Senior Environmental Professional, Contaminated Sites

Overview

In this Senior Environmental Professional role, you will lead soil and groundwater investigations and remediation projects within the SIR team, supporting major clients across sectors. You’ll drive technical excellence, client relationships, and regulatory strategy to deliver complex environmental solutions. You will mentor staff, coordinate project delivery, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance sustainable site management. This position offers flexible location within the Prairies and Territories and opportunities to shape remediation strategies for diverse industries.

Pay / Benefits

• health, dental, and vision plans
• wellness program
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase program
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement

Responsibilities

• Promote and lead health and safety culture on projects
• Serve as technical lead for contaminated site investigations (Phase II ESAs) in soil, groundwater, surface water, and soil vapor
• Develop remedial options analyses, remedial action plans, and risk management strategies with project teams and subcontractors
• Review scopes of work and cost estimates; coordinate chosen remedies with subcontractors
• Manage budgets, scope, quality, and timelines; potential Project Manager on select projects
• Analyze project data and deliver regulatory-compliant reports with senior technical input
• Maintain and grow client relationships; support account planning and business development
• Interface with other Stantec departments to promote SIR services
• Mentor and develop project managers and technical staff; assist with recruitment
• Collaborate with regional leaders to assess team capabilities and resource needs

Key requirements

• Strong understanding of intrusive investigation methods and remediation principles/technologies
• Proficiency in contaminant hydrogeology, data interpretation, and conceptual site model development
• Experience designing and executing remedial strategies (excavation, in-situ/ex-situ treatment, sampling, closure reporting)
• Knowledge of provincial and federal soil and groundwater remediation guidelines (AB, SK, MB, NT)
• Technical writing ability and experience producing high-quality technical reports and regulatory submissions
• Experience in upstream and/or downstream oil and gas across the Prairies and Territories (preferred)
• PFAS experience considered a strong asset
• Experience managing contaminated site investigation and remediation projects
• Ability to work collaboratively, mentor junior staff, and communicate effectively
• Strong organizational and communication skills; prioritization and decision-making

• leadership
• mentorship
• client relationship management
• intrusive investigation methods
• Phase II ESAs
• remedial strategies (excavation, in-situ/ex-situ treatment)

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