Your Opportunity

We’re seeking a Terrestrial Ecologist or Environmental Scientist with experience in vegetation ecology and wetlands to join our Environmental Services Team in Atlantic Canada.

Depending on candidate qualifications, this will be a contract position with the potential to transition to a full-time permanent position based on performance and availability of work, or a full-time permanent position.

The hiring process is ongoing, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Your Key Responsibilities

Plan and/or participate in field programs, along with associated data entry/management, which may include the following inventories and assessments dependent on technical competency:

• Wetland delineation and functional assessment
• Vascular plant surveys and vegetation community characterization
• Lichen surveys
• Design and implement baseline wetland and vegetation surveys for species and ecosystems
• Contribute to and/or write technical reports such as:
  • Results of baseline desktop and field studies
  • Assessments of potential effects to plants and ecosystems as a result of development projects
  • Recommendations for suitable management and mitigation measures
  • Environmental monitoring and management plans
  • Restoration and/or revegetation plans and designs
• Travel, as required, to various local and/or remote field sites with overnight travel sometimes required, and occasional 1-2 week shifts away from home
• Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) Program

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience in the collection of biological and physical field data in one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Wetlands
  • Vascular plants
  • Lichens
• Knowledge of NB/NS/PEI/NFLD flora, ecosystem classification, and provincial data collection protocols
• A valid driver’s license and good driving record is required
• Able to lift 50lbs and endure long days of physically and mentally challenging fieldwork while maintaining a positive, solutions-focused attitude
• Able to work effectively in a team atmosphere and independently, as required
• Willingness to work in remote locations in a range of weather conditions, with overnight travel
• Time management skills that include balancing short-term and immediate work commitments with varying priorities and deadlines
• Strong communication skills; including verbal, technical writing, and electronic communications, and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong initiative with ability to adapt to changing conditions and make independent, informed decisions
• Knowledge of current federal and provincial regulatory requirements relating to vegetation and wetlands

The following skills are not required but would be considered an asset:

• Completion of wetland delineation and/or WESP-AC training courses
• Experience planning, coordinating, and implementing field programs
• Experience working with GIS software and digital data collection tools

Education and Experience

A bachelor or graduate degree or technical diploma in biology, ecology, botany, environmental management and/or other related environmental field or equivalent skills

Previous experience working in the environmental consulting industry is an asset

Please include information on field-based skills/experience and current health and safety training (First Aid, auxiliary vehicles, etc.).

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.