Team Leader – Ecology & Biodiversity (Pacific Region)

We are SLR Consulting (Americas) a 1500 team of advisory environmental engineering and regulatory professionals across Canada the United States and LATAM. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Team Leader Ecology & Biodiversity (Pacific Region) you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Role

The Team Leader is the accountable leader for a defined team within SLRs Canadian Pacific Regional Practice Area (typically responsible for 5 or more team members) providing leadership and operational oversight. The Team Leader supports resourcing delivery quality commercial performance and people development in alignment with the Practice Area strategy. They partner with other regional Team Leaders Practice Manager and Practice Leader to translate strategy into execution leading team performance and building a cohesive capable and engaged team.

Bringing experience in a consulting environment the Team Leader demonstrates ability to work with people manage resources and work within a team to deliver shared goals including technical commercial and cultural. Success in the role is underpinned by strong skills in communication collaboration and project delivery. Reporting to the Practice Manager the Team Leader is a key member of the Business Unit and regional leadership team contributing to the overall success and direction of the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Manages the team as the first point of contact for all resourcing requirements issues and opportunities.

• Sets clear expectations and leads by example modeling and promoting SLRs cultural principles.

• Supports the Practice Manager and Practice Leader on the delivery of strategic actions to grow the Practices market position and capability.

• Manages performance proactively addressing issues promptly and constructively with the support of the Practice Manager/Practice Leader.

• Manages resourcing and capacity planning for the team and collaborates with other Team Leaders and the Practice Manager to balance work where necessary.

• Coaches mentors and develops team members. Oversees the development of personal development plans and training plans covering consulting and technical skills.

• Supports recruitment efforts and ensures timely onboarding with clarity on systems processes and standards.

• Builds and maintains key client relationships and executes priority handling of technical work for these clients in the Practice Area.

• Contributes to business development including preparing proposals presentations and bids and supporting market growth initiatives.

• Manages multidisciplinary projects including scope development budgeting scheduling resourcing and quality assurance throughout project delivery.

• Develops and oversees technical reports and regulatory submissions ensuring alignment with provincial and federal environmental legislation (e.g. Fisheries Act Species at Risk Act Impact Assessment Act).

• Fosters a positive culture across the Practice Area to protect the health safety and wellbeing of the team ensuring risks are appropriately identified and managed in line with SLRs Key Safety Principles.

Working @ SLR

With us there is no doubt youll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run and if you ask our team theyll tell you thats just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Heres what else youll enjoy as part of our team:

• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits vacation and a suite of wellness initiatives.

• The salary range for this position is $90000 - $135000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education professional designation experience internal parity and location.

• Full-time permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• Professional experience (10 years) as an Ecologist in the environmental consulting industry.

• Bachelors degree (.) in Biology Ecology or Natural Sciences; a Masters degree (.) is considered an asset.

• Accreditation as a Registered Professional Biologist through the College of Applied Biologists of BC.

• Experience and ability to work with people within a technical consulting or professional services environment.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with experience engaging internal staff clients contractors Indigenous members and regulators.

• Ability to engage develop and retain team members.

• Experience supporting environmental assessment baseline evaluation monitoring and oversight of large multidisciplinary projects.

• Excellent technical writing reporting and research skills including experience conducting technical reviews.

• Demonstrated project coordination and management skills including project planning schedule and budget preparation project implementation and the ability to produce deliverables on time.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy in British Columbia. Locations include Greater Vancouver Kamloops or Kelowna. Other locations will be considered.

Artificial intelligence is not being used to screen assess or select applicants.

SLR strivesto build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women visible minorities Indigenouspeoples people identifying as 2SLGBTQIveteransand people with disabilities.