Stantec · 2 weeks ago
Senior Aquatic and Water Quality Scientist
Stantec is a company committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise in environmental services. They are seeking a Senior Aquatic and Water Quality Scientist to identify and assess potential water quality impacts, evaluate mitigation measures, and contribute to environmental documents while leading multi-disciplinary project teams.
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Responsibilities
Perform advanced technical tasks, including report writing and impact assessments, on assigned projects under minimal supervision, including reports, presentations, and required applications to regulatory agencies
Serve as a principal contributor and lead in developing technical reports and authoring specialized sections related to water quality and quantity and aquatic/fisheries resources for documents required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and both federal and California Environmental Species Act (ESA) regulations
Perform quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of field data collection, data analyses, and documents
Develop project scopes of work and budgets for projects
Support marketing and business development in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews, and supporting negotiations for project contracts
Collaborate with stakeholders in client meetings and with internal and/or external consultants, sub-contractors, and vendors in preparation and coordination of project work
Collaborate with senior technical resource specialists, planners, legal experts, and economists to address complex water-related environmental issues
Keep informed of new technical methods/analyses and apply these advanced principles and practices to project activities
Support the development and management project budget and staff schedules in conjunction with Project Manager(s)
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree
Minimum Experience (Total Years): 5
Perform advanced technical tasks, including report writing and impact assessments, on assigned projects under minimal supervision, including reports, presentations, and required applications to regulatory agencies
Serve as a principal contributor and lead in developing technical reports and authoring specialized sections related to water quality and quantity and aquatic/fisheries resources for documents required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and both federal and California Environmental Species Act (ESA) regulations
Perform quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of field data collection, data analyses, and documents
Develop project scopes of work and budgets for projects
Support marketing and business development in positioning for potential projects, writing technical portions of proposals, participating in client interviews, and supporting negotiations for project contracts
Collaborate with stakeholders in client meetings and with internal and/or external consultants, sub-contractors, and vendors in preparation and coordination of project work
Collaborate with senior technical resource specialists, planners, legal experts, and economists to address complex water-related environmental issues
Keep informed of new technical methods/analyses and apply these advanced principles and practices to project activities
Support the development and management project budget and staff schedules in conjunction with Project Manager(s)
Benefits
Flexible work locations
Flexible work hours
Robust compensation and benefits package
Company
Stantec
Stantec is a professional services company that provides engineering, architecture, design, and consulting services.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$809.3M2025-05-30Post Ipo Debt· $309.3M
2023-11-20Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2023-06-20Post Ipo Debt· $250M
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