Wildlife Biologists/technicians

LOCATIONS: Winnipeg
Vancouver
Regina
Saskatoon
Mississauga
Thunder Bay
- Department: Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment
- Date Posted: Oct 28, 2024
- Closing Date: Nov 29, 2024

KGS Group is currently looking to fill permanent and seasonal positions for **Wildlife Biologists or Wildlife Technicians** of all levels in our growing Ecology and Environmental Impact Assessment Department. KGS Group has offices in Mississauga, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, and Vancouver.

**About Us**:
We are KGS Group, an employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering and environmental consulting firm serving clients throughout North America. We’re different than traditional firms. We believe a commitment to lasting relationships, internally and externally, is just as critical as the expertise applied in our work. To us that means we put our clients and people first. We have the discipline to consistently deliver KGS Quality, never taking the easy way out. We always look closer and dig deeper. And no
matter the project, we care enough to do it right.

As an employee-owned company, we’re invested in our work and our people. Working with us means you’ll be part of some of the most interesting projects and challenges across Canada, the U.S. and beyond. With the extensive, wide-ranging expertise within our company, you’ll have countless opportunities to grow your career and work with some terrific team settings.

**The Role**:
**Your Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead and conduct a wide variety of terrestrial wildlife inventories and species at risk surveys in your region.
- Design and implement wildlife surveys for your region.
- Conduct pre-construction migratory bird nesting surveys following guidelines set for by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and provincial direction for your region.
- Establish no-disturbance buffers for sensitive species or habitats by understanding regulatory guidance by ECCC as well as provincial guidelines for your region.
- Lead and/or conduct night-time and daytime amphibian surveys following your region’s guidelines and standards.
- Lead and/or conduct various aerial surveys for ungulates, mammals, raptor nests, or waterfowl.
- Conduct environmental monitoring for a wide variety of construction projects.
- Lead and/or contribute to wildlife technical documentation, writing impact assessment statements, and regulatory submissions in your region.
- Develop and contribute to mitigation measures, monitoring, and mitigation planning.
- Complete technical review of deliverables completed by more junior personnel to support KGS Group IMS standards.
- Mentor more junior personnel in field techniques and technical writing.
- Collaborate with other Departments and KGS Group team members as required and contribute and support non-wildlife related projects.
- _Responsibilities will vary based on the education and experience of the applicant. _
- About You_
To fill the role, we’re looking for an applicant to bring forward a good mix of qualifications and previous experiences.

**Qualifications**:

- Graduate of post-secondary education related to wildlife, ecology, or biology. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience conducting wildlife inventories in your region, preferably in a consulting capacity.
- Strong knowledge of species life histories, terrestrial wildlife science, and wildlife ecology and habitat requirements for your region.
- Be able to identify avian species by sight, sound, behaviour, and habitat requirements.
- Be able to identify amphibian species by sight, sound, behaviour, and habitat requirements.
- Experience in data entry, quality assurance, and quality control for data sets, including the use of electronic field to office programs such as Survey 123, or equivalent software programs.
- Experience working independently and in a team. You must be a team player, know what you don’t know, and are willing to give 100% every day.
- Demonstrated strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Experience contributing to and leading Environmental Impact Assessments in relation to terrestrial wildlife discipline.
- Willingness and experience working for extended periods up to 14 days in the field across Canada, in varied weather conditions.
- Valid class 5 driver’s license.
- Must be physically able to perform the duties of the position, including the ability to lift and maneuver over 30 kg and ability to hike/walk long distances.

**Experience with the following will be considered assets**:

- Qualified or registered with a professional organization such as P.Biol, or RPBio, or ability to obtain such designations.
- Demonstrated experience with writing discipline relevant sections of Environmental Impact Assessments in your region and beyond.
- Demonstrated experience with environmental permit submissions in your region.
- Experience with ATV, UTV, and Argo operations.