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Stantec · 2 months ago

Staff Geologist or Scientist

Stantec is a leading environmental services company dedicated to safety, quality, and ethics. They are seeking a Staff Geologist or Scientist to support environmental site assessment, remediation projects, and groundwater monitoring, requiring strong problem-solving skills and a focus on fieldwork.

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Responsibilities

Complete applicable company and client required health & safety training (including OSHA required training) and follow health & safety policies and procedures
Follow established standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines to complete entry level and routine assignments
Performing outdoor, all-season, on-site geological and environmental investigation work at sites ranging from commercial/industrial sites to open and remote spaces. Expectation of 70% field to 30% office-based ratio of supporting multiple projects
Conducting subsurface geologic investigations in connection with evaluation of various media (soil, sediment, soil vapor, surface water, and groundwater)
Responsible for fieldwork including coordination of subcontractors, completing utility clearance for ground disturbance locations, oversight of drilling by subcontractors (hand auger, direct push, hollow-stem auger, air vacuum), oversight of soil excavations by subcontractors, installation of soil vapor probes, installation of groundwater monitoring wells, performing hand auger drilling, soil logging, trench logging, surface water and stormwater sampling, collection of environmental samples (soil, sediment, soil vapor, groundwater, ambient air), and preparation of daily field documentation of health and safety and field activities
Assist with preparation of work plans, sampling and analysis plans, health and safety plans, and technical reports (soil and groundwater assessment, remedial excavations, well destruction, Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments)
Assist with preparation of final soil boring logs, cross-sections, trench logs, and other report supporting documentation
Assist with review and interpretation of environmental data
Prepare permit applications for soil borings, well installations and destruction
Attention to detail in note taking and documenting daily field activities and communicate daily with the project team
Reports to Senior Project Manager or Project Director

Qualification

Environmental site assessmentGroundwater monitoringTechnical writingFieldwork experienceGeologic investigationsProblem-solvingCritical thinkingDetail-orientedCommunication skillsQuick-learning

Required

Bachelor's Degree
Minimum 1 year of experience
Ability to problem-solve
Critical thinking skills
Quick-learning
Communicative
Detail-oriented
Field work experience
Execute assignments associated with environmental site assessments, investigations, and remediation
Conduct environmental compliance inspections and surveys
Oversight of drilling activities and logging soils
Sampling of environmental media such as soil, sediment, soil vapor, surface water, and groundwater
Stormwater and non-stormwater discharge sampling
Complete applicable company and client required health & safety training (including OSHA required training)
Follow established standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines
Perform outdoor, all-season, on-site geological and environmental investigation work
Conduct subsurface geologic investigations
Coordinate subcontractors
Complete utility clearance for ground disturbance locations
Oversight of drilling by subcontractors
Oversight of soil excavations by subcontractors
Installation of soil vapor probes
Installation of groundwater monitoring wells
Perform hand auger drilling
Soil logging
Trench logging
Surface water and stormwater sampling
Collection of environmental samples
Preparation of daily field documentation of health and safety and field activities
Assist with preparation of work plans, sampling and analysis plans, health and safety plans, and technical reports
Assist with preparation of final soil boring logs, cross-sections, trench logs, and other report supporting documentation
Assist with review and interpretation of environmental data
Prepare permit applications for soil borings, well installations and destruction
Attention to detail in note taking and documenting daily field activities
Communicate daily with the project team
Reports to Senior Project Manager or Project Director

Preferred

In-office skills to digitize soil logs, maps, lithological cross-sections
Technical writing skills
Interest in a long-term role at Stantec looking to develop as an environmental professional

Company

Stantec is a professional services company that provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services.

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (2)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$809.3M
2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $309.3M
2023-11-20Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2023-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $250M

Leadership Team

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Vito Culmone
EVP Finance & CFO
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Dave Flynn
Senior Vice President, Business Leader - Quality, Risk & HSSE
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