Junior Aquatic Biologist

Company Description We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

**Job Description**:
The job responsibilities include but not limited to the following:

- Conducting background research on aquatic resources
- Participating in fieldwork associated with environmental assessments including biological inventories for aquatic resources, e.g. water quality, benthic invertebrates, periphyton, and fish
- Supporting the preparation of environmental approvals and permits required for projects including Federal, Provincial and Municipal permits
- Supporting and participating in construction environmental monitoring
- Participating in data compilation and analysis, conducting environmental assessments, identifying mitigation measures and report writing.
- Contributing to broader, interdisciplinary teams on a wide variety of major industrial and government projects
- Interacting with other AECOM offices across Canada
- Out of town travel to participate in field programs, sometimes in remote locations
- Preparing health and safety and quality management plans
- Participating in proposal preparation

**Qualifications**:
**Minimum Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Forestry, Ecology, or Conservation Biology

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree considered an asset
- 2 or more years of relevant project experience (Western Canadian experience preferred)
- Experience collecting data in the field, including knowledge of BC RISC protocols for fish and fish habitat, water quality, etc. Experience with terrestrial ecosystems and data collection an asset.
- Environmental monitoring experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to manage time effectively
- Willingness to work flexible hours under a variety of conditions including remote field locations
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word and experience with GIS software
- Experience with statistical software
- Possess and maintain a Class 5 drivers’ license required and experience driving on Resource Roads
- First Aid, ATV/UTV/Argo, and other safety courses an asset
- Eligible for or registered with the BC College of Applied Biology as a B.I.T.

**Additional Information**:

- Relocation is not available for this position.
- Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Additional Information

Must be able to work out of the burnaby office

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.