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This is a senior consulting and project-leadership role at the heart of our environmental work, for someone with deep terrestrial and wildlife ecology expertise and a proven track record delivering consulting projects within provincial and federal regulatory environments.\nWe work with provincial agencies, municipalities, First Nations, developers, and industry across forestry, renewable energy, municipal, land development, transportation, and resource sectors throughout Western Canada and Ontario. Our biologists are consultants first: they design and lead field programs, but they also manage budgets and schedules, navigate permitting and regulatory processes, build client and regulatory relationships, win work, and deliver defensible results under commercial timelines. This is applied, client-facing consulting work, not a research or academic role.\nThe position is based in Kelowna, Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary or Toronto, with flexibility for the right candidate in Ontario, and involves a mix of field and office work with travel for fieldwork as required. The role reports to the Practice Lead, Natural Sciences & Forestry, and works alongside a multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and resource professionals.\nWho this role is for\nThis role is for an established consulting biologist. You are comfortable owning the commercial side of consulting - budgets, schedules, proposals, and client management - alongside the science, and you have a proven track record delivering environmental consulting projects.\nIdeally, you already have strong knowledge of the regulatory landscape and established relationships with agencies, communities, and clients in one or more of our operating provinces. We will also consider a strong senior consultant from another province who has the depth and adaptability to build jurisdiction-specific knowledge quickly, with our support, because consulting instinct and senior experience are harder to teach than a provincial regulatory regime.\nWhat is not a fit for this particular role is a background primarily in research or academia; this is an applied, client-facing consulting position.\nWhat you'll do\nLead consulting projects and client delivery\nLead consulting projects end to end, owning scope, budget, schedule, deliverables, and client satisfaction - not just the technical work.\nManage project budgets, schedules, cost control, and billing oversight, delivering quality work within commercial constraints.\nServe as a senior point of contact for clients, providing responsive, practical, solutions-oriented advice.\nCarry a meaningful billable workload as a senior consultant, balancing project leadership with hands-on technical delivery.\nTerrestrial and wildlife ecology\nDesign, coordinate, and lead field studies in terrestrial and wildlife ecology, including species-at-risk surveys, habitat assessments, and biodiversity monitoring.\nAnalyze and interpret ecological data to support environmental assessments, impact studies, permitting, and mitigation planning.\nPrepare high-quality technical reports and regulatory submissions that comply with applicable provincial and federal environmental legislation and stand up to regulatory scrutiny.\nApply pragmatic, defensible professional judgment to help clients meet regulatory obligations and project goals.\nRegulatory, client, and community relationships\nNavigate applicable provincial and federal permitting and regulatory processes, and liaise effectively with regulatory agencies.\nBuild and maintain strong working relationships with clients, regulators, First Nations, Indigenous communities, municipalities, and other stakeholders to support project approvals.\nRepresent PRI professionally in the environmental consulting market.\nBusiness development and team leadership\nWrite successful proposals, work plans, and cost estimates, and contribute actively to business development.\nIdentify and pursue new opportunities with existing and new clients.\nMentor and develop junior and intermediate biologists, sharing consulting craft as well as technical knowledge.\nLead and support multidisciplinary project teams, collaborating across the firm's disciplines.\nComplete corporate, operational, and administrative responsibilities in a timely, professional manner.\nWho we're looking for\nWe are looking for a proven consulting biologist who combines strong terrestrial and wildlife ecology expertise with the commercial instincts, regulatory fluency, and client relationships that define a successful consultant.\nRequired\nProfessional biology designation or eligibility for professional registration in the applicable province, such as:R.P.Bio. with the College of Applied Biology in British Columbia;\nP.Biol. with the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists in Alberta; or\nan applicable professional biology designation or equivalent qualifications in Ontario, where applicable.\n\nBachelor's or graduate degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field.\nMinimum 10 years of relevant professional experience, the majority of it in environmental consulting - not research or academia.\nDemonstrated track record delivering environmental consulting projects, including managing budgets, schedules, and client relationships.\nStrong understanding of applicable provincial and federal environmental regulatory frameworks and permitting processes, with demonstrated ability to work across jurisdictions.\nEstablished experience with terrestrial and wildlife ecology in Western Canada and/or Ontario; direct experience in the ecosystems and regulatory environments of our operating regions is a strong asset.\nStrong expertise in terrestrial ecology and wildlife biology, including study design, field assessment, data analysis, and interpretation.\nProven experience writing successful proposals, work plans, and cost estimates, and managing project tasks, budgets, and schedules to deliver for clients.\nStrong communication skills - technical writing, presentation, client-facing, and interpersonal.\nAbility to work under commercial pressure, prioritize, and manage deadlines, with strong organization and time management.\nA safety-oriented attitude, a valid full driver's licence applicable in the province of employment, access to a vehicle, and willingness to travel for fieldwork as required.\nPreferred\nEstablished relationships with provincial or federal agencies, municipalities, First Nations, Indigenous communities, or industry clients.\nExperience working collaboratively with First Nations and supporting Indigenous engagement.\nExperience across several of PRI's sectors - forestry, renewable energy, municipal, land development, transportation, or resources.\nA book of business or client relationships that can be brought to and grown at PRI.\nExperience delivering projects across multiple Canadian jurisdictions.\nInterest in applying new tools and technologies, including AI-enabled approaches, to environmental consulting.\nWhy PRI\nAt PRI, we believe exceptional consulting begins with exceptional people. We empower our senior professionals with meaningful responsibility, real client ownership, and the support of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.\nAs a Senior Biologist, you'll find:\nA diverse range of projects and clients across BC, Alberta, Ontario, and other jurisdictions, and a genuine say in the work you take on.\nA collaborative, multidisciplinary environment - engineers, scientists, and resource professionals working together on shared projects.\nReal opportunity to grow client relationships, lead pursuits, and advance into senior leadership over time.\nA firm investing in modern tools and technology, including AI-enabled approaches, to make our people's work better.\nCompetitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and genuine support for ongoing professional development and professional registration.\nPRI is a multidisciplinary engineering and natural sciences consulting firm with offices across British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. 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