Senior Environmental Scientist

Description

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. You could say we know a little something about the environment. Our passion for it drives our work.

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. We know what it takes to balance competing project interests with creativity and efficiency. We know what to look for and we know how to get the job done—the right way.

Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Stantec’s environmental services, wetland (aquatic resources) group is seeking a senior Environmental Scientist/Ecologist to lead environmental field surveys, reporting, and permitting support for our clients in the renewable energy, aggregate, mining, mineral exploration, community development and transportation sectors. The selected candidate will lead and direct a team of environmental professionals on environmental investigations including aquatic resource delineations, vegetation monitoring on mitigation and restoration sites, and jurisdictional determinations on waters of the United States in Alaska and the western United States.

The selected candidate will apply their interest in Alaskan ecology to help train our staff on CWA permitting: wetlands, aquatic resources, vegetation, soils, streams, fish, birds, bats, wildlife, and endangered species. Experience with all of these specialties is not required; a candidate should show extensive experience in aquatic resource delineations with an understanding of the CWA Section 404 and 401 permits.

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This position will include opportunities for both field and office work. During the Alaskan winter it is primarily office based report writing mixed with GIS mapping tasks. During the summer it is a mixture of field and office work. Summer field work may involve potential helicopter, boat, ATV or vehicle travel up to two weeks at a time away from home.

Field work is completed in teams with the senior environmental scientist serving as the technical lead. Logistics will be scheduled in advance to systematically progress required tasks.

The position is a full-time, 12-month non-seasonal position, with regularly scheduled office hours in Anchorage, Fairbanks or Wasilla. Remote hybrid work will be considered.

• Provide technical leadership on a wide variety of CWA permitting projects for energy, government, and mining sector clients;
• Organize and supervise the work of a technical team; provide direction to guide projects to successful completion; conduct quality review of work products;
• Complete CWA 404 and 401 permit applications including avoidance, minimization and compensatory mitigation;
• Ability to explain the CWA 404 permit program nuances to clients and staff;
• GPS data collection and support;
• ArcGIS online mapping and data collection applications;
• Prepare written reports, tables, spreadsheets, databases, and maps for client and regulatory agency review;
• Coach and develop team members to achieve high standards in meeting organizational goals;
• Develop and maintain positive client relationships, including seeking opportunities for new business;
• Not all of the skills need to be demonstrated, but the ability to lead, coach, and teach is critical.

• Strong ability to develop business and promote business relationships;
• Strong ability to motivate staff and promote teamwork;
• Excellent organization, coordination, management and leadership skills;
• Demonstrated experience with local, state, and federal environmental regulations and permitting in Alaska and or western states, including regulatory coordination and permit application development under CWA Sections 404 and 401 of the Clean Water Act, NEPA, APDES, and State of Alaska;
• Technical specialization and expertise in the field(s) of wetland…