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The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here - As a Junior Vegetation & Wetlands Ecologist, you'll be part of a collaborative team shaping resilient landscapes across the Prairies and North. Based in Edmonton, you'll contribute to meaningful environmental work that supports responsible development, ecological stewardship, and future-focused decision-making. This is your chance to build technical depth, gain field experience, and help deliver solutions that make a tangible impact on communities and ecosystems. Join a forward-thinking, high-performing team now.

Your Impact

• Identify environmental constraints for proposed developments, including wetlands, vegetation communities, listed species, and invasive/non-native species.
• Conduct vegetation and wetland field assessments across diverse sites in accordance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support and participate in training of junior field staff, ensuring high-quality data collection and safety in all field conditions.
• Plan, scope, and oversee vegetation surveys to ensure robust ecological datasets for complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Analyze and interpret ecological data to support project decision-making and environmental impact assessment processes.
• Prepare, review, and refine technical deliverables, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with client and regulatory expectations.
• Engage with clients, regulators, and internal project teams to align objectives and foster collaborative outcomes.
• Travel throughout western Canada for field programs, including remote and varied terrain, particularly during summer field seasons.
• Contribute to project proposals, budgets, and scopes, supporting business development and technical excellence.
• Champion WSP's and client HSE programs to ensure safe, responsible execution of all field activities.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Botany, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or a related field with demonstrated wetlands focus.
• More than 2 years of plant identification experience across prairie, boreal, and wetland ecosystems.
• Experience in ecological consulting or equivalent environmental experience.
• Proven capability in wetland mapping, delineation, and classification (AB/SK wetland systems, aerial imagery interpretation).
• Familiarity with GIS tools for spatial review, desktop analysis, and ecological mapping.
• Understanding of environmental regulatory frameworks and guidelines relevant to western Canada.
• Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary environmental teams.
• Eligibility or registration with a professional association (e.g., P.Biol., P.Ag., R.T.Biol.) in Alberta or Saskatchewan.
• A valid Class 5 driver's licence (non-GDL).

Why Choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026.
• A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we help you tailor your role to match your ambition - because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

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Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $ 62,800 - $84,400
MB & ON: $57,300 - $80,000
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $56,700 - $76,400

Disclosure:
The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

If you're driven by purpose and impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step toward shaping the future of geophysics - and the world around you.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

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