Environmental Scientist

Stantec; Riverview (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an Environmental Scientist to lead environmental permitting strategy and assessments across the Gulf region, supporting municipalities and energy projects.

You will oversee wetland delineations, habitat assessments, and reporting; coordinate with agencies at local, state, and federal levels; mentor junior staff. Travel to field sites will be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in environmental science or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing or managing technical services in a professional services setting, preferably in Florida.
• Local, state, and federal compliance and environmental permitting experience required.
• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) or other applicable professional environmental certification preferred.
• Willingness to travel for project and fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide natural resource assessment, permitting, and compliance services to support projects and key client relationships.
• Lead teams that collect and report wetland delineations, habitat characterizations, land use mapping, and surveys.
• Lead permitting efforts including agency coordination at local, state, and federal levels following NEPA/ESA/CWA and state regs.
• Assist with work plans, assembling project teams, and ensuring scope adherence.
• Establish and maintain QA/QC and safety plans for projects.
• Provide mentorship to early-career staff.

Skills

Environmental impact analysis

Regulatory compliance

QA/QC practices

Team leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in environmental science or related field

Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification preferred

Job description

Job Description

Stantec is looking for a driven Environmental Scientist to lead impactful work across the Gulf region. Join a team providing permitting strategy, environmental assessment and application preparation, and technical support for projects that require municipal, provincial/state, and federal environmental approvals and licenses.

We help our clients identify constraints and respond to opportunities within the changing regulatory and corporate environment through active engagement with the public, stakeholder groups, and government regulators. Our team members are involved in a variety of projects that may include wetland delineations and permitting, endangered species habitat assessments and surveys, NEPA, siting and routing studies, stream assessments and sampling, habitat restoration, siting and zoning applications, and complex planning and permitting for a variety of industries including renewable energy, transportation, power, government, and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide natural resource assessment, permitting, and compliance services to support projects and key client relationships — from water resources, transportation, municipal capital improvement, natural gas pipelines, solar facilities, and other energy related projects, including professional interaction with clients.
• Lead teams (with oversight from senior staff) that collect and report on tasks such as wetland delineations, threatened and endangered species habitat characterizations, land use mapping and vegetation cover classification, and other natural resource-focused surveys. Coordinate agency communications, prepare technical assessments, and guide junior staff through successful execution of project tasks.
• Lead permitting efforts including agency coordination at the local, state, and federal level following NEPA, Endangered Species Act (ESA), and Clean Water Act (CWA) compliance as well as applicable state regulations, with guidance and oversight by senior staff.
• Assist with preparing work plans, assembling project teams, and ensuring compliance with scope and timely completion of tasks.
• Establish and maintain quality assurance plans and safety plans for assigned projects.
• Provide mentorship to early-career staff.

Qualifications

• Intermediate level understanding of technical environmental impact analysis methods related to state and federal environmental regulations.
• Working knowledge of relevant state and federal agencies and associated regulations.
• Demonstrated skill and commitment to QA/QC practices.
• Demonstrated experience or willingness to manage multiple tasks and ability to motivate self and others to overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
• Demonstrated ability in collaborative problem-solving with stakeholders, clients, and teammates.
• Demonstrated leadership in striving to continuously improve technical performance.
• Requires flexibility to travel as needed for project and fieldwork.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in environmental science, biological resources or closely related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing or managing technical services in a professional services setting, preferably in Florida.
• Local, state, and federal compliance and environmental permitting experience required.
• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) or other applicable professional environmental certification (such as Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent) preferred.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About the Team

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements