Senior Wildlife Biologist
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
SENIOR WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
OUR PURPOSE
Be part of the Future of Environmental Solutions.
At Montrose Environmental we help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us. Our teammates collaborate across services, disciplines, and geographies to solve environmental challenges together – motivated to do better for our clients, each other, and the communities where we live and work. We deliver responsive, locally connected, and scalable solutions to help our clients achieve their ambitious goals for a more sustainable and resilient future.
WHO WE ARE
Montrose is a leading environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations as they deal with the challenges of today and prepare for what’s coming tomorrow. In Canada, we are one of the leading providers of environmental consulting and engineering services and part of a global network of teammates across 100+ locations around the world.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Our team is made up of diverse people working collaboratively towards common goals. We value the contributions and perspectives of all employees and are committed to equity and diversity initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our people. When we are inclusive and diverse in a way that reflects the broader world we serve, we are able to draw from a wider community of excellence within the regions we operate.
Are you looking to…
- Provide expertise in the fields of Wildlife Biology while developing and collaborating with a team to deliver high quality products.
- Have autonomy and the opportunity to interact and work with a community of technical experts from other Montrose regions.
- Play a substantial role in project delivery, predominantly in project oversight in a Technical Advisor capacity
- Partner with extensive, long-standing clients such as municipal governments, conservation authorities, academia, and private industry.
- Join a well-respected environmental consulting company engaged in interesting, dynamic work
As a Senior Wildlife Biologist, you will join our Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta office(s) as part of our Western Aquatics & Wildlife team.
The successful applicant will be involved in a broad range of projects with responsibilities as follows:
- Active participation in maintaining Montrose’s strong safety culture
- Provide technical expertise and leadership on environmental regulatory applications in line with regulations
- Provide senior review, technical expertise, and leadership on wildlife focused programs
- Lead or provide technical expertise on wildlife baseline programs, pre‑construction assessments, wildlife sweeps, and protocol‑driven surveys for birds, raptors, amphibians, bats, mammals, and species at risk.
- Provide wildlife expertise for baseline/pre-construction assessments and construction and post-construction monitoring to ensure compliance with environmental and regulatory guidelines and/or commitments
- Provide senior review and professional sign-off on client and regulatory deliverables within their fields of expertise
- Lead and/or support colleagues in developing and maintaining project opportunities with existing and new clients
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure consistency and quality in project execution
- Offer mentorship, training and technical guidance to intermediate and junior staff
- Work as project manager for projects and proposals. Tasks include developing project proposals, work plans and project budgets, budget forecasting, resource management, change-order management and client invoicing
- Liaise with contractors and external stakeholders
What We Are Looking For
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Wildlife Biology, Environmental Science or a related field
- Familiar with the Western Canadian environmental regulations
- 10+ years of work experience in environmental consulting or related industry
- Professional Biologist (P.Biol.) designation in relevant Practice Areas.
- Demonstrated experience with Alberta wildlife survey protocols, pre‑disturbance sweeps, and field methodologies.
- Able to perform periodic field work
- Experience implementing and providing guidance to staff on conducting wildlife surveys following standard procedures such as the Sensitive Species Inventory Guidelines
- Strong understanding of provincial and federal legislation, including:
- Alberta Wildlife Act & Wildlife Sweep Protocols
- Sensitive Species Inventory Guidelines
- Migratory Birds Regulations (2022)
- Species at Risk Act
- AER, AEP, AUC processes
- Experience with wildlife components of EIAs, constraints analysis, mitigation planning, monitoring programs, and regulatory reporting.
- Direct environmental and regulatory related experience in various markets including power, mining, and oil and gas
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams as a technical advisor or technical reviewer
- Strong communication ability, both written and oral, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate leadership and communication skills in a collaborative environment
- Valid class 5 driver’s license with no restrictions
Why Choose Montrose?
At Montrose you will be part of an amazing community of collaborative people who live shared mission and principles and bring industry-leading technical expertise to their work every day. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes benefits, RRSP matching, vacation days and sick days. This is a permanent position with a salary range of $115,000-$120,000, starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location. We are also committed to flexible work hours and schedules, team-based work, and cross-training opportunities.
Click the Apply button.
Are you the one we're looking for? Please apply to us directly.As a note, we are not accepting third party agency applicants at this time.
Montrose is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment and to promoting the health, safety and well-being of our employees. In keeping with our Health & Safety Policy, individuals in safety sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment, pre-access (and in some client cases, random) alcohol & drug testing as well as drivers abstract reviews.
Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.
We welcome and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Montrose provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities; including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources directly.
Please follow us on LinkedIn (@Montrose Environmental Group) for ongoing updates about our people and business.
For more information, visit
and don’t forget to bookmark our
Careers & Culture page
Not the right fit? Search for Wildlife Biologist jobs in Calgary, AB
About Montrose Environmental Group
Montrose Environmental was one of the first to see environmental responsibility as not just an imperative but as a strategic asset. And we’re well ahead of the curve in applying the latest technologies in practical ways to solve difficult environmental challenges.
How? By building a leadership team with exceptional depth of experience and breadth of expertise. By bringing together a wealth of local knowledge that allows us to address homegrown issues across multiple locations. By removing operational roadblocks that stand in the way of streamlined, hassle-free, nation-spanning implementation. And by investing in assets and technologies that will keep us out in front of emerging environmental concerns for years to come.
In short, we approach our job the same way our clients approach theirs: With a sense of urgency, a commitment to adding value, and a stubborn refusal to settle for second-best. All to help the people we partner with identify and seize opportunity.
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Senior Wildlife Biologist
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
SENIOR WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
OUR PURPOSE
Be part of the Future of Environmental Solutions.
At Montrose Environmental we help protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil that feeds us. Our teammates collaborate across services, disciplines, and geographies to solve environmental challenges together – motivated to do better for our clients, each other, and the communities where we live and work. We deliver responsive, locally connected, and scalable solutions to help our clients achieve their ambitious goals for a more sustainable and resilient future.
WHO WE ARE
Montrose is a leading environmental solutions company focused on supporting commercial and government organizations as they deal with the challenges of today and prepare for what’s coming tomorrow. In Canada, we are one of the leading providers of environmental consulting and engineering services and part of a global network of teammates across 100+ locations around the world.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Our team is made up of diverse people working collaboratively towards common goals. We value the contributions and perspectives of all employees and are committed to equity and diversity initiatives to create a feeling of belonging for all of our people. When we are inclusive and diverse in a way that reflects the broader world we serve, we are able to draw from a wider community of excellence within the regions we operate.
Are you looking to…
- Provide expertise in the fields of Wildlife Biology while developing and collaborating with a team to deliver high quality products.
- Have autonomy and the opportunity to interact and work with a community of technical experts from other Montrose regions.
- Play a substantial role in project delivery, predominantly in project oversight in a Technical Advisor capacity
- Partner with extensive, long-standing clients such as municipal governments, conservation authorities, academia, and private industry.
- Join a well-respected environmental consulting company engaged in interesting, dynamic work
As a Senior Wildlife Biologist, you will join our Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta office(s) as part of our Western Aquatics & Wildlife team.
The successful applicant will be involved in a broad range of projects with responsibilities as follows:
- Active participation in maintaining Montrose’s strong safety culture
- Provide technical expertise and leadership on environmental regulatory applications in line with regulations
- Provide senior review, technical expertise, and leadership on wildlife focused programs
- Lead or provide technical expertise on wildlife baseline programs, pre‑construction assessments, wildlife sweeps, and protocol‑driven surveys for birds, raptors, amphibians, bats, mammals, and species at risk.
- Provide wildlife expertise for baseline/pre-construction assessments and construction and post-construction monitoring to ensure compliance with environmental and regulatory guidelines and/or commitments
- Provide senior review and professional sign-off on client and regulatory deliverables within their fields of expertise
- Lead and/or support colleagues in developing and maintaining project opportunities with existing and new clients
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure consistency and quality in project execution
- Offer mentorship, training and technical guidance to intermediate and junior staff
- Work as project manager for projects and proposals. Tasks include developing project proposals, work plans and project budgets, budget forecasting, resource management, change-order management and client invoicing
- Liaise with contractors and external stakeholders
What We Are Looking For
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Wildlife Biology, Environmental Science or a related field
- Familiar with the Western Canadian environmental regulations
- 10+ years of work experience in environmental consulting or related industry
- Professional Biologist (P.Biol.) designation in relevant Practice Areas.
- Demonstrated experience with Alberta wildlife survey protocols, pre‑disturbance sweeps, and field methodologies.
- Able to perform periodic field work
- Experience implementing and providing guidance to staff on conducting wildlife surveys following standard procedures such as the Sensitive Species Inventory Guidelines
- Strong understanding of provincial and federal legislation, including:
- Alberta Wildlife Act & Wildlife Sweep Protocols
- Sensitive Species Inventory Guidelines
- Migratory Birds Regulations (2022)
- Species at Risk Act
- AER, AEP, AUC processes
- Experience with wildlife components of EIAs, constraints analysis, mitigation planning, monitoring programs, and regulatory reporting.
- Direct environmental and regulatory related experience in various markets including power, mining, and oil and gas
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams as a technical advisor or technical reviewer
- Strong communication ability, both written and oral, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate leadership and communication skills in a collaborative environment
- Valid class 5 driver’s license with no restrictions
Why Choose Montrose?
At Montrose you will be part of an amazing community of collaborative people who live shared mission and principles and bring industry-leading technical expertise to their work every day. We offer a comprehensive compensation package, which includes benefits, RRSP matching, vacation days and sick days. This is a permanent position with a salary range of $115,000-$120,000, starting pay is dependent on multiple factors, such as skills, experience and work location. We are also committed to flexible work hours and schedules, team-based work, and cross-training opportunities.
Click the Apply button.
Are you the one we're looking for? Please apply to us directly.As a note, we are not accepting third party agency applicants at this time.
Montrose is committed to providing a safe and productive work environment and to promoting the health, safety and well-being of our employees. In keeping with our Health & Safety Policy, individuals in safety sensitive positions are subject to pre-employment, pre-access (and in some client cases, random) alcohol & drug testing as well as drivers abstract reviews.
Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada with no restrictions.
We welcome and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Montrose provides support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities; including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources directly.
Please follow us on LinkedIn (@Montrose Environmental Group) for ongoing updates about our people and business.
For more information, visit
and don’t forget to bookmark our
Careers & Culture page
Not the right fit? Search for Wildlife Biologist jobs in Calgary, AB
About Montrose Environmental Group
Montrose Environmental was one of the first to see environmental responsibility as not just an imperative but as a strategic asset. And we’re well ahead of the curve in applying the latest technologies in practical ways to solve difficult environmental challenges.
How? By building a leadership team with exceptional depth of experience and breadth of expertise. By bringing together a wealth of local knowledge that allows us to address homegrown issues across multiple locations. By removing operational roadblocks that stand in the way of streamlined, hassle-free, nation-spanning implementation. And by investing in assets and technologies that will keep us out in front of emerging environmental concerns for years to come.
In short, we approach our job the same way our clients approach theirs: With a sense of urgency, a commitment to adding value, and a stubborn refusal to settle for second-best. All to help the people we partner with identify and seize opportunity.