| Date Posted: | Oct 03, 2025 | |
| Closing Date: | Oct 15, 2025 | |
| Competition Number: | R00114269 |
| Location: | Alberta | |
| Status: | Full-Time |
Description
Are you a student passionate about wildlife? We have an exciting opportunity for you! Join us as a Wildlife Student in Fort McMurray, where you'll get to work with the regulatory side and develop your skills in identifying birds, mammals, and amphibians. You'll gain hands-on experience that will boost your knowledge and make a real difference in wildlife conservation. Working alongside experts, you'll contribute to important projects that help protect our natural world.
Qualifications
- Current enrollment in a Biological Science, Environmental Science, Ecology, Engineering, or a related degree with an environmental or wildlife focus, at an accredited post-secondary institution. You must be returning to full-time studies after the work term. Please attach your most recent transcripts with your application
- Knowledge of wildlife management and/or conservation programs.
- Knowledge of pertinent provincial and federal regulatory Acts and Regulations
- Strong computer skills, particularly with MS Office programs i.e., Excel
- A valid driver’s license and a clean driving record
Responsibilities
- Engage in a variety of projects with wildlife and/or environmental aspects
- Assist with various wildlife management programs e.g., human-bear conflict management program, bird monitoring program, bird deterrent program.
- Assist with various components of Tailings’ bird deterrent and bird monitoring programs, including independently completely monthly audits with the Suncor Base Plant avian management contractor
- Assist with internal regulatory field inspections and site visits.
- Assist in the planning and organization of environmental and wildlife related initiatives and communications. Assist the wildlife advisors in tracking, follow-up, and response to wildlife incidents
- Support the facilitation of wildlife training for Suncor employees and review of their party wildlife awareness training for equivalency to Suncor training.
- Assist environmental and regulatory advisors in supporting the business to ensure regulatory compliance
- Enter, manage, analyze, and compile different types of wildlife, environment, and regulatory data
- Review, compile, and help write weekly / monthly / annual reports.
- Update and create presentations, reports, communications, flow charts using MS Visio, spreadsheets, and other documents as required
- ·Support and manage document control for the Environmental & Regulatory team
Term Of Appointment
- This is a 12-month term commitment beginning in January 2026
- Relocation support will be provided if required
- Students who live and work in Fort McMurray are eligible for a cash allowance to address the cost of living and the remote nature of the region