Description:
Reporting to the Coordinator, Restoration & Development Monitoring and the Coordinator, Water & Biodiversity Monitoring, this position is responsible for undertaking data collection, ecological inventories, and monitoring in accordance with monitoring strategies for the Watershed Monitoring and Restoration & Development Monitoring Programs and CH lands.
- Lead and assist in field data collection and undertake terrestrial and aquatic surveys using approved protocols
- Perform daily field and in office quality assurance and quality control (QAQC) of collected data and assist in data management of long-term monitoring data
- Identify, assess and pilot new tools and technologies for collecting field data
- Inform the Monitoring Lead of equipment needs and maintenance of field equipment
- Safeguard sensitive species at risk information
- Supervise, train and mentor seasonal staff
- Support the Coordinator to undertake data management, analysis and reporting (e.g., graphs, calculations, and statistical analysis)
- Prepare draft reports, draft accessible science communication, and prepare literature reviews
- Represent Conservation Halton on external committees
- Maintain relationships with sample laboratories, landowners, and external partners, where directed by the Coordinator
Your Qualifications
- Degree or diploma from a post-secondary institution in biology, ecology, natural resources management or similar discipline with a minimum of 3 years’ experience
- Broad experience performing ecological monitoring using standardized protocols (e.g., Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol, Backpack Electrofishing, Ontario Benthic Biomonitoring Network, Provincial Water Quality Monitoring Network sampling, Vegetation Quadrants, Timed Botanical Inventories, Forest Health Protocols, Forest Bird Monitoring Protocol, Marsh Monitoring Protocol, Breeding Birds, Species at Risk, etc.)
- Experience in or working knowledge of air photo interpretation, ArcGIS, and handled GPS
- Knowledge of relevant federal and provincial legislation (e.g., Conservation Authorities Act, Endangered Species Act, Species at Risk Act, Migratory Birds Convention Act, etc.)
- Understanding of hydrological and ecological principles
- Strong species identification skills, and knowledge of habitats, requirements, and threats (i.e., benthic macroinvertebrates, fish, flora and fauna, species at risk).
- Understanding of monitoring associated with fluvial geomorphology, and stream processes
- Knowledge and experience with technological sampling equipment such as electrofisher, water quality metres, ISCO automated samplers and submersible dataloggers