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Junior Wetland and Vegetation Ecologist

Worley21 days ago
Calgary, Alberta
Junior
full_time

Top Benefits

Excellent remuneration & benefits package
Friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment
Opportunity to develop your career prospects within Canada and overseas

About the role

Worley Consulting Group

Calgary/Edmonton, Alberta

Worley Consulting is a global group of consultants, scientists, engineers, and digital experts dedicated to solving the world’s critical infrastructure, environmental, energy, and resource challenges.

We partner with our customers to find solutions that create value over the life of their assets. We implement new technologies to run assets more efficiently, secure and safeguard social license, support local communities, and accelerate the energy transition.

Overall Responsibilities And Key Accountabilities

  • Upland and wetland vegetation identification.
  • Delineation and classification of Alberta wetlands.
  • Characterization of wetland soils.
  • Support or lead vegetation field work and assessments involving community characterization, ecosite classification, weed assessments, vegetation management plans, restoration/planting plants, and vegetation reclamation assessments.
  • Support or lead wetland field work and assessments involving field wetland identification and delineation, wetland classification, shallow groundwater monitoring, water quality monitoring, wetland impact assessments and mitigation plans, including WAIFs and WAIRs, and wetland reclamation assessments.
  • Author vegetation and wetland technical reports.
  • Awareness of environmental regulations and guidelines.
  • Data entry and analysis.
  • Responsible for personal safety and following safe working practices according to Worley occupational health and safety procedures, and in accordance with industry standards.
  • Travel throughout Alberta to conduct fieldwork in diverse and remote environments, with flexibility for varying durations, especially during the summer months.
  • Work independently or as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Travel as required for various field programs.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in wetland, botanical science, environmental resource management, or equivalent experience/education.
  • Eligibility for registration (or active registration) with a professional association (e.g., P.Biol., P.Ag., R.T.Biol.) in Alberta is required. Designation or eligibility for designation as an Authenticating Professional for wetlands in Alberta is an asset.
  • Foundational experience in vegetation and wetland ecology and plant identification.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
  • Physical ability to work safely and be comfortable traversing uneven terrain.
  • Must hold a valid Alberta driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Strong technical writing skills.
  • Self-starter and flexible team player.
  • Ability to work within a team environment.
  • Excellent computer skills; and
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy. Worley Consulting offers an excellent remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects within Canada and overseas.

We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviours, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Worley Consulting is an equal opportunity employer. Company Worley Consulting

Primary Location CAN-AB-Calgary

Other Locations CAN-AB-Edmonton

Job Environmental Science Consultants

Schedule Full-time

Employment Type Employee

Job Level Entry Level

Job Posting May 28, 2025

Unposting Date Jun 27, 2025

Reporting Manager Title VP of Regulatory and Social, Consulting

About Worley

Professional Services
10,000+

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation.