Biologist-in-Training

Biologist-in-Training

Burnaby, BC

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP. 

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Biologist-in-Training!

Your work environment at EXP

EXP is recruiting a Biologist‑in‑Training based in our Burnaby, BC office to contribute to a variety of environmental and biological projects.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Coordinating and completing field assessments and preparation of reports for a variety of environmental projects in the Lower Mainland and elsewhere in BC;
• Participating in or conducting field work in terrestrial, aquatic - freshwater and marine settings (i.e., environmental monitoring, fish and fish habitat assessments, fish salvage, water quality assessment and monitoring, sediment quality assessment, vegetation assessment and post-construction monitoring, wildlife salvage and pre-construction surveys, and Riparian Area Protection Regulation (RAPR) assessments);
• Completing aquatic, wildlife, waterbody, vegetation, and general ecological surveys;
• Assisting Senior Professional Biologists with the preparation of permit applications and reports to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD) for wildlife and fish salvage operations, RAPR assessments of watercourses and for BC Water Sustainability Act (WSA) notifications and approvals for “works in and about a stream” in BC.

What your experience looks like

• Has 1-3 years of environmental consulting with field experience in British Columbia. Recent graduates will be considered;
• Has a degree in Biology (BSc.) from an accredited university;
• Has registered as a Biologist in Training (BIT) with the BC College of Applied Biology or is eligible for registration as a Biologist-in-Training;
• Has working knowledge and proficiency in the use of basic field navigation and survey equipment; such as maps, GPS, water quality meters, etc.
• Has the ability to deal professionally and effectively with Clients and Co-workers.
• The ideal candidate is a motivated, self-starter that has the ability to work effectively in a demanding and fast paced environment while working in the Burnaby office or hybrid;
• Must have a valid BC Class 5 driver’s license;
• Has strong oral and written communication skills.

This job posting is for an existing position vacancy within our organization.

The base salary range for this role is between $52,346 to $69,388. The actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.