Senior Fisheries Biologist

Job Details

This position can be based in Edmonton, Saskatoon, or Calgary, with opportunities to support projects across Canada and around the world.

Your Impact
 

• Lead technical direction for fisheries and aquatics programs, including designing studies, applying advanced field techniques, developing analyses, and guiding high‑quality reporting.
• Oversee and review fisheries assessments for multidisciplinary projects in infrastructure, oil & gas, mining, remediation, power, and land development.
• Evaluate projects for federal and provincial permitting requirements and develop regulatory submissions such as Fisheries Act Authorizations, Requests for Review, amendments, and offsetting plans.
• Manage and deliver aquatic resource baseline studies, impact assessments, and regulatory documentation for environmental assessments.
• Lead scopes of work, oversee budgets and timelines, and ensure deliverables exceed technical and client expectations.
• Engage directly with clients and regulators, providing trusted guidance and technical clarity.
• Support business development through client relationship building, proposal preparation, and scope development.
• Collaborate with WSP’s national and global technical community on interdisciplinary projects.
• Mentor and coach junior scientists, fostering growth and technical excellence within the team.
  
   

Requirements

• A university degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field, supported by approximately 15 years of relevant experience.
• Registration (or eligibility) as P.Biol or R.P.Bio.
• Experience working within Canadian regulatory frameworks, including federal and provincial approvals.
• Proven project management capability across multidisciplinary environmental projects.
• Hands‑on expertise conducting aquatic studies, including fish habitat assessments, fish community sampling, fish passage evaluations, and flow needs assessments.
• Experience developing and monitoring fish habitat offsetting plans.
• Strong field leadership skills, including the design and operation of fisheries programs, team supervision, logistics, and safety planning.
• Proficiency with standard fisheries field equipment and techniques, including backpack and boat electrofishing, river and lake sampling, and vessel operation.
• A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel or work extended hours when required.

Contact Information

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