Terrestrial Ecologist - Manitoba

The Opportunity:

WSP has a permanent employment opportunity for a Terrestrial Ecologist in Manitoba. The successful candidate will join our terrestrial team working on a broad range of resource development projects in Manitoba and western Canada.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Leading terrestrial (i.e., wildlife, vegetation, and/or wetland) components for various projects;
• Coordinating and organizing field crews, ensuring appropriate field program execution and reporting;
• Conducting general and species-specific wildlife surveys, including for Species at Risk;
• Conducting vegetation surveys;
• Conducting wetland evaluations;
• Analyze, evaluate and interpret data while providing results within the scope and objective(s) of a specific project;
• Prepare baseline, assessments and other technical reports;
• Prepare terrestrial components (i.e., wildlife, vegetation, and/or wetland) of proposals;
• Collaborate with professionals across multidisciplinary projects;
• Implement corporate and client safety programs; and
• Mentor junior staff.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Education: B.Sc. in appropriate discipline and/or advanced degree;
• Strong technical writing skills;
• Strong data analysis skills;
• Strong wildlife and vegetation identification skills;
• Ability to identify wildlife and wildlife habitat;
• A good understanding of the regulatory requirements for terrestrial assessments at both the provincial and federal level;
• Field experience in wildlife, vegetation, and/or wetland surveys (soils survey experience wu;
• Willingness to travel for field work, work flexible hours including field work under a variety of conditions, and shift work.
• A person with a minimum of 5-10 years of experience
• Preference will be given to candidates with the following:
• Experienced in consulting sector;
• Experience supervising junior staff and managing environmental projects;
• Experience designing environmental studies; and
• Experience in multiple terrestrial disciplines (e.g., wildlife, vegetation, and wetlands).

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

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