Environmental Scientist

Stantec; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec seeks an Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Services team in Buffalo, NY. The role involves hands-on fieldwork, wetland delineations, and environmental data collection across diverse sites while supporting permitting and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, prepare reports, and travel regionally to support projects. The position emphasizes safety, quality, and professional development within a growing environmental practice.

Qualifications

• Experience performing wetland delineations and field surveys in varied environments.
• Knowledge of environmental permitting processes and reporting requirements.
• Familiarity with SEQR or similar regulatory frameworks desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in wetland delineations and field surveys, including mapping and rare species surveys.
• Support environmental permitting and SEQR compliance documentation.
• Travel regularly across NY, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeastern states; assist with data analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate fieldwork, data collection, and integration with project management and regulatory bodies.
• Contribute to preparing environmental impact reports and regulatory submittals.

Skills

Wetland delineations

Field surveys

Environmental permitting

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Stantec seeks an Environmental Scientist 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

• Wetland Delineations and Field Surveys: 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
• Environmental Inspections: Conducting construction and post construction environmental inspection and monitoring to verify compliance with Stormwater and other environmental permit conditions
• Environmental Permitting/SEQR: 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
• Summarizing, organizing, presenting and/or analyzing environmental field data
• 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 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
• Support environmental investigation, monitoring and remediation work at commercial and industrial facilities located in urban, rural, or undeveloped locations. Field work may include, but is not limited to, collecting samples of soil, sediment, water, and air; overseeing drilling of soil borings and installation of monitoring wells; performing hydraulic conductivity tests; excavation monitoring; use of instrumentation; overseeing subcontractors; and coordinating complex field tasks with multiple staff and subcontractors