Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Notable Experience
Qualification Summary
Affiliations
Certification
References
Timeline
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Ian Emerson, B.Sc., P.Biol., R.P.Bio.

Calgary,AB

Summary

Professional biologist with over 24 years of experience in fisheries and aquatic management in Western Canada. Demonstrated expertise in project management, regulatory compliance, and technical reporting across sectors including oil and gas, mining, and government. Successfully led fish and fish habitat assessments, facilitating regulatory applications and environmental compliance. Skilled in providing strategic advice on fisheries impacts and mitigation planning.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Advisor/Reviewer and Subject Matter Expert

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (TC Energy)
01.2024 - Current
  • Project Advisor/Reviewer and Subject Matter Expert for the Grande Prairie Mainline (GPML) Loop No. 4 (Valhalla North Section) (33 km of 48-inch gas pipeline), south of Gordondale, Alberta. Scopes of work including fish salvage, water quality monitoring, aquatic invasive species surveys and terrestrial wildlife scopes.

Fisheries Technical Lead

Glencore/EVR
01.2023 - Current
  • Directed Annual Fisheries Monitoring (AFM) Program as Fisheries Technical Lead at Teck’s Cardinal River Mine (CRM) in northwest Alberta.

Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (TC Energy)
01.2022 - Current
  • Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert for Fish Salvage, Water Quality Monitoring and Fisheries Act Authorization and Offset monitoring scope for the West Path 2023 Delivery Program.

Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
  • Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert for the North Corridor Expansion (NCE) Project - Fish Salvage and Water Quality Monitoring SOW.

Project Director

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL)
01.2012 - Current
  • Project Director for ongoing annual wildlife and aquatic monitoring programs, including regional oil sands bird contact monitoring.

Fisheries Technical Lead

Teck Resources Ltd.
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Fisheries Technical Lead for fish salvage and relocation programs at Teck Resource’s Line Creek (LCO) and Greenhills (GHO) coal mining operations.

Project Manager and Fisheries Technical Lead

Trans Mountain Corporation
01.2012 - 04.2021
  • Directed management field program components, and regulatory submissions to CER, acting as lead fisheries technical author and permitting lead.

Senior Qualified Professional and Strategic Advisor

Coastal GasLink
01.2018 - 12.2020
  • Guided technical, safety, and indigenous engagement efforts of Stream Screening Program (SSP) and Detailed Site Assessment Program (DSAP) alongside Jacobs Engineering and Coastal GasLink.

Education

Diploma - Environmental Technology

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Calgary, AB
01.2005

Bachelor of Science - Fisheries Biology

University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC
01.2000

Skills

  • Team collaboration
  • Project management
  • Business development
  • Relationship management
  • Communication skills
  • Contract negotiation
  • Indigenous engagement
  • Environmental assessment
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Data analysis
  • Water quality assessment
  • Aquatic monitoring programs
  • Fisheries management

Notable Experience

  • NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (TC Energy), Grande Prairie Mainline (GPML) Loop No. 4 (Valhalla North Section), 01/24-Ongoing, Project Advisor/Reviewer and Subject Matter Expert
  • NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (TC Energy), West Path 2023 Delivery Program, 01/22-Ongoing, Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert
  • Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., North Corridor Expansion Project, 01/22-Ongoing, Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert
  • Foothills Pipeline Ltd., West Path 2022 Delivery Program, 01/22-Ongoing, Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert
  • Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., Edson Mainline Expansion Project, 01/21, Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert
  • Trans Mountain Corporation, Trans Mountain Expansion Project, 01/12-Ongoing, Project Manager and Fisheries Technical Lead
  • Coastal GasLink, Coastal GasLink Project, 01/18-Ongoing, Senior Qualified Professional and Strategic Advisor
  • NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., North Montney Mainline Project, 01/18-Ongoing, Project Manager and Senior Qualified Professional

Qualification Summary

  • Bachelor of Science, Fisheries Biology, University of Northern British Columbia, 05/00
  • Diploma, Environmental Technology, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, 05/05

Affiliations

  • Outdoors
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Girl Dad

Certification

  • Alberta Society of Professional Biologists
  • Registered Professional Biologist of British Columbia

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Project Advisor/Reviewer and Subject Matter Expert

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (TC Energy)
01.2024 - Current

Fisheries Technical Lead

Glencore/EVR
01.2023 - Current

Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (TC Energy)
01.2022 - Current

Project Advisor/Reviewer and Aquatic Subject Matter Expert

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
01.2022 - Current

Fisheries Technical Lead

Teck Resources Ltd.
01.2022 - 01.2023

Senior Qualified Professional and Strategic Advisor

Coastal GasLink
01.2018 - 12.2020

Project Director

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNRL)
01.2012 - Current

Project Manager and Fisheries Technical Lead

Trans Mountain Corporation
01.2012 - 04.2021

Diploma - Environmental Technology

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science - Fisheries Biology

University of Northern British Columbia

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