Senior Environmental Scientist/Biologist (Consultant)

at  Summit An Earth Services Company

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary education from a recognized institution, specializing in environmental science, biology, ecology, or related specialization;
• A minimum of 10 years direct environmental industry experience;
• Familiarity with wildlife, vegetation, wetlands, and/or aquatic/fisheries assessments;
• Understanding and familiarity with Water Act Submissions, RTFs etc.
• Relevant experience on active construction sites observing various contractors and understanding environmental risks/impacts;
• Ability to travel to remote locations, potentially for extended periods of time.

You will carry out your duties in consultation with the Manager/Project Manager, EPM on all matters.

The primary responsibilities of the Senior Wildlife Biologist include but are not limited to:

• Participating in/overseeing small to large pre-development baseline environmental projects;
• Participating in/leading site identification and monitoring initiatives which may include wildlife, rare plants, wetlands, and/or aquatic/fisheries assessments;
• Reporting project status on a daily, weekly, monthly and/or as-needed basis; Providing technical expertise to the client and the team in relation to species surveys, detection, and mitigation measures;
• Regulatory submissions (i.e., water act)
• Completing environmental assessments (wetlands, grasslands, aquatics, and soils);
• Observing and adaptively managing communication with various on-site construction teams;
• Technical reporting;
• Providing professional sign-off on reports (professional designation an asset)
• Consultation and engagement with members of an expert, multi-disciplinary technical team for project support; and,
• Actively participating in Summit’s strong safety culture.