City : SIDNEY

Category :

Industry : Materials & Construction

Employer : Stantec

Intermediate Aquatic Resources Biologist - ( 2200010T )

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 is critical to our clients and the communities we support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Stantec’s aquatic ecology and water quality work in Canada spans habitats from coastal rainforest to arctic tundra, and project diversity ranging from grassroots watershed management to cutting-edge mining and liquified natural gas developments. Our team includes nationally recognized experts in water chemistry, toxicology, and both freshwater and marine ecology. A role with Stantec provides the support of leading scientists, with the opportunity to grow your career in multiple directions.

Your Opportunity

Stantec has an opportunity for an Intermediate Aquatic Resources Biologist to join our aquatics team. The position will ideally be located in Sidney or Burnaby, British Columbia. However, there is flexibility to work from our other offices in British Columbia, including Terrace and Kelowna.

The ideal candidate has experience developing and implementing baseline and long-term monitoring field programs for water quality, sediment, and benthic invertebrates, analyzing and summarizing lab data, and assessing predictive modeling results. The ideal candidate can use that experience and an understanding of provincial and federal regulations to assess potential impacts. Experience should include environmental assessment, permitting, and monitoring for a variety of projects and sectors, particularly mining. Experience with effluent or wastewater discharge permitting is an asset. Experience with environmental effects monitoring under MDMER is an asset.

As an Intermediate Aquatic Resources Biologist you will work on discipline-specific projects and as part of multi-disciplinary teams on varied projects across Canada. You will work under general supervision and exercise independent judgement to analyze issues, interpret information, and recommend solutions within standard practice areas. On more complex projects, you will work closely with a senior water quality biologist, contributing to project efficiencies and process improvements.

Work may include sampling in urban and remote locations, water quality, aquatic resources, and ecotoxicology environmental effects assessments (i.e., provincial and federal environmental assessments), technical assessment reports, permit applications, and environmental effects monitoring in both freshwater and marine environments. Reporting is a large component of this position and strong analytical and technical writing skills are an asset. Familiarity with R for data management and statistical analysis is a preferred skill.

As an Intermediate Aquatic Resources Biologist, you will work with multi-disciplinary teams that include geochemists, hydrologists, and marine and freshwater ecologists to find solutions to complex water quality problems. The successful candidate with join a team that works together to foster a collaborative culture with a focus on communication, mentorship, and opportunity.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, support, and participate in water quality, sediment quality, and invertebrate sampling programs for baseline characterization
• Develop and maintain large datasets, including screening of data for quality control and quality assurance purposes
• Assist with design and development of water quality models to support impact assessments for freshwater and marine environments
• Perform statistical analyses of large data sets to detect spatial and temporal trends, significant differences, and guideline exceedances
• Interpret data in relation to toxicological effects on fish and aquatic biota, livestock, and/or human health using guidelines, statistical or other models, risk assessment methods, and/or scientific literature
• Work with other scientific and engineering professionals to identify cost-effective mitigation measures to eliminate or reduce potential effects of changes in water quality and sediment quality to fish and aquatic biota, livestock, and/or human health
• Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Program
• Support proposal development by planning scopes of work and budgets
• Report your findings in technical data reports, environmental impact statements, and permit applications
• Participate in meetings with clients and regulators

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Experience

Excellent understanding of federal and provincial water and sediment quality guidelines, legislation and regulations

Experience in:

• Development and implementation of field programs and methods to meet specific project objectives
• Leading field crews
• Implementing quality control and quality assurance procedures during sample collection and data analysis
• Completing health and safety plans for field programs
• Managing and analyzing data (statistical experience is an asset)
• Writing clear, concise and accurate technical reports, environmental assessments and other industry documents
• Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 23 kg (i.e., carrying field equipment and samples).

Education and Experience

A Bachelor’s degree in one of the relevant environmental sciences (e.g., toxicology, biology, chemistry) and a minimum of six years of work experience or a Master’s degree and a minimum of four years of work experience.

Registration, or ability to register within one year, with the British Columbia College of Applied Biology (RPBio or RBTech, or BIT or RBTech in Training) is required. Professional designations from other organizations with reciprocal agreements with BC are also acceptable (e.g., P.Biol from Alberta).

The successful candidate will be required to primarily work in a typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time, as well as complete field programs to collect water quality data and samples. Stantec offers a flexible work arrangement for desk-based tasks, combining home-based and/or office-based time. Field work will include exposure to the elements, including inclement weather, navigation through rough terrain, and requirements to lift items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

Work Environment

Typical office environment involves working with computers and remaining relatively sedentary. Field work may include exposure to inclement weather and travel through rough terrain. Stantec offers a flexible work arrangement for desk-based tasks, combining home-based and office-based time.

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.

Primary Location : Canada-British Columbia-Sidney

Other Locations : Canada-British Columbia-Kelowna, Canada-British Columbia-Burnaby, Canada-British Columbia-Terrace

Job : Biologist

Organization : BC-1232 Environmental Services-CA British Columbia

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 16, 2022, 7:35:10 AM

Req ID: 2200010T

Vaccine Policy: Stantec requires some positions in North America to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to reasonable accommodation to the extent required by law because of a medical reason or a sincerely held religious belief.

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