Terrestrial Ecologist

**How We Nurture**:

- Flexibility
- remote work and flex hours options;
- Choice of location: Markham or Peterborough, ON
- Ownership opportunities
- employee ownership is at the heart of our culture;
- Professional development opportunities
- we are committed to developing industry leaders;
- Profit sharing;
- Highly competitive compensation;
- Company-paid benefits including extended health care, dental, vision, life insurance, EAP;
- Performance-based annual bonus;
- RRSP matching;
- Flexible disciplines and career paths
- work in the area that fuels your passion

**Our Next Hire**:
**Terrestrial Ecologist - Full Time (Markham or Peterborough, ON)**

Our Ecologists are growing experts in their field, bringing technical and project coordination support to every project to help support their teams’ and clients’ success.

We are seeking an early-career Terrestrial Ecologist: an aspiring technical professional who thrives in the field and in helping bring the pieces of a project together. A keen team player with a drive to learn and an eye for detail.

Our team is known for our proactive approach, integrity, and quality product: we proudly stand by our high standards. We are a collective of passionate individuals with high accountability to ourselves, our clients, and our teams, and our Ecologists are fundamental to this dynamic.

**Qualifications**:

- Two to four years of experience consulting in terrestrial ecology, or equivalent industry experience;
- Experience with provincial and federal environmental regulatory procedures (environmental impact assessments/studies, due diligence studies, habitat restoration) and natural heritage policies in Ontario;
- Experience managing critical information, data, and files; and
- Strong written and verbal communication.

**Additional Bonus Variables (Not required, but good to have)**:

- Arborist Certification;
- Ecological Land Classification (ELC) training;
- Ontario Wetland Evaluation (OWES) certification;
- Project Management Training.

**The Beacon Impact**:
Employee owned and operated for over 15 years, Beacon Environmental is a steadily growing team of more than 40 dedicated and proactive environmental professionals with a collective mission to stand as the guiding light toward solutions to complex environmental challenges. We set the standards high, and our team delivers.

Joining our team is a journey into company ownership and with that comes the dynamic ability to carve your own career path within our community. We know our team is what makes Beacon truly shine, and we provide the conditions for you to truly discover and develop the practice you want within our industry. We believe that a passion driven environment provides the highest quality project outcomes for our clients and the best possible opportunities for our growing team. We prioritize the development of our people into the experts and leaders of tomorrow.

**Ready to Shine? How to Apply**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Peterborough, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- environmental consulting: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Ontario driver's license (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Peterborough, ON