Wildlife Biologist - Senior

Wildlife Biologist â?? Senior

Office location: Vancouver

Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. is a Canadian-based consulting firm offering a wide range of environmental and engineering services to clients around the world. Rescan assists industries, institutions and governments in achieving sound environmental practices for the benefit of present and future generations. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of environmental services, and foster long-term relationships with our employees, clients and associates. We achieve this mission by ensuring that resource development is carried out in an environmentally sound manner, that our clients receive the necessary environmental approvals to build their projects, and that our work is of superior technical quality.

The Role

The successful candidate will work within an interdisciplinary environment with our Engineering, Science and Social and Economic professionals. The position involves acting in a senior capacity on wildlife technical matters, reviewing wildlife team membersâ?? work, designing robust quantitative sampling and study programs, undertaking and/or overseeing wildlife data analysis and modeling. The jobholder will work closely with the Discipline Manager of Terrestrial Ecology and other senior members of the team to ensure the delivery of robust science and project objectives.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have advanced level technical skills in the relevant scientific field, an expertise in several terrestrial species (ideally including ungulates, bears), excellent writing skills, expertise in wildlife modeling/statistical analysis, knowledge of appropriate federal/provincial wildlife and Environmental Impact regulations / legislation, educated to M.Sc. level or above with at least 15 years of relevant experience, will be registered a Professional Biologist (R.P.Bio), excellent communication and time management skills, experience of managing multiple project activities, project budget management experience, and experience of presenting to a variety of audiences, including clients, regulatory authorities and to technical teams. Experience of consulting, environmental impact assessments and the mining industry is preferred.

To apply please visit http://www.rescan.com/companyCareers.asp and apply online or submit your covering letter and resume to the Human Resources Department via career@rescan.com