Senior Fisheries Scientist

WHO IS ECOFISH LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for a dedicated and diligent Senior Fisheries Scientis t to join our growing team! We will provide an opportunity to join a team of experienced and skilled professionals who thrive on innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

While working alongside Ecofish experts in your field, we will support your career goals by providing great opportunities for growth and advancement through mentorship, training, and other professional development opportunities.

WHY ECOFISH?

The environment needs our help, and we are up to the challenge. At Ecofish, we have made the environment our life’s work, as reflected by our mission : Creating and implementing innovative environmental designs and practices to create solutions that assist and support industry and government, deliver green, sustainable developments.

To achieve our mission, our team is the embodiment of our values :

• Science based : We characterize, hypothesize, predict and test to be accurate and assure.
• Ethical : We consistently meet or surpass environmental laws, regulations, and guidelines to minimize impacts on the environment.
• Ingenuity : We develop novel techniques to increase accuracy in assessing environmental impacts and create innovative solutions for our clients.
• Professional : We are competent, honest, ethical, reliable, and certified by accredited.

Ecofish incorporates these values in all aspects of our work. Social responsibility is at the core of our mission. Internally and externally, we bring a strong willingness to be cooperative and supportive of our clients, employees, and suppliers.

WONDERING WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR?

Your role will require you to bring a high standard of scientific excellence to your daily work. These responsibilities will be in your domain.

• Leading the design, planning, and execution of ecological studies focused on fisheries and aquatic resources.
• Summarizing and analyzing data to draw conclusions on environmental conditions and using these results with inference to scientific literature to make defensible conclusions about the status of the environment and the potential effects of anticipated natural and anthropogenic influences.
• Documenting these results in written reports and presenting the results to clients, regulators, Indigenous groups and stakeholders as part of regulatory and approval processes.
• Working as a member of an interdisciplinary team, taking the lead on specific tasks, taking direction on others, and collaborating with your colleagues to maximize work productivity and quality.

THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in aquatic or fisheries science.
• R.P.Bio. or eligible.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading a team in the environmental consulting sector.
• Effective analytical and technical editing and review skills, and ability to ensure delivery of high quality reports and proposals.
• Excellent time management, organizational and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to quality, excellence, and ethics.
• Experience in the mining sector an asset.

We are committed to cultivating an authentic and diverse organization, welcoming all those interested in our work to apply.

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive interview experience. Please inform us of any accommodations needed to assist you during the interview process.

Applications will be accepted until the role is filled. Only those applicants that are selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.