Onsite Senior Consultant, Aquatic Scientist

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About the role

  • Consultant, Aquatic Scientist at ERM contributing to environmental projects across Western Canada. Involves fieldwork, data analysis, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

  • Advance high-quality aquatic science through rigorous field programs, data analysis, and technical reporting
  • Provide critical insights into water quality, sediment quality, and aquatic community composition
  • Support environmental permitting, baseline assessments, impact evaluations, and long-term monitoring programs
  • Strengthen data integrity and scientific defensibility through diligent QA/QC and methodological consistency

Requirements

  • BSc in Aquatic Biology or a related discipline
  • 2+ years of consulting experience planning, managing, and executing aquatic field programs (freshwater and/or marine)
  • Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network Field Technician and recent experience
  • Experience collecting environmental samples, including water and sediment quality, plankton, and benthic invertebrates
  • Strong data management, statistical analysis, and graphing skills using R
  • Experience with field and data QA/QC processes
  • Excellent technical writing, communication, and time-management skills
  • Knowledge of Federal, Provincial, and Territorial environmental regulations, guidance, and guidelines
  • Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced consulting environment and meet critical deadlines
  • Strong commitment to Health & Safety protocols
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
  • Willingness and ability to complete physically demanding work and travel and work in remote locations, varying weather conditions, and difficult terrain
  • Driver's License Required: Valid driver's license and/or ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area

Benefits

  • paid time off
  • parental leave
  • medical insurance
  • dental insurance
  • vision insurance
  • life insurance
  • disability insurance
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
  • other applicable benefits to eligible employees

Job title

Senior Consultant, Aquatic Scientist

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$73,161 - CA$94,217 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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