Senior Scientist / NRDA Lead

Stantec; Washington; Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead NRDA projects across the US. This role demands a seasoned professional with a strong academic foundation and over a decade of experience in environmental consulting, particularly in NRDA for hazardous waste or oil spills. You will have the opportunity to manage complex projects, collaborate with diverse teams, and provide expert insights in legal contexts. Join a dynamic team that values safety, quality, and ethics, and contribute to impactful environmental solutions while enjoying competitive benefits and professional development support.

Benefits

Flexible benefits plans

Paid time off

Professional development support

Continuing education encouragement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in environmental consulting with NRDA focus.
• Strong academic background with M.S. or Ph.D. in relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary NRDA projects and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Provide expert testimony in judicial proceedings related to NRDA.

Skills

Leadership in NRDA projects

Negotiation skills

Technical writing

Project management

Team building

Communication skills

Education

Master of Science in Natural Sciences

Ph.D. in Natural Sciences

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 and has been 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.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational NRDA projects
• Utilize superb oral and written communication skills that are suitable to 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 an NRDA or similar judicial proceeding or be sufficiently qualified to serve as an expert witness in such proceedings.
• The individual needs pertinent technical and peer-reviewed scientific publications/reports and must 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

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.