Intermediate Wildlife Biologist
Stantec
Intermediate Wildlife Biologist - ( 250000N5 )
**Description**
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We are a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities we support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
**Your Opportunity**
Stantec has an opportunity for an Intermediate Wildlife Biologist to work with our terrestrial wildlife team. The position will be based in one of our British Columbia offices (Sidney, Burnaby, Terrace, Kelowna, Kamloops, or Prince George). The ideal candidate for this position is one that can lead project work within the wildlife discipline and work in a team environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading wildlife programs, analyzing wildlife field data, preparing components of environmental assessments, writing wildlife management and monitoring plans, and supporting environmental permitting activities for a variety of projects.
**Your Key Responsibilities**
+ Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Program
+ Develop, manage, and implement terrestrial wildlife programs such as biophysical inventories
+ Technical writing and report preparation such as environmental assessments, management and monitoring plans, permit applications, and compliance reports
+ Coordinate and track assignments, scopes, schedules, budgets, and deliverables and manage tasks according to approved scopes of work
+ Communicate with clients and project management teams
+ Provide safety and technical support to junior staff
**Qualifications**
**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
+ Strong wildlife expertise, including developing, managing, and supporting project teams in implementing wildlife components of projects
+ Knowledge of provincial and federal environmental legislation and regulations that relate to terrestrial wildlife
+ Experience preparing and coordinating environmental assessments, impact statements, mitigation and management plans, and other regulatory applications
+ Experience in bats, bat acoustic data analysis (Kaleidoscope), and bat management planning is an asset
+ Experience supervising juniors staff and/or leading field teams
+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills
+ Strong interpersonal and social skills and ability to interact across a broad range of audiences/ technical backgrounds including internal and external clients, regulatory agencies, and Indigenous groups
**Education and Experience**
+ Bachelor or graduate degree in biology, or a related discipline from a recognized university is preferable.
+ Registration with the British Columbia College of Applied Biology as a Registered Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio.) or Registered Biology Technologists (R.B. Tech.) is a requirement.
+ Minimum of 5 years of relevant consulting experience.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining stationary at a workstation for long periods of time. Field work may include work in remote environments, challenging terrain, and exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.
_This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice._
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
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**Salary Range(s):**
* Lower Mainland $41 - Lower Mainland $59 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in BC (Lower Mainland includes Vancouver & Burnaby)
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
**Benefits Summary:** Regular full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
_The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements._
**Primary Location** : Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby
**Organization** : BC-1232 EnvSvcs-CA British Columbia
**Employee Status** : Regular
**Job Level** : Individual Contributor
**Travel** : Yes, 20 % of the Time
**Schedule** : Full-time
**Job Posting** : Feb 17, 2025, 7:10:17 AM
**Req ID:** 250000N5
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
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