Senior Environmental Scientist

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

Stantec is looking for the newest members of our environmental services team in Atlantic Canada to specifically support environmental impact assessment and permitting opportunities, and related environmental research and writing. If you are curious, a good communicator, and are interested in working in a fast-paced environment full of opportunities to learn about environmental consulting and work across Atlantic Canada and beyond, then we are looking for you.

In this role, you will work as part of our environmental services team in the development and delivery of environmental studies for a variety of resource, infrastructure and development projects in our local community and across the country. Working closely with many senior environmental professionals, you will have the opportunity to work and grow your skills through opportunities on a diverse collection of environmental management projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and assist project managers and team members including fish, marine, terrestrial, and wildlife biologists, archaeologists, water experts, and engineers
• Lead and/or assist in the development of environmental management programs such as environmental impact assessments, environmental protection plans, and environmental permits
• Lead and/or support the development of proposals and participate in other business development activities
• Analyze field and technical data, and draft technical reports
• Follow established standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines to complete assignments
• Conduct desktop project-related research (e.g., historic data, regulations, literature reviews)
• Complete applicable company and client required health & safety training and follow health & safety policies and procedures
• Participate in environmental field work such as water sampling, biological field studies, and archaeology
• Project management support tasks such as cost estimates, budget tracking and status reports
• Attend client and regulatory meetings
• Support development and delivery of public and stakeholder consultations
• Candidates may also be requested to support other service areas depending on their interests and abilities (e.g. aquatics, remediation, air quality)