidance, and industry best practices;
• Coordinate and complete environmental assessments, including fish and fish habitat, riparian, wetland, water quality, vegetation, and wildlife assessments;
• Support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of aquatic and riparian restoration projects;
• Analyze, evaluate, and interpret environmental data and communicate findings in relation to project objectives and regulatory requirements;
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects;
• Prepare technical work plans, scopes of work, cost estimates, and detailed proposals;
• Liaise directly with clients, contractors, regulators, and other project stakeholders;
• Lead, supervise, and mentor junior and intermediate environmental professionals in both office and field settings;
• Support business development through proposal preparation, client relationships, and public- and private-sector opportunities;
• Conduct field assessments and construction environmental monitoring, where required; and
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Aquatic Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline;
• Current Registered Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio.) designation…