Senior Environmental Professional (Biologist or Environmental Scientist)

Do your friends stop talking to you on hikes because you keep identifying every plant and bird? If so, we may have the perfect role for you! We currently have an opening for a permanent full-time Senior Environmental Professional based in any of the following NB offices: Fredericton, Moncton or Saint John.

About Us

At GEMTEC, we offer something different. We’re an employee-owned, 400-person multidisciplinary consulting firm with offices across Atlantic Canada and Ontario. We’re large enough to compete head-to-head with publicly traded engineering giants, but still small enough to maintain the culture and flexibility of a close-knit team. Our size and hands-on management style let us move quickly, embrace new opportunities, and empower our people to shape their own careers, without getting lost in corporate bureaucracy.

About the Role

The position provides the opportunity to primarily support the growing team in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and across Canada. You will work with a team of engineers, and environmental scientists on a variety of environmental projects in support of infrastructure and land development, renewable energy development and mine development. Some of the key responsibilities are:

• Planning, development and execution of environmental deliverables including Environmental Impact Assessments, Environmental Monitoring Reports, Permit Applications, etc. for proposed development projects in various industry sectors under provincial and/or federal processes.
• Planning, execution, and management of field programs/surveys relevant to the assessment of terrestrial and/or aquatic biology including avifauna, wildlife, vegetation (including rare plants), aquatics, wetlands, species at risk, etc.
• Involved in coordinating, preparing, and reviewing provincial and federal environmental permitting applications.
• Provide oversight of field and office staff including review of health and safety plans, survey methodology, QA/QC practices, etc.
• Preparation and review of proposals, work plans and budgets as well as contributing or leading the management of projects.
• Collaboration with other GEMTEC staff and offices on environmental permitting and related environmental projects of various sizes.
• Involved in coordinating and completing environmental and socioeconomic studies, Aboriginal, stakeholder, and public consultation programs.

Qualifications

• Completion of an undergraduate degree in related field such as Biology, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a related environmental professional role.
• A demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a fast paced, multidisciplinary environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of applicable municipal, provincial, and federal policies, guidelines and legislation for environmental assessments.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to develop scope of works, execution strategies, and experience with overseeing management of environmental related work.
• Certified wetland delineator would be considered an asset
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Prior work experience in environmental consulting will be considered an asset

• Must have a valid driver’s license

• Travel may be required throughout Atlantic Canada

Benefits and Perks:

• Full time permanent salaried position
• Year end profit sharing bonus
• Health and dental benefits
• Employer matching RRSP up to 5%
• Paid time off (vacation and sick days)
• Office year-end closure (paid time off between Christmas and New Years)
• Work/life balance including a 37.5 hour work week
• Future potential opportunity to become a shareholder
• Opportunities to be involved in a wide variety of technically challenging projects across multiple industries as our office grows

Think this sounds like your habitat? Don't migrate past this opportunity. Apply today: https://gemtec.bamboohr.com/careers/355

Thank you for taking the time to consider GEMTEC. Only candidates proceeding to the next phase of the application process will be contacted at this time. We encourage you to connect with us on LinkedIn, even if this opportunity isn’t for you, the next one might be!

Should you be selected for an interview and require accommodation of any kind, please kindly help us understand how we can help. Email [email protected].