Senior Associate Geologist or Scientist - ( 2400049M )

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

Stantec is seeking a Senior Geologist in the Walnut Creek, CA office. As a Senior Geologist your role on our professional consulting services team is to work independently on large projects of high complexity and as a leader of a team or project through all phases of the project lifecycle. You are responsible for participating in and leading multi-disciplinary groups to successfully and efficiently execute environmental projects and consulting services resulting in client satisfaction and on-time delivery.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support site investigation and characterization through collection of environmental and hydrogeologic data using standard and innovative tools and technologies.

• Conduct multi-media sampling, including soil, groundwater, vapor, and other regulated materials.

• Conduct oversight and coordination efforts in response to spills, alarms, or other client requests.

• Conduct oversight of subcontractors, including utility locators, drillers (direct push, sonic, and hollow stem auger), remediation contractors, and surveyors.

• Lead the development of work scope, schedule, and budget definition for proposals and projects.

• Lead the planning and execution of work, including subcontractor procurement.

• Review subcontractor submittals including work plans, health and safety plans, and quality control plans.

• Oversee the preparation of site investigation and characterization reports and technical documents.

• Manage projects or assist Project Manager with cost and schedule control.

• Manage projects and sites to maintain regulatory compliance with relevant orders and requirements.

• Prepare presentations and communicate with client to provide project status updates.

• Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff.

• Conduct peer reviews of routine and moderately complex work by colleagues or more junior practitioners.

• Exemplify Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Demonstrates competency in a combination of areas including field supervision, technical knowledge, and task management.

• Promotes policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training.

• Advanced skills in technical writing.

• Sound skills in communications and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public.

• Proven ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery.

• Leader able to demonstrate value of continuous improvement of technical performance.

• Champions new ideas and initiatives, and creates an environment that supports creativity and innovation.

• Maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships.

• Drives collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality and appropriately scoped technical work.

• At least five years of experience successfully executing technical aspects of medium to complex projects.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Preferred knowledge of hydrogeologic software (e.g., Surfer, Rockworks, Leapfrog, ModFlow, etc.).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geology, Geoscience, or related field.

• Licensed Professional Geologist or GIT preferred.

• 15 years environmental geology 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.

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Salary Range(s):

• SF Area $104,300 - SF Area $156,500 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-California-Walnut Creek

Other Locations : United States-California-Campbell

Organization : BC-1857 EnvSvcs-US West N California

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Manager

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Nov 20, 2024, 4:13:21 PM

Req ID: 2400049M

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