# Senior Technical Writing Ecologist

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Toronto, ON
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $85,500 - $117,800
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As a Senior Technical Writing Ecologist at WSP, you will play a leading role in creating clear, defensible technical documentation for complex ecology projects across Ontario.

You will bring your technical expertise and scientific reasoning to turn ecological data, policy requirements, field observations, and interdisciplinary insights into high-quality documentation that supports environmental approvals, impact assessments, monitoring programs, permitting, and informed project decisions.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Preparing technical reports, environmental impact studies, natural heritage assessments, and monitoring reports

- Integrating field observations, ecological data, and policy requirements into clear conclusions and practical recommendations

- Shaping technical strategies for complex ecology programs

- Evaluating ecological sensitivities, potential project effects, and mitigation measures

- Guiding complex deliverables through senior technical writing, review, and quality assurance

- Mentoring junior and intermediate professionals

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- A degree or diploma in ecology, biology, environmental science, or a related discipline

- Typically 8 to 12+ years of relevant ecology, environmental assessment, or consulting experience

- Advanced technical writing and scientific reasoning skills

- Strong knowledge of Ontario ecology and natural heritage planning

- Experience developing or leading ecological studies, monitoring programs, or impact assessments

- Technical expertise in areas such as species at risk, wetlands, wildlife, or ecological monitoring

WSP offers a competitive salary ranging from $85,500 to $117,800 depending on the location, as well as a range of benefits including flexible work arrangements, opportunities for growth and development, and a global community of brilliant minds.

If you're ready to turn complex ecological evidence into clear decisions that help shape responsible projects and resilient communities, bring your expertise to WSP.

## Skills

### Required
- ecology
- biology
- environmental science
- technical writing
- scientific reasoning
- Ontario ecology
- natural heritage planning

### Nice to have
- species at risk
- wetlands
- wildlife
- vegetation communities
- aquatic or fish habitat
- ecological monitoring

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