Project Geologist or Environmental Scientist

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

Stantec seeks 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 projects across urban and industrial sites in the Pacific Northwest, offering a mix of field and office responsibilities with opportunities for project coordination and client interaction.

Qualifications

• Commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Experience collecting, managing, and interpreting environmental data and preparing technical reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to perform field work in various weather conditions, including lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
• Willingness to travel periodically, including overnight travel.
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment physical and drug screening.
• Must be eligible for random drug and alcohol testing programs.

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, QA/QC plans, permit applications, and other project documentation.
• Review and interpret analytical data; compare results to regulatory screening levels and cleanup standards.
• 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 specialists to develop innovative remediation solutions.

Skills

Health and safety

Communication skills

Data interpretation

MS Office

Independent work

Team collaboration

Valid driver's license

Travel readiness

Pre-employment screening

Random drug testing compliant

Tools

Microsoft Office 365 Suite

Job description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide 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 critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

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.

Your Key Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• 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 driving record required
• Ability to operate company vehicles, including pickup trucks and cargo vans
• Willingness to travel periodically, including overnight travel, to support field activities, client meetings, and training opportunities
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment physical, and drug and alcohol screening
• Must be eligible to participate in ongoing client-required random drug and alcohol testing programs

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.