Scientist

Stantec•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science. Your Opportunity Stantec’s Mountain Region is looking for a Staff Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist for our Environmental Services Group. The role as a Staff Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist is to perform field and tasks management duties associated with environmental permitting, hydrologic and hydrogeological studies, subsurface investigations, remediation, and monitoring projects; sampling of soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater; oversight of subcontractors; production of maps; data interpretation/evaluation and deliverable preparation. Your Key Responsibilities Experience with UST and contaminated land investigations and remediation, environmental due diligence with Phase I ESA and Phase II ESA experience, RCRA, CERCLA regulations, borehole logging experience using USCS protocol. Experience with soil and groundwater sampling protocol. Experience with operation and maintenance of various field sampling and monitoring equipment. Experience leading field investigation teams. Communicate daily with the project team and clients as needed.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skill are required
Experience in routine groundwater and soil sampling procedures
Position requires strict adherence to health and safety procedures, attention to detail, good work ethic, and a passion for high quality workmanship
Excellent organizational skills, combined with the ability and flexibility to work in a dynamic, challenging and fast paced environment
Holds a current Utah soil & groundwater sampling certification
The ability to travel occasionally throughout the Intermountain West is required
Good driving record and valid driver’s license required
Bachelor’s degree in physical or biologic science, geology or engineering
2 to 5 years of experience in remediation consulting is preferred
OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER and/or associated yearly 8-hour refresher course required

Nice To Haves

Current UST consultant certification, preferred.
Professional Engineer or Registered Geologist/Professional Geologist is preferred
State UST sampling and various consultant certifications, as appropriate

Responsibilities

Perform field and tasks management duties associated with environmental permitting, hydrologic and hydrogeological studies, subsurface investigations, remediation, and monitoring projects
Sampling of soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater
Oversight of subcontractors
Production of maps
Data interpretation/evaluation and deliverable preparation
Experience with UST and contaminated land investigations and remediation, environmental due diligence with Phase I ESA and Phase II ESA experience, RCRA, CERCLA regulations, borehole logging experience using USCS protocol
Experience with soil and groundwater sampling protocol
Experience with operation and maintenance of various field sampling and monitoring equipment
Experience leading field investigation teams
Communicate daily with the project team and clients as needed