Ecologist

**Description**

**Your Role at GEI.**

**Essential Responsibilities & Duties**
- Collate information from various sources, including communications with agencies and stakeholders, to establish baseline conditions
- Assist with wildlife surveys, including reptiles, amphibians, bats, birds, terrestrial crayfish, fisheries and Species at Risk (SAR)
- Support vegetation and wetland surveys, including Ecological Land Classification (ELC) mapping, Ontario Wetland Evaluation System surveys, species taxonomy, and rare plant identification
- Data management, processing and interpretation of field results to assess for presence of SAR, significant natural heritage features, and other environmental considerations
- Work with other technical staff and project managers to provide input to natural heritage assessments, inventories and impact assessments, technical correspondence, Endangered Species Act permitting and registrations, and project reports

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Degree in biology, ecology, environmental science or related discipline;
- Able to work in a team and independently;
- Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and time management skills;
- Proficient with MS Office 365 (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint);
- Resident of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area; and
- Valid driver’s license and vehicle access is required.

**We are GEI.**
Some of the world’s most pressing problems - from climate change to sustainable development, to critical infrastructure and the future of our energy supply - need our brightest and diverse minds working together to create safer, more resilient communities for tomorrow.

We are technical experts, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who draw from diverse backgrounds to solve our clients’ most complex challenges.

With more than 54 offices across North America, we offer a range of engineering, science, and technical consulting services. Our range of expertise, project types, and culture make us the choice for top talent in the AEC industry.

In 2023, GEI merged with GM BluePlan, an Ontario-based engineering, management, and technology consulting company. The merger adds GM BluePlan’s nationally recognized expertise in asset management and infrastructure planning to the GEI family, furthering our growth and expansion in Canada.

**Employee-owned. Employee-focused.**
As a 100% employee-owned company, our employees support our flat leadership structure, have a say in how our business operates and benefit from our financial success. We are committed to employee growth with career development opportunities, competitive total rewards, a well-being program, flexible work arrangements and more. Our company culture is driven by our 4 Cs - we are Client-Centered, Curious, Collaborative, and Community Minded - which support our focus on sustainability, safety, diversity, equity and inclusion. Get to know us better by visiting GEI’s career site here.

**GEI’s Total Rewards Package**
- Market-Competitive Compensation, including Eligibility for an Annual Performance Bonus
- Comprehensive Benefits Program including Health Care and Wellness Spending Accounts
- Hybrid Work Schedules and Cell Phone Stipend
- GEI University (GEIU) with Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
- Connecting Conversation Program with a Focus on Professional Development and Opportunities for Advancement
- Support and Financial Rewards for Publication Awards, Professional Dues, and Professional Licenses
- Paid Holidays and Generous Paid Time Off Program
- Rewards and Recognition
- RRSP Program
- Opportunity to be an Owner and Shareholder
- A Vibrant Culture that is Focused on Partnership, Sustainability, Giving Back to Our Communities and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- And More