Geoscientist

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

We are looking for an Intermediate Geoscientist/Geomorphologist to join our Fort Collins, Colorado office. We may consider another Stantec office that aligns with our business needs. You will join a global team of specialists working to reduce geohazard impacts, support resilient infrastructure, and help protect communities. This position is intended for a developing technical professional who can independently deliver defined analyses and field assignments while working under the guidance of senior specialists and contributing to the development of junior staff.

• Conducts field mapping and investigations of hillslope, fluvial, coastal, karst, and tectonic geomorphology and geohazards.
• Interprets aerial imagery, satellite data, InSAR, LiDAR, and UAV data to assess and monitor critical infrastructure and communities.
• Collects, processes, and analyzes high-resolution data terrain data
• Models hillslope and channel processes and sediment transport to inform risk mitigation and engineering design.
• Assesses pre- and post-wildfire debris flows, debris floods, and related hazards and risks.
• Completes landslide inventory mapping, probability-of-failure assessments, and quantitative hazard and risk analyses.
• Develops engineering geological and geomorphic models based on desktop and field analyses to inform present and future conditions.
• Collaborates across disciplines, including hydrotechnical, geotechnical, civil, and environmental engineering, geomatics, GIS, archaeology, and biology.

In this intermediate-level technical role, you will work with senior specialists, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams. You can reasonably be expected to:

• Conduct desktop and field-based geomorphological, terrain, landslide, fluvial, and geohazard assessments.
• Prepare geomorphic and terrain maps, landslide inventories, conceptual site models, and defensible interpretations of landscape processes.
• Model natural hazard phenomena such as landslides, rockfall, debris avalanches, debris flows, debris floods, sediment transport, and floods using appropriate industry software.
• Compile, manage, analyze, and visualize spatial and remotely sensed data in ArcGIS Pro.
• Collect, process and interpret imagery, LiDAR, InSAR, UAV, and structure-from-motion datasets.
• Plan and lead defined field assignments, including logistics, safety coordination, data collection, and field documentation.
• Travel to project sites, including remote locations; short interstate trips of approximately 7 to 14 days are not uncommon.
• Prepare technical memoranda, reports, figures, scopes, cost estimates, and other project deliverables with clear assumptions and limitations.
• Complete assigned work within established scope, schedule, budget, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers regarding workload, progress, technical issues, scope changes, and potential additional services.
• Provide day-to-day technical guidance to junior staff and collaborate with senior practitioners and subject matter experts.
• Support proposal preparation, business development, and client communications.
• Maintain accurate project and time records and submit them as required.

The successful candidate should possess the following qualifications:

• Approximately 4 to 7 years of relevant professional experience in geomorphology, geology, engineering geology, geohazards, or related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of geomorphology with experience focused on slope, river, sediment transfer, or related Earth-surface processes.
• Experience conducting field programs and interpreting geomorphic landscapes, materials, landforms, and active processes.
• Demonstrated experience with geomorphological, terrain, or geohazard mapping methods.
• Practical experience with, or a demonstrated interest in learning, numerical modeling of geomorphic processes using software such as RAMMS, HEC-RAS, FLO-2D, Debris Flow…