Posted 4 months ago
Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics
@ Hatfield Consultants
North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Overview
Hatfield Consultants is hiring a permanent full-time Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics for its Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Group, based in North Vancouver, New Westminster, or Calgary. The role leads and mentors teams of biologists and specialists, manages a project portfolio, and drives business development and client engagement. The posting states a salary of $115k to $143k, hybrid and flexible working arrangements, and a relocation allowance.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise, manage, and mentor teams of environmental specialists and technicians
- Manage a portfolio of EMA Group projects
- Provide technical oversight on habitat offsetting and monitoring
- Lead business development and client relationships
- Lead field programs, occasionally in remote locations
Requirements summary:
- Eight or more years of senior environmental consulting experience
- Relevant professional designation such as P.Biol or RPBio
- Working knowledge of federal and provincial environmental legislation
- Experience writing comprehensive technical reports
- Valid Canadian driver's licence and pickup truck driving experience
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Health insuranceDentalVisionRetirement planPaid time off
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-10
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Manager |
| Department | Environment, health & safety |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Office, Outdoors, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | P.Biol, RPBio |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Biology, Environmental science, Ecology, Fisheries |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Flexible hours, Retirement plan, Relocation assistance, Paid training, Home office allowance |
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Hatfield Consultants
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
Job description
About Hatfield
Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2024 and 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.
Hatfield has a tremendous leadership opportunity for a permanent full-time Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics, to join our Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA) Group. This position can be located either in North Vancouver, BC, New Westminster, BC, or Calgary, AB. The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of environmental consulting and demonstrate:
Responsibilities
Education and Experience
Other Assets/Skills
What's In It For You?
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.
Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV in confidence through the online form or email: [email protected]. Please indicate “Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics” in your subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Salary range: $115k – $143k. We extend an invitation to applicants of all levels to submit their candidacy for this role. Please be advised, that in the course of our assessment of your qualifications, we retain the right to adjust the seniority classification of the position accordingly.
Please note that we will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Proof of eligibility to work in Canada may be required prior to employment.
Hatfield, a proudly Canadian company, has been serving our clients and our community for over 50 years. We have been recognized as one of Canada’s Top SME Employers in 2024 and 2025. With 250 team members and growing, Hatfield provides high-quality environmental and social services for private and public sector clients around the world. When you join Hatfield, you choose a career that makes a difference in the lives of all those who share our planet.
Hatfield has a tremendous leadership opportunity for a permanent full-time Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics, to join our Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA) Group. This position can be located either in North Vancouver, BC, New Westminster, BC, or Calgary, AB. The successful candidate will have a solid understanding of environmental consulting and demonstrate:
- Exceptional team leadership, communication, collaboration, and people management skills.
- A successful track record of managing, motivating, and sustainably growing a team of professional biologists in a consulting environment.
- An aptitude for business development and strategic planning, project work retention, client engagement, overseeing external specialists, and relationship management.
- Strong interpersonal skills and decision-making capabilities.
- A strong working knowledge and understanding of fish and fish habitat in BC and/or AB, habitat offsetting/restoration and effectiveness monitoring, aquatic ecology, and relevant federal and provincial environmental legislation.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, manage, and mentor teams of environmental specialists and technicians.
- Manage a portfolio of EMA Group projects.
- Provide clients with high quality, sound and strategic advice to efficiently navigate relevant permitting requirements.
- Provide technical expertise and oversight on environmental protection, assessment, permitting, habitat offsetting/restoration design, and monitoring.
- Collaborate with biologists, ecologists, hydrologists, geoscientists, social scientists, engineers, and other project specialists to implement multi-disciplinary projects.
- Team resourcing, scheduling, and health and safety.
- Lead business development activities, including actively promoting Hatfield’s services to clients, strengthening existing corporate relationships, preparing financial and technical proposals, and negotiating with current and prospective clients.
- Act as the primary client contact on proposals and projects.
- Lead meetings/presentations with/to clients and regulators/interest groups.
- Lead field programs, occasionally in remote locations.
- Manage and interpret complex environmental data.
- Prepare and submit technical reports.
- Ensure compliance with Hatfield’s Health and Safety Management Plan, the law, and client health and safety protocols, as well as compliance with Hatfield’s Quality Management Plan and external requirements and regulations.
Education and Experience
- Undergraduate degree or higher in a relevant field of study.
- Relevant professional designation (e.g., P.Biol, RPBio) or eligibility to apply.
- Eight years or more of progressive work experience in an environmental consulting environment, including managing environmental projects at a senior level.
- Working knowledge of federal and provincial environmental legislation.
- Analytical skills applicable to study design and statistical analysis of environmental data.
- Experience writing comprehensive technical reports.
- A valid Canadian driver’s license for the past three years, experience driving a pickup truck, and the ability to be added to our third-party vehicle insurance provider.
Other Assets/Skills
- Experience working in a dynamic consulting environment within large multi-disciplinary teams.
- Project management skills, including concise verbal and written communication, budget tracking, and proposal development.
- Experience developing habitat offsetting/restoration plans and effectiveness monitoring programs.
- Environmental flow needs assessments.
What's In It For You?
- Friendly and down-to-earth work culture
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
- Biweekly Earned Days Off program
- Matching group retirement plan
- Comprehensive health insurance – medical/dental/vision coverage
- Competitive vacation and special leave package
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Relocation allowance
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Hatfield is committed to employment equity and workplace diversity. We strive for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, irrespective of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, or disability.
Hatfield acknowledges that our offices are located on the traditional and unceded territories of Indigenous Peoples. We also recognize and acknowledge the rights, cultures, interests, and aspirations of the many other Indigenous Peoples who have lived since time immemorial in the places we live and work. Hatfield is committed to building an inclusive workforce that is representative of the populations we serve, and to provide and support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples. We warmly invite all Indigenous Peoples to apply.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV in confidence through the online form or email: [email protected]. Please indicate “Manager, Fisheries & Aquatics” in your subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Salary range: $115k – $143k. We extend an invitation to applicants of all levels to submit their candidacy for this role. Please be advised, that in the course of our assessment of your qualifications, we retain the right to adjust the seniority classification of the position accordingly.
Please note that we will only consider candidates who are authorized to work in Canada at the time of application. Proof of eligibility to work in Canada may be required prior to employment.
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