Junior Biologist

Job Information

Position Start – March or April 2026

• Location – Sylvan Lake, Alberta (relocation required to within daily commuting distance)

• Duration – 8 month contract, with potential for full-time permanent

• Salary – $27-29/hr plus OT

• Health, dental, and wellness benefits for full time employees

• Paid flex time off

Job Description

We are recruiting for a Junior Biologist position to join our team based out of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. This position is ideal for someone who desires ongoing skills development in fish and wildlife assessment through both field work and technical report writing, within the consulting industry.

Job Duties

The position is based in Sylvan Lake, Alberta, with the successful applicant relocating to within reasonable daily commuting distance to our office. The position requires travel and field work throughout Western and Northern Canada and extended periods away from home. Primary job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Bird nest sweeps, wildlife assessments, and monitoring

• Fish and fish habitat assessments and construction monitoring

• Data management, Technical report writing

• Assisting other disciplines (e.g. veg/wetlands) as required

Qualifications

We are seeking a hardworking, mature, career-orientated individual with an interest in fisheries and/or wildlife biology. The successful candidate will report to the intermediate and senior fisheries and wildlife biologists. Both field and writing aptitude are important skills required for this position.

Minimum Requirements:

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in biological, conservation sciences, natural resource or equivalent degree.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel

• Availability to work flexible hours as project requirements dictate

• Willing and able to travel and work in remote locations in potentially harsh weather conditions for extended periods of time (2 to 3 weeks) & in good physical condition

• Valid class 5 driver’s license

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• Canadian citizen

Experience Assets:

• Fisheries, wildlife, or vegetation experience in Canada, preferably in the consulting industry.

• Master’s Degree in biology

• Field experience in Western or Northern Canada, consulting experience

• GPS, compass navigation, orienteering

• Report writing, data analysis, statistical analysis, GIS (QGIS or Arc GIS)

• Field equipment use and maintenance (e.g. 4x4 trucks, trailers, UTV, Argo, ATV, boats, snowmobile)

Company Information

RC BioSolutions Ltd. is a professional environmental consulting services firm based in central Alberta that provides all aspects of environmental impact assessment including baseline studies and environmental monitoring in the aquatic biology and terrestrial ecology disciplines. Check out RC Bio at https://www.rcbio.ca/ or our social media pages (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram).

Contact

Please send your resume and cover letter (pdf format) to Richard Carson – [email protected]