Project Geologist / Environmental Scientist — Field & Remediation

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Project Geologist or Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Services team in Seattle, Bellevue, or Lynnwood, Washington. The role supports environmental assessment, investigation, and remediation across urban, industrial, and redevelopment sites in the Pacific Northwest.

The ideal candidate has 3–7 years of environmental consulting experience with a focus on contaminated site investigation and remediation, and a willingness to travel for fieldwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in geology, hydrogeology, engineering, environmental science, chemistry, or related STEM.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Field work readiness

Problem solving

Driving license

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in geology, hydrogeology, engineering, environmental science, chemistry, or related STEM discipline

Tools

GIS

AutoCAD

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Project Geologist or Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Services team in Seattle, Bellevue, or Lynnwood, Washington. The role supports environmental assessment, investigation, and remediation across urban, industrial, and redevelopment sites in the Pacific Northwest.

The ideal candidate has 3–7 years of environmental consulting experience with a focus on contaminated site investigation and remediation, and a willingness to travel for fieldwork.