Biologist - Intermediate

**WSP **is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

The excellence we bring to our work and to our workplace has been recognized far and wide. We are among the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies two years in a row, one of the Top 100 Sustainable Companies in the World (and among the Top 10 in Canada), and we earned Platinum Elite Recognition through our participation in more than half of Canada's Top 100 Infrastructure Projects.

At **WSP**:

- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

**DARTMOUTH**:
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms - made stronger with the recent creation of WSP E&I Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSP Canada Inc.

We have over 63,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000 people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

***The Opportunity**:
**Why WSP?**:

- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of **Inclusion **and **Belonging**:

- Our **Flexible Work Policy** - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- Our **Hybrid Work Policy**:

- a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
- A **Canadian **success story - we're **proud **to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- **Enhance **the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- **Outstanding** career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to **your **ideas and trying **new **things.
- A phenomenal **collaborative **culture and a workforce filled with genuinely **good people** who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

**We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.**

**#WeAre**WSP**

**A day in the life**:
Lead in the planning and execution of:

- fisheries and aquatic resources investigations, and/or
- wetland assessments
- terrestrial biological studies
- conduct estuary/marine biological studies
- Report writing of aquatic habitat assessments, environmental impact assessments, and/or wetland assessment
- preparation of proposals and technical reports

**What you'll bring to WSP...**:

- University Degree in Biology or Environmental Science, however applicants with technical diplomas may be considered
- 2-5 years’ experience
- Solid technical and/or academic background in biological sciences
- Experience with some or all of the following:

- Conducting general and specific environmental resources surveys and analysis including aquatic and marine sciences: (fish community, benthic invertebrate and sediment sampling, water quality sampling, area-velocity discharge measurements and fish habitat mapping), and/or
- Terrestrial sciences: wetland delineations, botany, fauna surveys
- Willingness to
- Work flexible hours including field work under a variety of conditions
- Travel and work outdoors, possibly in remote locations for extended periods of time
- Strong computer, verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to
- Work in Canada with a valid Canadian driver’s license
- Work effectively as a member of a team, and also independently with mínimal supervision and direction
- Demonstrate excellent writing and communication skills
- Demonstrate an existing strong commitment to personal/professional development and Health & Safety policies and procedures.

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe and the growing list of our clients including vaccination status as part of their mandated