Environmental Technician

**WHO IS ECOFISH LOOKING FOR?**

We are looking for a dedicated and hard-working** Environmental Technician** to join our growing team We will provide an opportunity to join a team of experienced and skilled professionals who thrive on innovation, collaboration, and integrity. While working alongside Ecofish experts in your field, we will support your career goals by providing great opportunities for growth and advancement through mentorship, training, and other professional development opportunities.

**WHY ECOFISH?**

The environment needs our help, and we are up to the challenge. At Ecofish, we have made the environment our life’s work, as reflected by our mission: Creating and implementing innovative environmental designs and practices to create solutions that assist and support industry and government, deliver green, sustainable developments.

To achieve our mission, our team is the embodiment of our values:

- **Science based**:We characterize, hypothesize, predict and test - to be accurate and assure quality.
- **Ethical**: We consistently meet or surpass environmental laws, regulations, and guidelines to minimize impacts on the environment.
- **Professional**: We are competent, honest, ethical, reliable, and certified by accredited bodies.

Ecofish incorporates these values in all aspects of our work. Social responsibility is at the core of our mission. Internally and externally, we bring a strong willingness to be cooperative and supportive of our clients, employees, and suppliers.

**WONDERING WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR?**

Your role will require you to have a keen eye on health and safety while leading field work. These responsibilities will be in your domain.
- Leading and undertaking field work to support various wildlife, aquatic, and marine based surveys by collecting high quality environmental data.
- Managing your crew’s safety, productivity, and quality while working in rugged outdoor conditions, which may include severe hot or cold weather, remote locations, working at night, navigating through thick vegetation, and swiftwater environments.
- Completing data management with adherence to Ecofish’s internal QA/QC processes.
- Organizing complex field logistics, including safety planning, crew scheduling, and field work plan development and execution.

**THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS WE ARE LOOKING FOR.**
- A diploma or B.Sc. in Biology or Environmental Sciences, or a related field 3+ years of field work experience as a crew leader.
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license.
- OFA Level 1, swiftwater rescue, SVOP, basic or advance drone pilot certificate, and electrofishing certificates are assets.
- Physically capable of working in challenging outdoor environments for long (12 hour) days.
- Effective and demonstrated communicator with strong inter-personal skills.
- Reliable, well organized, motivated, and self
- managed.

Applications will be accepted until the role is filled. Only those applicants that are selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.