Junior Environmental Scientist / Engineer - Site Investigation, Remediation and Response

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 are a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities we support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

We have an immediate opportunity for a Junior Environmental Scientist or Engineer (Site Investigation, Remediation & Response) to join our dynamic Environmental Services team in British Columbia. As a key member of the team, your ability to gain knowledge and extensive field experience on our Site Investigation, Remediation & Response team will prove to be an asset to the larger Environmental Services team at Stantec. This position will be responsible to collect detailed, reliable field data, working with intermediate and senior field staff, providing direction and supervision of contractors, and working with project management to address client’s needs.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Developing site-specific health and safety plans and leading field programs adhering to the plans in order to mitigate or eliminate risks to yourself, your colleagues and subcontractors, as well as clients and members of the public
• Field implementation of Phase I, II, III ESAs, Stage 1 PSI and Stage 2 PSI/DSI investigations, and remediation projects for a wide range of sectors including provincial and federal agencies, ports and harbours, transportation, commercial, and industrial
• Completing field work, including soil, soil vapour, sediment, groundwater and surface water sampling
• Preparing high quality and detailed field notes, and meeting data quality objectives on every project
• Supervising subcontractors, including utility locators, heavy equipment operation, drillers, and hydrovac operators
• Safe execution of ground disturbance activities, such as borehole drilling, direct push investigations, and test pit and remedial excavations
• Supporting on applications under the BC Contaminated Sites Regulations for regulatory instruments including Approvals in Principal and Certificate of Compliance
• Manage and interpret field data
• Use specialized field equipment and software
• Work with leadership to continually assess the direction of the practice through technical initiatives
• Collaborate across disciplines including Indoor Environments, Environmental Assessment disciplines, Geotechnical, Atmospheric Sciences, and Water Resources across Stantec Canada offices
• Actively participate in promoting a strong health and safety culture in the team
• Work with project managers to develop scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Organize field programs, including subcontractor agreements, scheduling, equipment resourcing, etc.