Strategic Conservation Specialist

The Ministry of Environment takes a team-based approach to protecting Saskatchewan’s environment for the well-being of the province, its people and its future. We use science-based solutions and environmental laws to help safeguard communities, and to protect our air, land, water and habitat. We are committed to high citizen and client satisfaction through workplace excellence, continuous improvement and innovation.

The Woodland Caribou Program in the Landscape Planning Unit, Lands Branch is seeking a highly motivated individual to work as a Strategic Conservation Specialist (full-time term position). You will be part of a team working to develop and implement woodland caribou range plans across northern Saskatchewan.

You will develop cooperative multi-disciplinary relationships and partnerships with other specialists, First Nations and Métis communities, non-government conservation organizations, federal agencies and other provincial governments, industry, stakeholders, to protect, plan and manage an enhanced multi-stakeholder approach to resource and conservation planning and management. You will be expected to assess regulatory processes and explore options and tools that will enable enhanced mitigation of industry development effects on wild species habitat. This position will lead or support contract management and program performance evaluation for landscape-based initiatives.

The successful candidate will have experience working with First Nation and Métis communities, ecological principles, environmental policy and regulation, management of industry development effects on wild species habitat, and research methods. Experience with partnership building, community engagement, project management, population ecology and monitoring, and habitat management and mitigation approaches is essential.

Typically, the knowledge and skills required for this position would be obtained through a university degree in ecology, natural resource management or related fields of study and several years of progressively responsible experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. This is an 18-month term position.