Environmental Scientist

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Job Description

Your Opportunity

As an Environmental Scientist, you will work with close guidance and supervision on tasks and diverse projects, and as a team member of a larger project under the guidance of a senior professional. You will implement project tasks on a multitude of environmental assessment and remediation projects on a wide variety of commercial and industrial sites.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Works with environmental team in the coordination of the project under the direction of a senior professional.
• Performs field work as directed by a senior environmental scientist or engineer.
• Assists with basic environmental assessment and remediation duties on projects of various complexity.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the senior environmental services staff.
• Providing environmental monitoring services on projects
• Assist with onsite construction observation, contractor coordination, and daily inspection reports.
• Assist with the review of contractor submittals, respond to inquiries from the contractors.
• Able to liaise between clients, contractors, municipal officials and third parties on-site.
• Working understanding of policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (as required).

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Basic understanding of environmental assessment and remediation services.
• Capable or willing to learn to implement field work such as groundwater monitoring and soil sampling.
• Willingness to work outdoors in challenging weather conditions for multiple day projects.
• Willingness to travel away from home for multiple day projects
• Recognizes when technical problems are developing and initiates appropriate corrective actions.
• Ability to check own work for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Ability to perform construction observation and coordinate with Contractors.
• Ability to communicate in a professional and positive manner, both in writing and in person, with clients, employees and visitors.

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s in environmental science or environmental engineering. 6 months of experience in environmental services field or equivalent.

This is primarily a field work position and includes exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

Some office work required, typical office environment working 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. #StayInquisitive

Pay Range:

• Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA areas-$57,900.00 - $81,100.00 Annually

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

Primary Location: United States | WA | Seattle

Organization: BC-2037 EnvSvcs-US Mountain

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 10/12/2025 05:12:24

Req ID: 1003354

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