Senior Scientist / NRDA Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Senior Scientist leading critical NRDA projects across the U.S. This role offers the chance to work with top environmental talents, driving impactful solutions for hazardous waste releases and oil spills. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and innovation, you'll utilize your extensive experience and academic background to manage diverse teams and negotiate with key stakeholders. This position not only allows you to apply your passion for environmental science but also offers opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits plans

Paid time off

Support for professional development

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in NRDA projects with a strong academic background.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in relevant natural sciences is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary NRDA projects with various stakeholders.
• Negotiate with state and federal Natural Resource Trustees.

Skills

NRDA Project Leadership

Environmental Chemistry

Chemical Analysis of Pollutants

Environmental Forensics

Ecotoxicology

Statistical Study Design

Spatial Analysis (GIS)

Project Management

Expert Witness Qualification

Technical Writing

Education

Master of Science in Natural Science

Ph.D. in Natural Science

Job description

Senior Scientist / NRDA Lead - ( 2500002Y )

Description

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 around the globe 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.

Remote/Flexible Location: Position can be based anywhere in the US.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Environmental Services practice seeks a Senior Consultant to help manage our NRDA Program. This position requires an individual with extensive experience in leading NRDA projects. The successful professional will have a strong academic background and at least 10 years of scientific experience in a discipline focused on the NRDA process for either hazardous waste releases or oil spills. A Master of Science degree in a pertinent natural science is required, but education to the Ph.D. level in a natural science is preferred. This position can be located in any Stantec office in the United States.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational NRDA projects.
• Utilize superb oral and written communication skills suitable for both scientific and informed general audiences to develop, propose, and close on NRDA projects.
• Negotiate with state and federal Natural Resource Trustees.
• Provide expert testimony in NRDA or similar judicial proceedings or be sufficiently qualified to serve as an expert witness in such proceedings.
• Possess pertinent technical and peer-reviewed scientific publications/reports and be a seasoned project or preferably program manager.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Specific experience in leading multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational NRDA projects is required.
• Demonstrated success in program building in emerging NRDA markets.
• NRDA experience.
• Experience negotiating with state and federal Natural Resource Trustees.
• Experience building and leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Project and program management experience.
• Qualified to serve as an expert witness.
• Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and a desire for team success.

Desired Skills:

The ideal candidate should be able to successfully collaborate with a diverse team and have the ability to lead new business. Adaptability and attention to detail are necessary. The successful candidate will have the ability to manage a team of experts in the following areas:

• Environmental Chemistry
• Chemical Analysis of Pollutants
• Environmental Forensics or Forensic Science
• Limnology, Hydrology, and Oceanography
• Ecotoxicology
• Environmental Risk Assessment
• Statistical Study Design and Analysis
• Spatial (GIS) Analysis and Visualization
• Contaminant transport and fate modelling
• Population dynamics modeling
• Ecosystem modeling
• Critical Habitat Analysis
• Habitat Equivalency Assessment
• Remediation and Bioremediation
• Phytoremediation and Enhanced Phytoremediation
• Environmental and Ecological Restoration
• Aquatic science
• Avian biology

Education and Experience

• M.S. or Ph.D. degree in the natural sciences or environmental engineering.
• 10 years of professional environmental consulting experience.

Stantec offers our employees competitive and flexible benefits plans, paid time off, and compensation programs. We also provide support for professional development and continuing education and encourage participation in professional association programs.

This opportunity will involve working in a typical office environment with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

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.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us.