ERM

Managing Technical Consultant, Fisheries Biologist

ERM

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$95,651 - CA$119,999 per year

About the role

  • Travel to beautiful, remote regions across Canada to support field programs and stewardship initiatives
  • Contribute to transformative mining and energy projects for major clients
  • Play a key leadership role in a growing fisheries team delivering complex work across Canada and globally
  • Operate from one of ERM’s major Canadian offices—or thrive in a flexible hybrid environment
  • You’ll join a multidisciplinary community of aquatic scientists, hydrologists, wildlife biologists, toxicologists, and other experts to solve pressing sustainability challenges

Requirements

  • B.Sc. Fisheries Biology or a related discipline
  • Registered Professional Biologist (or equivalent), or eligibility to obtain designation
  • 4+ years of consulting experience in freshwater fish and fish habitat assessments, sampling, aquatic biology, and water quality programs
  • Advanced written and oral communication skills, including technical reporting and permitting documentation
  • Strong knowledge of federal, provincial, and territorial regulations relevant to mining and oil & gas
  • Proven ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment, work independently with minimal supervision, and travel extensively
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and a strong commitment to safety
  • Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the 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
  • Pleasure Craft Operator’s License
  • Preferred M.Sc. in Fisheries Biology or a related discipline
  • 6+ years of consulting experience in freshwater fish and fish habitat assessments, sampling, aquatic biology, and water quality programs
  • Experience in hydrology, instream flow assessment, hydroacoustic/bathymetric assessment, and/or fish habitat offsetting
  • Electrofishing certification, Intermediate First Aid, and/or Swiftwater Rescue Training
  • Experience mentoring junior staff
  • A positive, collaborative, self-starter mindset aligned with ERM’s global mission
Benefits
  • paid time off
  • parental leave
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • disability
  • AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
  • other applicable benefits to eligible employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
fisheries biologyfreshwater fish assessmentsfish habitat assessmentsaquatic biologywater quality programshydrologyinstream flow assessmenthydroacoustic assessmentbathymetric assessmentfish habitat offsetting
Soft Skills
advanced written communicationadvanced oral communicationproblem-solvingtime managementindependent workcollaborationself-starter mindsetmentoring
Certifications
Registered Professional BiologistElectrofishing certificationIntermediate First AidSwiftwater Rescue Training