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Stantec Senior Scientist / NRDA Lead in Colorado
Senior Scientist / NRDA Lead - ( 240002WF )
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. 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 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
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. Join us and redefine your personal best.
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Salary Range(s):
NYC $120,000 /Outside NYC $95,200 - NYC $179,900 /Outside NYC $142,800 Min/Max Pay Range(s) for postings located in NYC/NY
$104,700 - $157,100 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CO and HI and MD
$112,300 - $168,500 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in WA and DC
SF Area $120,000 / CA other areas $104,700 - SF Area $179,900 / CA other areas $168,500 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CA (SF Area includes SF, SJS & WLC)
The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees 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-Maine-Topsham
Other Locations : United States-California, United States, United States-Colorado, United States-Washington, United States-New York, United States-District Of Columbia-Washington
Organization : BC-1956 EnvSvcs-US East Northeast
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Jul 30, 2024, 9:47:13 AM
Req ID: 240002WF
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