Senior Quantitative Ecologist

Senior Quantitative Ecologist - ( 240004A8 )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec has an immediate opportunity for an Intermediate-Senior Quantitative Ecologist in either of our British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, or Ontario offices. The successful candidate will possess a broad range of skills in quantitative ecology and be proficient with descriptive and inferential statistical methods and outputs and be able to clearly communicate the same to technical and non-technical audiences both in writing and verbally.

Your Key Responsibilities

1. Process and analyze data from remote cameras, autonomous recording units (birds and bats), GPS collars, vegetation surveys, and various other environmental monitoring programs.
2. Understand and implement best practices in data management.
3. Work primarily with the terrestrial wildlife team, but also integrate and provide support as needed to our marine ecology, freshwater ecology, and vegetation, wetlands & soils teams.
4. Interpret and communicate information between ecology disciplines, project managers, GIS professionals, engineers, and clients.
5. Engage with our geospatial team to perform spatial data analysis.
6. Drive innovation, support decision-making, and provide effective delivery to clients.
7. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement ecological studies and monitoring programs.
8. Prepare technical reports, presentations, and publications to communicate findings to clients, stakeholders, and the scientific community.
9. Mentor and provide guidance to junior staff and interns.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

1. Proficiency in programming languages such as R, Java, and Python and ability to perform reproducible reporting and analysis (using Quarto, Rmarkdown or Jupyter Notebook).
2. Experience with data processing and analysis from various environmental monitoring tools and techniques.
3. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets and provide actionable insights.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings to diverse audiences.
5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
6. Familiarity with GIS software and spatial data analysis techniques is an asset.
7. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

Education and Experience

A minimum of a Master's degree in Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field. A Ph.D. is preferred.

6-8 years of experience in quantitative ecology, with a strong background in statistical analysis and modeling.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Primary Location: Canada-Alberta-Calgary

Other Locations: Canada-Alberta-Edmonton, Canada-British Columbia-Kelowna, Canada-Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver, Canada-Ontario-Stoney Creek, Canada-Ontario-Toronto, Canada-Ontario-Windsor, Canada-Ontario-Ottawa, Canada-Ontario-London, Canada-British Columbia-Victoria, Canada-Alberta-Red Deer

Employee Status: Regular

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: No

Schedule: Full-time

Job Posting: Dec 13, 2024, 11:33:10 AM

Req ID: 240004A8

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