Senior Fisheries Biologist

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Fisheries Biologist to advance their career with a global environmental leader, ERM, and make a significant impact in successfully implementing our global strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and implement fish and fish habitat field programs in streams, rivers, and lakes throughout Canada.
• Contribute to the development and monitoring of fisheries offsetting and compensation programs.
• Compile, manage, analyze and interpret fish habitat, community, and biology data, and contribute to database management.
• Draft technical reports, or sections of reports, including baseline reports, environmental monitoring reports, permitting applications and compliance reports, offsetting plans, and impact assessments.
• Actively contribute to ERM's international aquatics and fisheries technical communities.
• Mentor junior staff and field technicians.

Requirements include:

• B.Sc. in Fisheries Biology or similar discipline.
• Registered Professional Biologist (or equivalent), or eligible to apply.
• 5+ years of experience, including field experience in fish and fish habitat assessment, fish sampling on lakes and rivers, water quality sampling, and aquatic biology.
• Strong commitment to safety, including following established Health & Safety procedures.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial regulations and guidelines as they apply to the mining and oil & gas sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with the ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, work independently with minimal supervision, and travel.
• Excellent problem solving abilities and advanced writing/communication skills.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Pleasure Craft Operators license.
• Electrofishing training, Occupational First Aid, Swiftwater Rescue Training are assets.
• Positive outlook, collaborative, self-starter who takes initiative, and is inspired by the success of ERM as a global company.

At ERM, we partner with the world's leading organizations to create innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlock commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

We know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues.