Senior Habitat Restoration Foreman

Valard Construction; Whitecourt; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Woodlands North Inc. seeks a Habitat Restoration Ecologist (QAES) to join our team based out of the Whitecourt office. This full-time permanent position focuses on ecological assessments, construction environmental oversight and habitat restorations to support regulatory compliance at the landscape level.

Woodlands North Inc. specializes in environmental inventory and spatial analysis with offices in Edmonton and Whitecourt, serving Alberta.

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 restoration best management practices for terrestrial habitat restoration of linear features such as legacy roads and seismic for caribou habitat restoration.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Watercourse assessments

Field data collection

Analytical reporting

Safety focus

Project coordination

Education

University Degree or technical diploma in Environmental / Earth Science / Forestry / Biology / Engineering

Job description

Woodlands North Inc. seeks a Habitat Restoration Ecologist (QAES) to join our team based out of the Whitecourt office. This full-time permanent position focuses on ecological assessments, construction environmental oversight and habitat restorations to support regulatory compliance at the landscape level.

Woodlands North Inc. specializes in environmental inventory and spatial analysis with offices in Edmonton and Whitecourt, serving Alberta.