# Junior Wildlife Technician - Temporary Seasonal

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Edmonton, AB
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: $22.50 - $30.20 per hour
**Category**: Other
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Join WSP's Edmonton team for the 2027 field season as a Junior Wildlife Technician. This temporary seasonal role involves supporting active construction projects with hands-on wildlife experience. You will work with WSP wildlife biologists and environmental professionals to complete field surveys and provide wildlife support.

The role includes:

- Assisting with migratory bird nest surveys and documentation

- Participating in amphibian salvage, handling, and relocation

- Identifying and documenting wildlife, wildlife sign, nests, dens, cavities, and other wildlife features

- Supporting monitoring of identified wildlife features and mitigation measures

- Collecting and recording field observations using digital data collection tools, GPS units, and standardized field forms

- Reporting wildlife observations and field findings to the supervising wildlife biologist or project lead

- Maintaining clear and complete field notes and assisting with data entry and field documentation

Requirements:

- Current enrolment in, or completion of, a diploma or degree in Wildlife, Environmental Science, Renewable Resources, Conservation, Biology, or a related field

- Basic wildlife identification skills and an interest in developing your knowledge of wildlife species and signs

- Previous experience assisting with wildlife surveys is an asset

- Experience with digital field data collection, GPS units, or mobile field applications is an asset

- Strong communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail

- Ability to work independently with guidance and collaboratively as part of a field team

- Comfortable working outdoors for extended periods in variable weather, terrain, and field conditions

- A valid driver's license and willingness to travel to project locations and work variable schedules

Compensation:

- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $22.50 - $30.20 per hour

- MB & ON: $20.50 - $28.60 per hour

- NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $20.30 - $27.30 per hour

## Skills

### Required
- wildlife identification
- field data collection
- GPS units
- communication
- organizational skills

### Nice to have
- digital field data collection
- mobile field applications
- wildlife sweeps
- migratory bird nest surveys
- amphibian salvage

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