Wildlife Technician Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 52145)

Description

Natural Areas Operations functions within the Open Spaces unit of Infrastructure Operations within the Parks and Roads Services Branch.   Key focus areas of Natural Areas Operations include: maintaining the City-wide trail network,  tree risk mitigation, wildfire risk mitigation and biodiversity related activities of tree preservation, ecological monitoring, regulated weed control and restoration work, as well as management of abandoned and vacated Encampments across the City.

Reporting to the Ecologist, the Wildlife Technician is responsible for coordinating and overseeing wildlife monitoring.

What will you do?

• Work with Functional Teams across the City of Edmonton to coordinate any wildlife monitoring requirements for landscapes that require disturbance
• Lead, mentor and support training for field staff conducting sweeps or walkthroughs for bird nesting sites, or other wildlife sites, and other ecological surveys
• Conduct bird nest walkthroughs and sweeps, wildlife surveys and breeding bird surveys in various landscapes
• Identify active nest sites currently being used by wildlife and implement setbacks
• Complete nest buffer monitoring and nest checks as required
• Collect data in the field with GIS Software, including wildlife features, species and nest sweep data, and other ecological attributes
• Review maps, field notes and data, and communicate to Functional Teams after completion of the sweep or survey 
• Provide recommendations for habitat management and creation
• Conduct habitat evaluations, including presence/absence surveys
• Lead and conduct ecological monitoring surveys
• Coordinate consultants for wildlife surveys
• Aid Natural Areas Urban Foresters with tree risk mitigation, wildfire risk mitigation, and 311 inquiries as required
• Ensuring compliance with safety protocols and procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned