Graduate /Environmental Scientist (Marine Ecology Focus)

About us: WKC Group Asia-Pacific Corp. is an environmental consultancy firm offering high-value advisory services and technical studies. WKC offers expertise in areas such as Environmental Impact Assessment, environmental modelling, marine and biodiversity studies and a range of assurance related services. WKC’s award-winning team are strategically located in the Middle East, the UK, KSA, the Philippines and South Africa allowing reach around the world across multiple sectors including energy, mining, transportation, industrial and residential development and government.

The role: WKC is offering opportunities to entry-level applicants with a background in marine ecology/biology-focused environmental consultancy. The role will be based in WKC's Los Banos, Laguna office and will work closely with our UAE's Dubai office, which is WKC's marine environmental services knowledge hub. The role will largely deal with marine ecology with a cross-over into permitting aspects and analysis of technical information for impact assessment purposes. This will include assisting in marine ecology and biodiversity surveys, environmental monitoring (water quality, sediment quality, noise, etc.) and technical report writing (EIA, environmental management plans, baseline reports etc.).

Responsibilities

• Support in technical reports preparation and research, including:
• Academic research;
• Data summary and presentation;
• GIS presentation;
• Marine Environmental Baseline Survey reports.
• Support in ESIA/EIA report writing, including:
• Interpretation of technical data into layman's terms;
• Prepare baseline sections through selection of data relevant to the project;
• Marine impact assessments.
• Support the wider ecology team in project management and client liaison:
• Preparation of proposals and liaising with clients.

• Support WKC Marine Environmental Surveys, including:
• Benthic habitat identification;
• MMRO;
• Water quality sampling;
• Sediment quality sampling;
• Habitat health assessment (e.g. seagrass and coral);
• Turtle nesting and hatching surveys;
• Drop down video transects;
• SCUBA transects.
• Conduct data and sample analysis, including:
• Benthic infauna ID;
• Plankton ID;
• Video analysis / species identification.

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in relevant scientific discipline (Biology, Zoology, Ecology, Marine Science etc.);
• Academic research experience in field studies within marine and aquatic ecosystems;
• Driver's license is an advantage;
• Licensed SCUBA Diver.