Habitat Restoration Ecologist

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Position Responsibilities

• This position is accountable for safe and efficient project work;
  
• Manage project deliverables and working relationships with Woodlands’ peers, management and clients;
  
• Initiate, develop and execute continuous improvement initiatives and best practices;
  
• Assist the Operation Manager with the scheduling and management of projects.
  

Position Requirements and Qualifications

• Experience in watercourse crossing assessments and restorations;
  
• Experience with construction environmental oversight or supervision of road building, right -of -way and well site development, clearing and harvesting operations, culvert and bridge installations;
  
• Knowledge of vegetation, wetland, watercourse, wildlife and soils data collection;
  
• Knowledgeable in current restoration best management practices for terrestrial habitat restoration of linear features such as legacy roads and seismic for caribou habitat restoration;
  
• University Degree or technical diploma is required in Environmental, Earth Science, Forestry, Biology or Engineering;
  
• Professional registration or eligibility in one of Alberta’s Professional Regulatory Organizations;
  
• Qualified Aquatic Environmental Specialist;
  
• Expert at stream construction of Abiotic Features - slope, gradient, roughness, chemistry, wood, planted vegetation, cover and shape for recruiting biotic features or accelerating the watercourse rate of recovery;
  
• Knowledgeable of Federal and Provincial environmental legislation, regulations, and permitting;
  
• Minimum experience of 4 years;
  
• Strong analytical and reporting skills;
  
• Ability to maintain a valid class 5 driver’s license with a clean abstract;
  
• Ability to move a variety of initiatives forward at the same time;
  
• Ability to demonstrate a safety and customer service focus.
  

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