Intermediate Marine Biologist
Location: Remote | Type: Full-time, permanent | Start: As soon as available
Bluedot is a specialized marine consulting team that brings rigour to the data and care to the dialogue. We work across Canada’s Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic coastlines, guiding projects from uncertainty to regulatory approval by defining clear pathways, translating science for stakeholders and decision-makers, and crafting deliverables built for scrutiny. We believe projects are better when Indigenous Peoples help shape them from the start, are meaningfully included at every stage, and tangibly share in the benefits. We’re building a team of people who are both skilled and kind, meaning folks who are technically strong, values-driven, and good to work with.
Why this role
- Work on meaningful coastal and marine files – tidal energy, ports, nature-based solutions – where relationships, reciprocity, and evidence matter.
- Collaborate with Indigenous partners, regulators, and multi-disciplinary teams; contribute to processes that respect more than one way of knowing.
- Grow in a culture that pairs rigour & quality with humility & care.
What you’ll do
- Lead and contribute to baseline studies, effects assessments, permitting applications, monitoring programs and offsetting design for marine / coastal projects
- Analyze field and secondary data; turn complex findings into clear, decision-ready writing for regulators, Indigenous governments, and clients.
- Draft defensible sections for federal/provincial/territorial processes (e.g., IAAC/CEAA, DFO, provincial permits), technical memos, and monitoring plans.
- Plan/execute nearshore and intertidal field programs (fish/invertebrates/macrophytes/ habitat), with solid data management & QA/QC, analysis, and interpretation.
- Engage respectfully with Indigenous partners and local communities; support relationship-centred project delivery.
- Support proposals (scopes, methods, budgets) and mentor junior team members.
What you bring
- Education + credentials: Master’s degree in Marine Biology, Fisheries, Ecology, Oceanography, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience demonstrated through a strong record of technical reporting and/or publications). Professional designation (e.g., R.P.Bio.) is an asset (or eligibility/in-progress is welcome).
- Experience: Approximately 3–8 years of relevant experience, ideally in environmental consulting (or a similarly fast-paced, client- and deliverable-driven setting).
- Exceptional writing : you outline, argue, and edit; you translate science into plain language without losing precision.
- Strong analytical skills: statistical literacy; comfort with uncertainty, study design, and trade-offs; data-wrangling in spreadsheets and (ideally) R or Python.
- Consulting fluency: A proven track record in environmental/marine work such as proposal writing, scope/method development, schedule/budget management, facilitation with regulators and Indigenous partners, and decision-ready reports on tight timelines.
- Familiarity with Canadian marine regulatory pathways (DFO, TC, ECCC, IAAC/CEAA, provincial/territorial).
- Bonus assets: GIS skills for spatial analysis and quality figures; experience in habitat restoration and/or nature based solutions; experience collaborating and partnering with Indigenous Peoples; QA/QC or data standards know-how.
How we work
- Relationship-centred: Decisions are built with people and guided by respect, reciprocity, and collaborative practice.
- Evidence-forward: We make our methods legible, our assumptions explicit, and our data auditable.
- Multiple ways of knowing: Indigenous-led approaches and Two-Eyed Seeing inform how we design, interpret, and learn.
- Skilled & kind: We pair technical excellence with care in every interaction, internally and externally
What we offer
- Competitive salary ($75,000 -$100,000), benefits, paid professional development, accreditation support (e.g., R.P.Bio or provincial equivalent), flexible work, and purposeful field opportunities.
- Space to grow into technical leadership, Indigenous partnership, or project management pathways (aligned with your strengths and interest).
- Opportunities for employee ownership.
Apply
Please send your resume, a brief cover letter, and 1–2 writing samples (technical preferred) to with subject line “Intermediate Marine Biologist – Your Name.” Indicate your location preference and earliest start date. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled.
We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, people with disabilities, parents/caregivers, and those with non-linear career paths. If you need accommodations during the process, please let us know.
