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<b>Job title:</b> Intermediate Botanist &#8212; AB or BC Canada<br />
<br /><b>Company:</b> Jacobs</p>
<p><b>Job description</b>: Our People &; Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the &#8220;why&#8221; of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we&#8217;re integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.</p>
<p> Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.<br /><b>Your Impact:</b></p>
<p> When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re helping our clients protect our world’s natural resources. As a vegetation ecologist/rare plant surveyor, you will too. Pave the way for your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. You’ll impact the world around you by helping us solve real-life challenges.</p>
<p> Based out of your home office or one of our office locations in Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta or Vancouver, British Columbia, you’ll have the opportunity to work as part of multi-disciplinary project teams associated with our Western Canada offices to contribute to the environmental planning and permitting efforts of government and privately-owned infrastructure projects. The work will include field data collection, writing of technical reports, and regulatory applications. You’ll also support teams in completing client reports to company and industry standards. This position will start in the spring with an anticipated 80% of travel for fieldwork and 20% office work. A successful offer will be fulltime or a 12-month contract depending on workload and/or skillset. Contracts have the potential of extension or conversation to fulltime.</p>
<p> Bring your enthusiasm for learning and desire to conserve our natural resources, and we’ll help you grow!</p>
<p> The base salary range for this position is $62,300 to $87,600. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across British Columbia, Canada locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Here’s What You’ll Need:</p>
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<li>B.Sc. in biology, related to botany, ecology, environmental sciences, an equivalent post secondary diploma or equivalent demonstrated experience.</li>
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<li>Vascular plant identification skills sufficient to be the second team member on rare plant surveys. Including challenging groups such as grasses, sedges and willows.</li>
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<li>2-3 years of relevant professional experience conducting vegetation surveys, ideally, involving rare plants.</li>
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<li>Strong field skills and willingness to work in remote field locations for extended periods of time.</li>
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<li>Aerial imagery interpretation experience.</li>
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<li>A strong safety culture.</li>
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<li>A driver’s license and a clean driver’s abstract.</li>
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<p> Ideally, you’ll also have:</p>
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<li>An understanding of ecological land classification (e.g., ELC, or Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping [TEM]) and wetland classification schemas; experience conducting TEM plot surveys would be an asset.</li>
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<li>Relevant professional experience in environmental consulting or related field.</li>
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<li>Familiarity with ecological communities in Western Canada, particularly northern, coastal, and interior BC, and boreal, parkland, and grassland AB.</li>
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<li>P.Biol. or R.P.Bio. designation or be working towards such designation.</li>
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<li>Strong attention to detail.</li>
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<li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
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<li>Experience or interest to support other biophysical study areas such as wetlands, wildlife, soils, and/or fisheries field assessments.</li>
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<li>Experience working with linear development construction programs.</li>
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<li>Bryophyte or lichen identification skills are not required but are considered an asset.</li>
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<p> At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $13 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.<br />
<br /><b>Expected salary</b>: $62300 &#8211; 87600 per year<br />
<br /><b>Location</b>: Calgary, AB<br />
<br /><b>Job date</b>: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:46:57 GMT</p>
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