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Senior Fisheries Biologist

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Job Summary

Senior Fisheries Biologist leading technical direction for fisheries and aquatic programs, overseeing assessments, regulatory submissions, field programs, and client engagement across Canada with opportunities to mentor junior scientists and contribute to multidisciplinary projects.

Location: Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•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.

Key Requirements

•University degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field
•Registration (or eligibility) as P.Biol or R.P.Bio
•Experience within Canadian regulatory frameworks (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:BiologyEnvironmentEcologyWater

Education:Bachelor's in Biology/Environmental Science

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingTeamworkMentorship

Certifications:P.BiolRPBio

Tech Stack:ElectrofishingField techniquesBudgetingProject management

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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