Biologist

Role overview

The Prairies Region Environmental Assessment and Community Engagement team is expanding its workload and needs biological expertise to support infrastructure, power, and renewable energy assignments. This position is suited to a biologist who can contribute to assessments, monitoring, reporting, and field surveys across a range of energy and infrastructure developments.

The preferred candidate will bring about 5 years of experience in the biological sciences, with a background in wildlife biology, vegetation, or aquatic biology. The role calls for someone who is self-driven, thorough, and comfortable working on projects in Canada. Typical duties include field investigations, habitat reviews, construction-stage environmental monitoring, risk identification, and preparation of reports and data submissions in line with accepted standards.

Location

The primary locations mentioned are Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Calgary, Alberta. Consideration may also be given to other Prairie Region offices, including Edmonton, Regina, and Winnipeg.

Key responsibilities

• Support applications for regulatory approvals and permits, and help maintain working relationships with regulators and construction contractors.
• Organize, schedule, and carry out biological field surveys according to the relevant protocols and methods, while also completing desktop environmental research.
• Serve as a technical support resource for environmental assessment and permitting work, including assistance with Species at Risk surveys and evaluations.
• Carry out construction-phase environmental compliance monitoring and help prepare monitoring and mitigation plans aligned with environmental management obligations.
• Contribute to technical reporting and verify the quality of field methods and supporting technical work.
• Provide practical guidance at the field level to reduce or avoid impacts on environmental receptors.
• Help resolve environmental issues and non-compliance concerns during construction, and perform environmental sampling such as water and soil when needed.

About you

• You have post-secondary education such as a university degree, diploma, or technical program graduation in a relevant field.
• Professional membership is preferred, such as full or provisional membership with a relevant body like P. Biol. or CWB, or registration as a B.I.T. approaching professional status.
• You ideally have around 5 years of experience planning, conducting, or managing biological studies, including wildlife, vegetation, wetlands, fish, or fish habitat work.
• You understand Prairies Region habitats and have working knowledge of provincial and federal environmental laws, regulatory processes, and current survey protocols in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and similar jurisdictions.
• You are proficient in data collection, data management, and statistical analysis, and you have experience working on construction sites in an environmental role.
• You are highly detail-focused, maintain accurate field notes and methods, and can write clear data reports.
• You can develop and implement practical mitigation and management plans, and you communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• You work well independently or within multidisciplinary teams, maintain a positive attitude, and show professionalism and a commitment to ongoing improvement.
• You hold a valid driver's licence and have a good driving record.
• The role may require extended periods in remote locations, as well as overtime, weekend work, and variable hours.

Rewards and benefits

The employer offers competitive pay, employee recognition, flexible benefits that can be tailored to health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle needs, training and professional development opportunities, hybrid working, and generous time-off policies.

About the employer

The company is a global engineering services and nuclear organization focused on connecting people, data, and technology to improve infrastructure and energy systems. It works with clients and partners worldwide to help create a better future for the planet and its people.

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