Senior Fisheries Biologist

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Job Description:

Parsons has been a leader in the planning, design and delivery of transportation infrastructure across the world for more than 75 years. 

We are looking for an experienced Fisheries Biologist with strong client relationships to add to our Infrastructure team in British Columbia. You will have the flexibility to work from the Burnaby, Langley, Kamloops, or Victoria offices and also from home. Willingness to travel to field sites is expected.  Our team is focused on helping our Federal,  Provincial and Municipal clients expand and improve their transportation systems through innovative solutions for their planning and design challenges.

Responsibilities:

• Performs a variety of field and office tasks requiring the application of complex scientific principles and fundamental theories.
• Prepares technical data assessments and interpretations.
• Provides technical leadership and guidance to junior and intermediate Scientists and Technicians.
• Liaise with existing public and private sector clients, regulatory agencies and sub-consultants
• Assists in preparing proposals and cost estimates.
• Preparation of permitting packages and/or parts of permitting packages.
• May act in an advisory capacity to senior management on technical matters. 
• May manage tasks or small projects of small or moderate scope and complexity involving his/her technical expertise.
• Preparation of written technical reports and complete technical documents.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Experience:

• Demonstrated related work experience;
• Demonstrated experience in conducting fisheries inventories and habitat assessments;
• Demonstrated experience in conducting impact assessments;
• Demonstrated experience electrofishing and fish identification in British Columbia
• Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of the application of DFO’s Pathways of Effects and the Fisheries Act authorization process, gained through project experience;
• Demonstrated experience in planning and designing fish and fish habitat mitigation and compensation measures;
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal and provincial legislation, policies and procedures for fish and fish habitat in British Columbia;
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring construction activities in and around fish habitat, (e.g. identifying risk situations, recommending corrective actions/solutions); and
• Demonstrated experience in the application of erosion and sediment control measures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a science curriculum related to the assigned discipline
• 10 years of related work experience
• Proficiency in various computer software applications including Survey 123 and ArcGIS
• Requires a demonstrated proficiency in both written and oral communication skills
• Thorough understanding of all environmental rules and regulations including the Environmental Management Act, Water Sustainability Act, Riparian Areas Protection Act, Water Protection Act, the Fisheries Act, and the Species at Risk Act
• Registered as a Professional Biologists in British Columbia
• Completion of Erosion and Sediment Control Monitoring Training
• Must be able to travel to and from various work sites

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range: $74,000 - $137,500

 

This job posting is for a current addition or replacement opportunity within Parsons.

 

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

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