Team Leader – Ecology & Biodiversity (Prairies Region)

SLR Consulting; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Comprehensive benefits

Vacation

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

SLR Consulting in Calgary/Edmonton is seeking a Team Leader – Ecology & Biodiversity for the Prairies region. You will lead and develop the ecology team, oversee delivery, and drive business development while ensuring high-quality projects in line with provincial and federal environmental legislation.

The role combines people leadership with technical project delivery, client relationship management, and mentorship, offering a path to grow our ecology and biodiversity services across the

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of ecology experience with team leadership and project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or related field; Master’s considered an asset.
• Registration or eligibility for registration as a Professional Biologist (P. Biol.) with the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical staff and manage performance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with stakeholders and regulators.
• Knowledge of Prairie ecological conditions and regulatory requirements.
• Experience planning ecological assessments, baseline studies, monitoring, and oversight on multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience in power/oil & gas sector projects is an asset.
• Excellent technical writing and ability to produce regulatory submissions.
• Demonstrated project management including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Experience building client relationships and contributing to proposals and business development.

Responsibilities

• Leads team resourcing and capacity planning; coordinates staffing with other leaders.
• Sets clear expectations and models SLR’s culture and principles.
• Supports growth actions to strengthen market position and capabilities.
• Monitors workload, utilization, and project financial performance with the Practice Manager.
• Manages performance proactively and addresses issues constructively.
• Coaches, mentors, and develops team members and training plans.
• Supports recruitment and timely onboarding with clear processes.
• Builds and maintains key client relationships and oversees project delivery.
• Contributes to proposals, presentations, and bids for market growth.
• Manages multidisciplinary projects from scope to scheduling and QA.
• Prepares technical reports and regulatory submissions with compliance to legislation.
• Fosters a positive culture and health & safety across the Practice Area.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Technical writing

Client relationship management

Regulatory knowledge

Interpersonal communication

Ecology expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology / Ecology / Environmental Science

Master's degree preferred

Professional Biologist (P. Biol.) registration (or eligibility)

Job description

## Team Leader – Ecology & Biodiversity (Prairies Region)Apply: Calgary, Canada: Edmonton, Canada: Full time: Posted Yesterday: JR102548We are SLR Consulting (Americas), a 1500+ team of advisory, environmental, engineering, and regulatory professionals across Canada, the United States, and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.As our new **Team Leader – Ecology & Biodiversity (Prairies Region)**, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.This job posting is for an existing vacancy in Alberta. Locations include Calgary and Edmonton. Other locations will be considered.**Role**Reporting to the Practice Manager, the Team Leader – Ecology & Biodiversity (Prairies Region) will lead and develop our Prairies ecology team, combining people leadership with technical project delivery and business development. You will oversee team resourcing, delivery quality, commercial performance, and professional development while building a collaborative, capable, and engaged team.Working closely with the Practice Manager, Practice Leader, and other regional Team Leaders, you will help strengthen our technical capabilities, build client relationships, and grow our ecology and biodiversity services across the Prairies. This role offers the opportunity to shape the team’s development and regional growth while remaining actively involved in projects.**Responsibilities:*** Leads team resourcing and capacity planning, serving as the first point of contact for staffing needs and collaborating with other Team Leaders and the Practice Manager to balance workloads and address delivery priorities.* Sets clear expectations and leads by example, modeling and promoting SLR’s cultural principles.* Supports the Practice Manager and Practice Leader in implementing strategic actions to grow the Practice’s market position and technical capabilities.* Monitors team workload, utilization, and project financial performance with the Practice Manager, identifying risks early and supporting corrective actions.* Manages performance proactively, addressing issues promptly and constructively with the support of the Practice Manager/Practice Leader.* Coaches, mentors, and develops team members, overseeing individual development and training plans that build consulting, technical, and leadership skills.* Supports recruitment efforts and ensures timely onboarding with clarity on systems, processes and standards.* Builds and maintains key client relationships, providing technical leadership and overseeing responsive, high-quality project delivery.* Contributes to business development, including preparing proposals, presentations, and bids, and supporting market growth initiatives.* Manages multidisciplinary projects, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, resourcing, and quality assurance throughout project delivery.* Prepares and reviews technical reports and regulatory submissions, providing technical oversight and ensuring alignment with provincial and federal environmental legislation (e.g., *Fisheries Act*, *Species at Risk Act*, *Impact Assessment Act*).* Fosters a positive culture across the Practice Area to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of the team, ensuring risks are appropriately identified and managed in line with SLR’s Key Safety Principles.**Working @ SLR**With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.**Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:*** Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives.* Compensation will be commensurate with education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.* Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.**Qualifications/Education/Memberships:*** A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in ecology within the environmental consulting industry, including demonstrated experience leading teams and managing projects.* A bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related discipline; a master’s degree is considered an asset.* Registration, or eligibility for registration, as a Professional Biologist (P. Biol.) with the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists.* Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical staff, establish clear expectations, and manage performance constructively.* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience working collaboratively with colleagues, clients, contractors, Indigenous communities and their representatives, and regulators.* Knowledge of ecological conditions and applicable environmental regulatory requirements across the Canadian Prairies.* Experience planning and delivering ecological assessments, baseline studies, monitoring programs, and environmental oversight as part of multidisciplinary projects.* Experience delivering ecological or environmental consulting services to clients in the power and/or oil and gas sectors is considered an asset.* Excellent technical writing and review skills, with the ability to produce and oversee clear, defensible reports and regulatory submissions.* Demonstrated project management skills, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation, and delivery within agreed timelines and budgets.* Experience building client relationships and contributing to proposals, business development, and repeat business.Artificial intelligence is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants.SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.