Environmental Project Professional

**The Role**:
We are seeking an Environmental Professional with 5+ years of progressive experience in the field of habitat conservation and remediation. This role will see you working directly with Project Managers throughout our organization. You will be our Environmental practitioner and handle coordination of environmental approvals. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to expand their skills and get to work on a variety of projects.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Aplin Martin provides technical and strategic consulting services to industrial, residential, commercial, and municipality clients in four key practice areas:

- Environmental Development Permits (EDP).
- Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) and monitoring.
- Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Plan and construction monitoring.
- Riparian Areas Protection Regulation (RAPR) Assessments.

**Technical Development**:

- Lead regulatory approvals acquisition under the BC _Water Sustainability_, _Fisheries Act_, _Riparian Areas Protection Regulation, _and BC_ Wildlife Act_
- Lead the development of environmental investigations, environmental management plans including research, field work, and technical report writing.

**Project Management & Design**:

- Scope, plan, develop, and implement field programs with a focus on the aquatic environment component for a variety of natural resource, municipal, land development, and infrastructure projects
- Manage the design and delivery of independent and supporting biological studies and programs, with an emphasis on aquatic and riparian ecosystems.
- Liaise with public and private sector clients, government review and approval agencies, sub-consultants and community representatives.
- Coordinate project team activities, provide direction to project team members and contribute to development of staff.
- Subcontractor management
- Promote a strong health and safety culture.

**Business Development**:

- Build client relationships through client communications, preparation of proposals, and business development activities.
- Collaborate with staff across BC for the purposes of project delivery, client relationship development, and opportunity/project research.
- Undertake business travel, as required.

**Learning & Development**:

- Continued development of self, including both technical skills and business acumen
- Contribute to the career development of less tenured staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring
- Contribute to Aplin’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- An M.Sc. degree is preferred; an undergraduate degree with relevant experience will be considered. Preference will be provided for degrees in aquatic biology, ecology, or environmental sciences.
- 5 to 7 years’ professional work experience in environmental consulting and/or related work experience
- Membership as a Registered Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio.) with the BC College of Applied Biology or immediately eligible
- Certification in Riparian Areas Protection Regulation will be considered an asset.
- Certification with the Erosion and Sediment Control Association of BC will be considered an asset
- Valid Class 5 BC Drivers’ License
- Knowledgeable and experiences with provincial and federal environmental legislation, regulations, policies, guidelines, and regulatory permitting and approval requirements
- Experience with local Lower Mainland region municipal government bylaws and policies related to land development and environmental protection.
- Experience in watercourse assessment, wetland evaluation, and riparian areas assessments
- Excellent technical writing skills
- Strong project schedule and financial management skills
- Experience interacting directly with clients to execute project delivery.
- Experience engaging and/or working with stakeholders and communities, including Indigenous communities considered an asset.
- Ability to coordinate technical professionals.
- Proficiency in proposal preparation and presentations
- Excellent oral and written communication, critical thinking, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to project quality and capability of meeting project deadlines
- Interest in the business aspects of consulting and employee ownership

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