Careers

Vegetation or Wildlife Technologist – Seasonal (multiple positions available)

Reporting to: Project Managers

Location: Lloydminster and Saskatoon

Duties and Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking to fill seasonal/contract positions for Environmental Technologists in our Lloydminster and Saskatoon office. The primary role of the successful candidates will be to support our senior biologists with vegetation and/or wildlife surveys, other environmental assessments, data entry, and associated reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

· Wildlife identification and surveys, focusing on breeding bird surveys

· Vegetation identification and inventory

· Environmental Site Assessment/Pre‐Disturbance Site Assessment

· Wetland classification (Stewart & Kantrud, Alberta, and Canadian Wetland Classification Systems)

· Soil sampling and field screening

· Data entry

· Help prepare environmental assessment reports for the oil & gas, utility, and mining industries

· Assist with general administration and project cost tracking

· Mitigation planning

· Participate in and adhere to, corporate and client safety programs

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· Completion or current enrollment in a post‐secondary program in biology, environmental science or a related earth science discipline is required

· Must be able to demonstrate experience with plant identification and/or wildlife identification, in particular breeding bird calls

· Must be able to travel for extended periods to complete required field surveys or monitoring

· Strong organizational and communication skills

· Must be able to work independently or in a team environment

· Strong technical report writing skills and the ability to track costs

· Demonstrated field experience conducting rare plant surveys using the Saskatchewan Rare Vascular Plan surveys and/or the Guidelines for Rare Vascular Plant Surveys in Alberta Protocols will be given preference

· Demonstrated field experience conducting breeding bird surveys using the Saskatchewan Grassland and Forest Bird and/or Alberta Sensitive Species Inventory Guidelines Survey Protocols will be given preference

· Wetland vegetation plant identification skills, in support of the delineation requirements of the Alberta  Wetland Classification System, considered an asset

· Aquatics or fisheries field experience is considered an asset

· Valid Class 5 Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract

· Valid Standard First Aid CPR‐C certification

· Valid H2S Alive certification

· Ground Disturbance Level II and TDG certifications are considered an asset