Biologist

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves:
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At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth.

Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

HDR is seeking a Biologist 2 to support environmental permitting, perform compliance monitoring, and conduct wildlife, vegetation and/or aquatics surveys on projects throughout western Canada. This unique opportunity combines permitting, monitoring, field surveys, and reporting in support of projects in our transportation, water, and natural resources market sectors. Successful candidates will work on multidisciplinary projects including rail, pipeline, linear developments, and mining projects to address current and future challenges.

This position will provide the successful candidate with unique experiences in multifaceted provincial and federal permitting and analysis in close coordination with project team members and subject matter experts that will foster learning and skill development across multiple disciplines and project types.

Primary responsibilities in this role include planning for and carrying out field work, conducting focused surveys and habitat assessments, coordinating with regulatory agencies, preparing technical reports for clients and regulators and performing other project-related duties as needed.

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