Consultant, Aquatic Scientist

If you’re looking for a role where meaningful fieldwork, scientific rigor, and multidisciplinary collaboration intersect, ERM invites you to bring your skills to a global team driving real‑world environmental impact. Why This Role Matters As a Consultant, Aquatic Scientist at ERM, you’ll contribute to high‑visibility environmental projects across Western Canada—projects that shape regulatory decisions, support sustainable development, and protect critical freshwater and marine ecosystems. Your expertise will directly inform aquatic baseline programs, monitoring studies, and impact assessments for clients seeking responsible environmental stewardship. You will be part of our Integrated Water Services team, collaborating closely with toxicologists, hydrologists, hydrogeologists, geochemists, fisheries biologists, and specialists across ERM’s global network. This is a full‑time opportunity designed for someone who enjoys fieldwork, thrives in independent environments, and is motivated to grow their technical and consulting career. What Your Impact Is Advance high‑quality aquatic science through rigorous field programs, data analysis, and technical reporting. Provide critical insights into water quality, sediment quality, and aquatic community composition. Support environmental permitting, baseline assessments, impact evaluations, and long‑term monitoring programs. Strengthen data integrity and scientific defensibility through diligent QA/QC and methodological consistency. What You'll Bring Required BSc in Aquatic Biology or a related discipline. 2+ years of consulting experience planning, managing, and executing aquatic field programs (freshwater and/or marine), including work in remote settings. Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network Field Technician and recent experience. Experience collecting environmental samples, including water and sediment quality, plankton, and benthic invertebrates. Strong data management, statistical analysis, and graphing skills using R. Experience with field and data QA/QC processes. Excellent technical writing, communication, and time‑management skills. Knowledge of Federal, Provincial, and Territorial environmental regulations, guidance, and guidelines. Ability to prioritize work in a fast‑paced consulting environment and meet critical deadlines. Strong commitment to Health & Safety protocols. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. Willingness and ability to complete physically demanding work and travel and work in remote locations, varying weather conditions, and difficult terrain. Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Preferred MSc in Aquatic Biology or a related discipline. Prior experience in environmental consulting, government roles, or the mining sector. Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network Project Manager considered an asset. Swiftwater Rescue Technician (SRT-1). Marine experience (fieldwork or analytical) considered an asset. Boat operating experience. PCOC is a plus. Field experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, fisheries, or a related discipline. Professional registration (e.g., R.P.Bio) or eligibility. Bilingual abilities (English and French/Spanish). Key Responsibilities Coordinate and implement freshwater and/or marine aquatic field programs, including remote deployments. Compile, manage, and analyze water quality, sediment quality, and biological community data (benthic macroinvertebrates, zooplankton, phytoplankton, periphyton). Prepare technical reports or report sections for baseline studies, environmental monitoring programs, permitting submissions, and impact assessments. Contribute to efficient, accurate data management and field documentation. For the Consultant, Aquatic Scientist position, the anticipated annual base pay is $73,161–$94,217 (CAD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible). We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures. Who We Are: As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level. Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. ERM welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. ERM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, Indigenous identity, or status as a protected veteran or qualified individual with a disability. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Notice Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Hiring Our organization uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to assist in the recruitment process. These tools may help screen, assess, and/or evaluate applicants based on information provided in resumes, applications, and other submitted materials. All AI systems are designed to support fair and efficient hiring decisions and operate under human oversight. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and consent to the use of AI tools in evaluating your candidacy. If you have questions or need accommodations, please contact us at nainquiries@erm.com. Thank you for your interest in ERM! #LI-JW1 #LI-Hybrid At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet. 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