Project Geologist or Environmental Scientist

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

Stantec is seeking a Project Geologist or Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Services team in Seattle, Bellevue, or Lynnwood, Washington. This role will support environmental assessment, investigation, and remediation projects at a variety of urban, industrial, and redevelopment sites throughout the Pacific Northwest. The ideal candidate will have 3 to 7 years of environmental consulting experience with a focus on contaminated site investigation and remediation.

Projects may include environmental site assessments, remedial investigations, spill response, vapor intrusion evaluations, groundwater monitoring, and cleanup activities conducted under Washington's Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) and other state and local regulatory programs in the Pacific Northwest. This position offers a combination of field and office responsibilities with increasing opportunities for project coordination, client interaction, and task management.

• Coordinate project activities with client representatives, facility personnel, regulators, and other stakeholders, as needed

• Coordinate field activities, including procurement, preparation, and mobilization of equipment, supplies, and materials

• Log soil samples for lithology and prepare detailed soil boring logs

Plan and oversee monitoring well installation, development, maintenance, and abandonment activities

• Perform and oversee environmental sampling of soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, soil vapor, and indoor air

• Implement low-flow groundwater sampling and other industry-standard field investigation methods

• Direct and coordinate drilling contractors, utility locators, and other subcontractors during field activities

• Oversee remedial construction, treatment system installation, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning activities

• Conduct environmental site investigations to evaluate the presence, nature, and extent of constituents of concern

• Oversee treatment system decommissioning and site restoration activities

• Prepare health and safety plans, work plans, sampling and analysis plans, quality assurance project plans, permit applications, and other project documentation

• Review and interpret analytical data; compare results to applicable regulatory screening levels, cleanup standards, and natural background concentrations

• Compile, evaluate, analyze, and present environmental data in support of technical reports and project deliverables

• Prepare site investigation reports, long-term monitoring reports, environmental site assessment reports, and other technical documents

• Communicate effectively with project teams, clients, regulators, and other stakeholders

• Collaborate with geologists, scientists, engineers, and other technical specialists to develop innovative and effective remediation solutions

• Demonstrated commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental stewardship, with strong attention to detail and high-quality technical work

• Excellent organizational, written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to diverse audiences

• Experience collecting, managing, and interpreting environmental data and preparing technical reports for site investigation and remediation projects

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Ability to perform field work in a variety of weather conditions, including lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds and traversing uneven terrain

• Valid driver's license and satisfactory…