Environmental Scientist/Ecologist - ( 240000XS )

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.

Your Opportunity

Join Stantec's collaborative, high-performing team and play an integral role in projects involving wetlands, wildlife, ecological and regulatory needs. Stantec is seeking an environmental wetland scientist to join our team in Walkerton, Indiana. Projects will support wetland delineations, wildlife and habitat surveys, and vegetation monitoring.

The primary team is based in Walkerton, Indiana, however Stantec is open to candidates throughout northwest, Indiana.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead for ecological assessment and waterway/wetland regulatory projects
• Provide technical expertise in field data collection (e.g., wetlands, habitats, wildlife, water quality), assessment, planning, regulatory consultation, environmental permitting, and restoration projects
• Conduct varied threatened & endangered species habitat surveys and assessments
• Prepare documentation pursuant to NEPA, USACE, EPA, USFWS, and other federal, state and local regulatory/permitting programs
• Develop local and state erosion and sediment control permits
• Soil identification and identification of hydric soil indicators
• Responsible for projects budgets, scope changes and schedule commitments
• Participate in business development activities such as proposal development and client meetings
• Able and willing to assist our restoration and maintenance teams with field work for quality control
• Opportunities for water quality, fish, and wildlife surveys possible

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience conducting fieldwork, including wetland delineations, using at least one of the USACE Midwest, Northeast and Northcentral Regional Supplements
• Strong field botany skills and ability to conduct fieldwork, at times for long hours or under strenuous circumstances
• 38hr USACE Wetland Determination and Delineation training
• Knowledge of special status species in the Midwest and experience with vegetation monitoring and sampling methodologies
• Strong problem-solution orientation, detail oriented and resourceful
• Flexible, team-oriented approach, with the willingness and desire to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Effective time management and follow-through, with the ability to simultaneously work on and potentially lead multiple tasks subject to project deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Word & Excel
• Ability to travel to work locations with some overnight travel capacity
• Valid Driver's License

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher in botany, plant ecology, wetlands ecology, riparian ecology, conservation biology, or related science
• 3-5 years of related, professional experience

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.

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-Indiana-Walkerton

Other Locations : United States-Indiana

Organization : BC-2390 EnvSvcs-US Great Lakes IN

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Feb 27, 2024, 11:59:21 AM

Req ID: 240000XS

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, 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 local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans