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

Your Opportunity

Stantec seeks an Project Scientist/Geologist/Engineer to join our growing Environmental Services team in Buffalo, NY. Successful environmental scientists at Stantec have opportunities for professional development, are often tasked with learning new skills, and work on a variety of interesting and challenging projects. Stantec has a small company feel that provides local services yet has offices worldwide and thus provides the opportunity for travel and expanding personal horizons. 

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support environmental investigation and remediation work at commercial and industrial facilities located in urban, rural, or undeveloped locations.
• Preparing reports summarizing periodic environmental monitoring in accordance with permit requirements.
• Assisting with the preparation of proposals.
• Coordinating, conducting, and reporting on field work including sediment, soil, soil gas, and water level collection, groundwater sampling, surface water sampling, well installation, stormwater and waste sampling.
• Completing Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments and summary reports, environmental compliance documents, soil management plans, remedial action plans, and various regulatory program permits.
• Conducting field elevation and GIS surveys. 
• Conducting construction and post construction environmental (SWPPP) inspections and monitoring to verify compliance with Stormwater and other environmental permit conditions.
• Drafting SWPPP and SPCC plans.
• Coordinate and assist with conducting hazardous building material assessments.
• Providing on-site EHS support at client facilities.
• Compiling and interpreting analytical data.
• Coordinating and communicating effectively with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and regulators.
• Preparing health and safety plans and serving as a site health and safety officer. .
• Conduct inspections, sampling, and monitoring of remediation during construction phases.
• Participating in both large- and small-scale wetland delineations, natural community mapping, rare, threatened, and endangered species surveys, function and value assessments, environmental permitting, post construction monitoring, and wetland mitigation/restoration
• Support preparation and development of NYSDEC/USACE Joint Permit Applications, including SEQR Compliance (Environmental Assessment Forms and Environmental Impact Statements); familiarity with NYSPSC Article VII, Part 102 and Article 10 preferred but not required
• Preparation of a wide range of reports and involving environmental regulatory compliance and environmental impact analysis
• Regularly travel throughout NY, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states.  Travel to other areas may also be required. 
• Work with multidisciplinary natural resources staff and be responsible for the safety and well-being of other field staff and perform tasks required for fieldwork such as workflow planning, scheduling, data collection and dissemination, reporting, and communication with project management, clients and regulators