Sr Environmental Engineer

®; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist, Civil Engineer, or Geologist to join our Site Assessment and Remediation Team in Denver. The successful candidate will lead CERCLA, legacy-mine, and remediation projects across mining lifecycles, collaborating with clients, regulators, and multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires strong leadership, technical reporting, and the ability to develop scopes, budgets, schedules, and design remedial plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, civil engineering, geology or related field; master's preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience; 15 years preferred.
• Professional Engineer/Geologist registration preferred.
• Experience in mining, environmental remediation or industrial sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead CERCLA remedial investigations and feasibility studies, design and closure projects.
• Develop and evaluate mine closure and remediation alternatives across wastes and soils.
• Oversee site investigations, sampling plans, and data interpretation.
• Collaborate with hydrogeologists, geologists, engineers and environmental scientists.
• Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, and deliverables; manage project risks.
• Mentor junior staff and support business development activities.
• Ensure health and safety compliance at field sites.

Skills

Mine closure

CERCLA remediation

Regulatory liaison

Technical writing

Project leadership

Field investigations

Safety planning

Education

Bachelor's in environmental science

Bachelor's in civil engineering

Bachelor's in geology

Master's preferred

PE/PG registration preferred

Job description

At Stantec, we know the work we do matters. From decarbonizing mines to modernizing electric grids and building the infrastructure that fuels communities, we’re powering the world. Our clients come to us with their biggest, most complex challenges because that’s where we thrive. And we’re looking for problem solvers, high achievers, and visionaries to help us.

Join us for a chance to grow professionally at one of the world’s top design firms while building our clean energy future.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist, Civil Engineer, or Geologist to join our growing Site Assessment and Remediation Team. The successful candidate will serve as a technical and project lead for CERCLA, legacy-mine, active-mine closure, and environmental remediation projects. Our team supports clients throughout the mining life cycle, from exploration and operations through closure and post-closure.

The position requires a detail-oriented and organized professional who can lead multidisciplinary teams; develop technical approaches, scopes, budgets, and schedules; perform and review site characterization and/or engineering analyses; prepare mine-closure and remediation documents; and produce clear, technically defensible reports.

The successful candidate will collaborate with clients, regulatory agencies, contractors, technical specialists, and Stantec staff across multiple offices. The position may require concurrent support of several projects.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support CERCLA remedial investigations and feasibility studies, engineering evaluations and cost analyses, remedial design, legacy-mine reclamation, and active-mine closure projects.
• Develop and evaluate remedial and closure alternatives for mine waste, tailings, waste rock, mine-impacted water, contaminated soil, and associated infrastructure.
• Lead site investigations and characterization programs, including development of technical approaches, work plans, sampling programs, conceptual site models, and data-gap evaluations.
• Collaborate with hydrogeologists, geologists, geochemists, environmental scientists, risk assessors, and geotechnical, civil, and mining engineers.
• Develop mine-closure plans, remedial designs, technical memoranda, investigation reports, feasibility studies, design reports, drawings, specifications, and cost estimates.
• Develop and manage project scopes, budgets, schedules, staffing plans, technical risks, and deliverables.
• Lead and support coordination with clients, federal and state regulatory agencies, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and vendors. Attend and participate in regulatory meetings to support advancement of client goals.
• Lead project activities in accordance with Stantec, client, and site-specific health and safety requirements, including work at active and legacy mine sites and remote field locations.
• Conduct technical quality assurance and quality control reviews of project deliverables.
• Mentor junior and mid-level staff and support the development of multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support client-service management, proposal preparation, and other business-development activities.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrated experience supporting mine closure, mine reclamation, CERCLA remediation, contaminated-site assessment, or related environmental engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of site characterization, remediation, mine-closure planning, remedial or closure design, and construction support.
• Experience working with federal and state environmental or mining regulatory agencies as the lead consulting representative.
• Strong knowledge of CERCLA and mine reclamation regulations.
• Ability to independently evaluate technical information, identify data gaps and project risks, and develop practical and technically defensible recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage project scopes, budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Exceptional technical writing, verbal communication, organizational, analytical, and technical leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining positive client relationships.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and promoting a strong health and safety culture during field investigations, construction activities, and work at active or legacy mine sites.
• Experience preparing or implementing site-specific health and safety plans, conducting job hazard analyses, and leading safety briefings is preferred.
• Current 40-hour HAZWOPER training and annual refresher, or the ability to complete required training before beginning applicable field assignments, is preferred.
• MSHA Part 46 or Part 48 training is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and make sound decisions in office, field, construction, and remote-site environments.
• Ability to work collaboratively and inclusively with teams across multiple disciplines and office locations.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, civil engineering, geology, or a related engineering/science discipline. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience; 15 years is preferred.
• Professional Engineer/Geologist registration is preferred.
• Experience in the mining, environmental remediation, or industrial sectors is required.
• Preference will be given to candidates located in Denver, Salt Lake City, or Phoenix.

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. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Range:

Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, CT, NJ, VA Areas-$121,300.00 - $182,100.00 Annually

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.