Senior Marine Technical Consultant
Worley Consulting. Be part of the solution.
Worley is a global professional services company made up of experts in energy, chemicals, and resources. We help customers navigate the energy transition by delivering innovative solutions that balance current demand with the shift toward more sustainable operations. Our work spans the full asset lifecycle, integrating new technologies to improve efficiency, support communities, and accelerate progress toward a low-carbon future.
Worley Consulting is a key part of this mission. As a core brand within Worley, our global team of consultants, scientists, engineers, and digital specialists enhances Worley’s ability to solve complex infrastructure, environmental, and energy challenges. We develop strategies for emissions-intensive clients, advise on circular economies, electrification, and climate adaptation, and help run assets more efficiently. By bridging traditional energy systems with emerging technologies, Worley Consulting strengthens Worley’s capacity to deliver sustainable solutions across industries and around the world.
Purpose
Join our dynamic team as a Senior Marine Technical Consultant. You will lead and oversee marine fish and habitat assessments, ensuring the collection, analysis, and reporting of biological, chemical, and physical data. This role supports environmental compliance, project permitting, and the preparation of technical documentation, contributing to the protection and sustainable management of marine and aquatic environments.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and lead marine fish and fish habitat assessments, including data collection and analysis.
- Prepare and submit daily field survey reports detailing findings and recommended actions.
- Assist with oceanographic, wildlife, vegetation, clean soils, fisheries, aquatic, and reclamation field programs as needed.
- Lead the preparation of permit and approval applications, including supporting documentation.
- Oversee compliance support activities, including environmental monitoring.
- Prepare marine science baseline reports and effects assessments.
- Perform data entry and analysis.
- Manage client relationships and communicate effectively through verbal and written correspondence.
- Travel as required for various field programs.
What you will Bring
Technical and Industry Experience:
- Thorough understanding of aquatic life forms, coastal ecology, and marine habitat.
- Demonstrated experience with Canadian marine environmental legislation (e.g., Species at Risk Act, Fisheries Act, Navigable Waters Protection Act, Canadian
- Environmental Protection Act, BC Water Sustainability Act, Environmental Management Act).
- Knowledge of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Management Planning.
- Familiarity with marine industries such as ports and terminals, pipelines, dredging, shipping, and fisheries is an advantage.
- Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
- Strong interpersonal, management, and leadership abilities.
- Technical writing proficiency.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
- Excellent computer skills.
Readiness to travel for local and national projects.
Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in marine biology or a related field.
- Professional Biologist designation (R.P.Bio) or ability to quickly obtain.
Valid class 5 driver’s license
For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $91,594 to $164,514.
Application of the pay band: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.
Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.
Moving forward together
Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.
Worley Consulting offers an excellent remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects within Canada and overseas.
We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviours, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.
Ready to join us? Apply now to submit your CV.
Worley is committed to providing a fair and equitable hiring process for all applicants. As part of this commitment, Worley will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If you require any accommodations or assistance, please contact us at: TA.AMERICAS@worley.com.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.