Remediation Project Manager

Stantec; Lombard (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced Environmental Scientist, Geologist, or Engineer to join our Great Lakes environmental services team as a project manager. The role focuses on managing complex environmental assessment and remediation projects with a strong emphasis on writing and communication.

The position is primarily office-based in Illinois with opportunities for work across the Great Lakes region. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in environmental projects and are skilled in site

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in the environmental field.
• Experience in environmental site investigations and remediation projects.
• Strong writing and communication skills are critical.

Responsibilities

• Manage environmental assessment, cleanup, and remediation projects with attention to safety, quality, detail, budget, and deadlines.
• Oversee staff completing Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, guiding scope, schedule, budget, and senior review of deliverables.
• Review draft and final reports, design drawings and computations for completeness and accuracy prior to submission.
• Develop conceptual site models.
• Prepare proposals and other marketing materials.
• Scope and schedule field investigations.
• Write and review technical work plans, reports, and health and safety plans.
• Provide field support including health and safety planning and supervising junior staff; oversee sampling programs and coordination with laboratories.

Skills

Project management

Environmental assessment

Technical report writing

Written and verbal communication

Mentoring staff

Field investigations

Job description

Community is fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That’s why at Stantec, we alwaysdesign with community in mind. We care about the communities we serve—because they’re our communities too.

We’re designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.

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 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 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’s thriving Great Lakes environmental services practices are looking for an experienced Environmental Scientist, Geologist, or Engineer to join us.Our team is growing, and we have a need for a project manager with at least 8 years of relevant experience in the environmental field and a strong interest in environmental assessment and remediation. This team will be primarily focused on project management and technical report writing for complex assessment and remediation projects.Well-qualified candidates will have experience/familiarity in implementing and managing environmental site investigations and remediation projects. Strong writing and communication skills are critical, as is an understanding of effective project management concepts and approaches. This position will be mainly office-based in Illinois but includes project opportunities in other Great Lakes states.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage environmental assessment, cleanup, and remediation projects with attention to safety, quality, detail, budget, and deadlines
• Oversee staff completing Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, projects providing guidance on scope, schedule, and budget, and providing senior review of deliverables.
• Review draft and final reports, design drawings and computations prepared by environmental specialists, staff scientists and technicians for completeness and accuracy prior to every submittal.
• Development of conceptual site models
• Prepare proposals and other marketing materials
• Scoping and scheduling field investigations
• Writing and reviewing technical work plans, reports, and health and safety plans
• Field support including but not limited to:
  • Work planning, scheduling, health and safety planning
  • Supervising junior staff on projects.
  • Overseeing environmental sampling projects including soil, groundwater, soil gas, and indoor air
  • Overseeing field contractors (drillers, etc.) and field staff
  • Managing sampling documents and coordinating with laboratories
  • Overseeing environmental cleanup activities
• Mentor and provide direct hands‑on assistance when teaching new environmental analyses, oral and writing skills to environmental specialists and staff scientists.
• Stay current with environmental procedures, statutes, rules, guidance and policies.
• Directing communications with clients and regulators.