Managing Technical Consultant, Fisheries Biologist
If you’re a senior fisheries professional ready to step into a role that blends technical leadership, high‑impact project work, and the opportunity to shape the future of aquatic resource management across Canada and beyond - this is your moment.
Why This Role Matters
As a Managing Technical Consultant, Fisheries Biologist (Fixed-Term) with ERM as a full-time, fixed-term (one year
for maternity coverage, with potential to transfer to regular full-time status) you’ll guide major, multimillion‑dollar projects, influence environmental outcomes at a national scale, and help drive the execution of ERM’s global strategy within a rapidly growing, world‑class Biodiversity & Ecosystems practice. This position can be located in one of ERM’s offices in Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Calgary, Saskatoon, Vancouver or Toronto
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What Your Impact Is
In this role, you will:
Travel to beautiful, remote regions across Canada to support field programs and stewardship initiatives.
Contribute to transformative mining and energy projects for major clients.
Play a key leadership role in a growing fisheries team delivering complex work across Canada and globally.
Operate from one of ERM’s major Canadian offices—or thrive in a flexible hybrid environment.
You’ll join a multidisciplinary community of aquatic scientists, hydrologists, wildlife biologists, toxicologists, and other experts to solve pressing sustainability challenges.
What You’ll Bring
Required
B.Sc. Fisheries Biology or a related discipline.
Registered Professional Biologist (or equivalent), or eligibility to obtain designation.
4+ years of consulting experience in freshwater fish and fish habitat assessments, sampling, aquatic biology, and water quality programs.
Advanced written and oral communication skills, including technical reporting and permitting documentation.
Strong knowledge of federal, provincial, and territorial regulations relevant to mining and oil & gas.
Proven ability to manage deadlines in a fast‑paced environment, work independently with minimal supervision, and travel extensively.
Excellent problem‑solving skills and a strong commitment to safety.
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.
Pleasure Craft Operator’s License.
This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Preferred
M.Sc. in Fisheries Biology or a related discipline.
6+ years of consulting experience in freshwater fish and fish habitat assessments, sampling, aquatic biology, and water quality programs.
Experience in hydrology, instream flow assessment, hydroacoustic/bathymetric assessment, and/or fish habitat offsetting.
Electrofishing certification, Intermediate First Aid, and/or Swiftwater Rescue Training.
Experience mentoring junior staff.
A positive, collaborative, self‑starter mindset aligned with ERM’s global mission.
Key Responsibilities
Design and lead fish and fish habitat field programs across freshwater systems in Canada.
Support planning, implementation, and monitoring of fisheries offsetting and compensation programs.
Compile, manage, analyze, and interpret fish community, biology, and habitat data; support database management.
Prepare technical documents including baseline studies, monitoring reports, impact assessments, permitting applications, and offsetting plans.
Actively contribute to ERM’s Canadian and international aquatics/fisheries technical communities.
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior biologists and field technicians.
For the
Managing Technical Consultant, Fisheries Biologist position, theanticipatedannual base pay is$95,651–$119,999(CAD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees arenot bonuseligible).
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP,…
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