Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics

Hatfield; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Biweekly Earned Days Off

Relocation allowance

Matching retirement plan

Comprehensive health insurance

Competitive vacation package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Hatfield is seeking a Permanent Full‑time Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics to lead the Environmental Monitoring & Assessment (EMA) Group. The role may be located in North Vancouver, New Westminster, or Calgary, BC/AB.

You will supervise biologists and technicians, guide project portfolios, and provide strategic client advice on permitting and habitat restoration. This senior leadership position emphasizes team development, client engagement, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration, with hybrid work

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of progressive environmental consulting experience.
• Senior-level project management of EMA/biologist teams.
• Experience in business development and client engagement.
• Working knowledge of federal/provincial environmental legislation.
• Valid Canadian driver's license and ability to join third-party vehicle insurance.
• Eligibility to work in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, manage, and mentor teams of environmental specialists.
• Manage a portfolio of EMA Group projects.
• Provide clients with high quality, strategic advice on permitting.
• Oversee environmental protection, assessment, and habitat programs.
• Lead business development and client proposals and negotiations.
• Act as primary client contact on proposals and projects.
• Lead meetings with clients and regulators.
• Oversee field programs, including remote locations.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and quality plans.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Business development

Client engagement

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field

Professional designation (P.Biol, RPBio) or eligible

Job description

About Hatfield

Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2024 and 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.

Position Summary

Hatfield has a tremendous leadership opportunity for a Permanent Full‑time Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics to join our Environmental Monitoring & Assessment (EMA) Group. This position may be located in North Vancouver, BC; New Westminster, BC; or Calgary, AB.

Key Qualifications

• Exceptional team leadership, communication, collaboration, and people management skills.
• Successful track record of managing, motivating, and sustainably growing a team of professional biologists in a consulting environment.
• Aptitude for business development and strategic planning, project work retention, client engagement, overseeing external specialists, and relationship management.
• Strong interpersonal skills and decision‑making capabilities.
• Strong working knowledge of fish and fish habitat in BC and/or AB, habitat offsetting/restoration and effectiveness monitoring, aquatic ecology, and relevant federal and provincial environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, manage, and mentor teams of environmental specialists and technicians.
• Manage a portfolio of EMA Group projects.
• Provide clients with high quality, sound and strategic advice to efficiently navigate relevant permitting requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and oversight on environmental protection, assessment, permitting, habitat offsetting/restoration design, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with biologists, ecologists, hydrologists, geoscientists, social scientists, engineers, and other project specialists to implement multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Team resourcing, scheduling, and health and safety.
• Lead business development activities, including promoting Hatfield’s services to clients, strengthening existing corporate relationships, preparing financial and technical proposals, and negotiating with current and prospective clients.
• Act as the primary client contact on proposals and projects.
• Lead meetings and presentations with clients and regulators/interest groups.
• Lead field programs, occasionally in remote locations.
• Manage and interpret complex environmental data.
• Prepare and submit technical reports.
• Ensure compliance with Hatfield’s Health and Safety Management Plan, the law, and client health and safety protocols, as well as compliance with Hatfield’s Quality Management Plan and external requirements and regulations.

Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree or higher in a relevant field of study.
• Relevant professional designation (e.g., P.Biol, RPBio) or eligibility to apply.
• Eight years or more of progressive work experience in an environmental consulting environment, including managing environmental projects at a senior level.
• Working knowledge of federal and provincial environmental legislation.
• Analytical skills applicable to study design and statistical analysis of environmental data.
• Experience writing comprehensive technical reports.
• A valid Canadian driver’s license for the past three years, experience driving a pickup truck, and the ability to be added to our third‑party vehicle insurance provider.
• Proof of eligibility to work in Canada at the time of application.

Other Assets/Skills

• Experience working in a dynamic consulting environment within large multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Project management skills, including concise verbal and written communication, budget tracking, and proposal development.
• Experience developing habitat offsetting/restoration plans and effectiveness monitoring programs.
• Environmental flow needs assessments.

What’s In It For You

• Friendly and down‑to‑earth work culture.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Biweekly Earned Days Off program.
• Matching group retirement plan.
• Comprehensive health insurance – medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Competitive vacation and special leave package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Relocation allowance.
• Competitive salary range: $115k – $143k.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.

Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.