Worley

Junior/Intermediate Aquatic Ecologist – Environment and Society

Advisian (Worley Group)
Alberta

Advisian is the independent consulting business line of the Worley Group with more than 2,000 people in 19 countries. We provide solutions for clients across a range of industries, including ports and marine terminals, renewable energy, mining, and onshore and offshore oil and gas. As part of one of the world’s largest engineering firms, we continue to push boundaries and extend our capabilities globally. Worley is a company that prides itself on providing sustainable and high-quality services that exceed our customer’s expectations, which is why we manage some of the world's leading projects.

Advisian is a leading provider of Environment and Society (E&S) services in Canada. The E&S Service Line is a vibrant and growing team covering: Environmental Science (including marine, atmospherics, terrestrial, and aquatics); Society & Engagement; Planning, Permits & Approvals; and Sustainability & Compliance. We provide a full range of environmental services with a strong reputation for technical excellence, innovation and quality of work within small project consulting through to large project engineering and construction management delivery. We pride ourselves on the integration of our E&S specialists with our engineering, construction management and project delivery teams. Our aim is to recruit, develop, and most importantly, retain the people who share our vision and strategy.

We have a challenging opportunity for a Full-Time Junior or Intermediate level Aquatic Ecologist to join our dynamic team.

As our ideal candidate for this dynamic and challenging role, your responsibilities will consist of the following tasks:

• Strong background and experience in freshwater and anadromous fishes;
• Identification and characterization of fish habitat;
• Support or lead aquatic field work and assessments involving fish populations, benthic invertebrate communities, as well as water and sediment chemistry;
• Author aquatic and fisheries technical reports, workplans, proposals;
• Possess the aquatic ecology technical skills and regulatory knowledge for various projects;
• Data entry and analysis;
• Client management, including communication through verbal and written correspondence
• Responsible for personal safety and following safe working practices according to Worley occupational health and safety procedures
• Work independently, or as part of multi-disciplinary teams;
• Assist, guide, or mentor less experienced team members to develop their technical and project skills;
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients; and
• Travel as required for various projects.

The successful candidate will have the following minimum qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors or master’s degree in aquatic science, environmental resource management, or equivalent experience;
• Professional Biologist or ability to obtain P.Biol or R.P.Bio designation;
• Approximately 2-6 years of experience working in aquatic ecology consulting;
• Experience conducting fish and fish habitat surveys;
• Excellent communication, organization and time management skills;
• Professional experience in industries such as pipelines, upstream/downstream oil and gas facilities, mining, infrastructure, and renewable energies would be an asset;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong technical writing skills;
• Self-starter and flexible team player
• Ability to work within a team environment;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;

Advisian (part of the Worley Group) offers an excellent remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects within Canada and overseas.

We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviors, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Advisian (part of the Worley Group) is an equal opportunity employer.