Senior Consultant,Terrestrial Ecology Job Saskatoon area,Saskatchewan Canada,Science

Grow your career with a global sustainability leader while helping shape responsible development across Canada’s mining and energy sectors.

ERM is seeking a Senior Consultant, Terrestrial Ecology to join our Calgary, Alberta office. In this role, you will contribute to impactful environmental assessments, ecosystem studies, wetland and soil investigations, and permitting efforts that support major mining, energy, power, and infrastructure projects throughout Western and Northern Canada. This position offers significant opportunities for technical growth, client engagement, business development, and future leadership within ERM's multidisciplinary biodiversity practice.

Why This Role Matters?

As a member of ERM's ecosystem team, you will serve as a terrestrial ecologist supporting projects across Western Canada, with opportunities to contribute in other jurisdictions nationwide. You will play a key role in advancing environmental stewardship through baseline data collection, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, wetland assessments, soil classification, environmental effects assessments, and mitigation planning. Your expertise will help clients navigate complex environmental challenges while supporting sustainable development objectives.

What Your Impact Is:

This role offers the opportunity to work alongside a large network of biodiversity professionals in Canada and collaborate with ERM's global environmental and social experts. The successful candidate will have opportunities to interact directly with clients, regulators, Indigenous communities, and project stakeholders while developing into a future leader within the ecosystem team.

What You'll Bring:

Required

B.Sc. degree in environmental sciences or a related field.

3+ years of environmental consulting experience; experience within government, mining, energy sectors, or First Nation consultation is considered an asset.

Designation as a Qualified Professional in Alberta and/or British Columbia, or immediate eligibility.

Experience with federal, provincial, and territorial regulations and guidelines related to survey methodologies, environmental assessment, and mitigation planning.

Strong upland and wetland plant identification skills.

Detailed understanding of rare plant and invasive plant survey methodologies in accordance with provincial standards, guidelines, and procedures.

Detailed understanding of terrestrial ecosystem mapping under relevant provincial classification systems, including Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC).

Detailed understanding of soil surveys and mapping under relevant provincial systems.

Strong commitment to safety and adherence to established health and safety protocols.

Ability to follow direction while demonstrating initiative and independent judgment.

Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.

Ability to prioritize competing demands and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Driver's License

Required:

This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Preferred

M.Sc. degree preferred in environmental sciences or a related field.

Environmental assessment and associated permitting experience within British Columbia, Alberta, and Northern Canada.

Experience completing terrestrial ecosystem mapping projects in British Columbia in accordance with applicable provincial standards, guidelines, and procedures.

Experience supporting mining, energy, power, or infrastructure development projects.

Experience working with Indigenous communities and consultation processes.

Demonstrated interest in business development and building long-term client relationships.

Interest in mentoring and providing future leadership to junior professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

Execute terrestrial ecology and soil science field programs primarily throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and Northern Canada.

Support the preparation of environmental effects assessments and associated management plans in compliance with applicable federal, provincial, and territorial requirements.

Assist with the development of environmental permitting applications for mining, energy, power, and infrastructure projects.

Conduct terrestrial ecosystem and soil mapping projects to support baseline environmental studies.

Perform wetland…