Senior Environmental Scientist

Senior Environmental Scientist Opportunity

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they're facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we're helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world's most precious resource. Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

Stantec's Water/Wastewater practice has an immediate opportunity for a Senior Environmental Scientist. You will serve as the technical environmental expert monitoring all environmental programs affecting the ability of plant management to meet or exceed environmental regulations and objectives and in the development and application of innovative and alternative technologies.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing, implementing, and monitoring a self-audit program to ensure operating plants comply with all environmental laws; participating in interdisciplinary teams to provide scientific technical support in the development and implementation of programs, projects, and controls dealing with environmental compliance and technologies.
• Serving as a site resource responsible for compliance with the requirements of applicable local, state, and federal environmental policies, laws, and regulations.
• Providing expertise and oversight in the assessment, sampling, manifestation, profiling, and disposal of hazardous waste, solid waste, asbestos, PCB's and used oil. Providing guidance in waste minimization efforts through recycling.
• Maintaining an advanced knowledge of principles and practices of environmental science needed to independently evaluate problems, discuss alternative solutions, and make mitigative recommendations. Keeping abreast of technical developments, particularly in environmental compliance.
• Reviewing and being accountable for preparing, reviewing, and submitting environmental reports/permits as required by programmatic responsibilities and local, state, and federal laws.
• Being the technical expert for solid/hazardous waste, asbestos, PCB and used oil technologies to advise TVA staff on most effective approaches for achieving environmental compliance or minimizing environmental impact. May serve as rep on EMS team.
• Reviewing and preparing comments on Integrated Pollution Plans for accuracy & adequacy, investigating all spills, and reviewing all permit applications/modifications for accuracy and/or disseminating permit requirements to plant management.
• Developing environmental decision records, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements associated with all proposed projects and operations changes to determine risk and impact on current environmental permits.
• Developing and facilitating site-specific environmental training. Providing technical assistance to local governments and small businesses regarding waste treatment.

Your capabilities and credentials include:

• A B.S. degree in environmental or physical science, a technical area of study such as chemistry, biology, natural science, or physics with environmental emphasis. An advanced degree is desirable.
• Certifications in other environmental disciplines preferred.
• 10 years of professional experience in the environmental area.
• Experience in surveying, BMPs. When applicable must:
• Be able to obtain and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access and S-3 and S-4 medical qualifications.
• Be able and willing to assume "on-call" rotational assignments which may include 24 hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week availability.
• Be willing and medically able to work rotating shifts and maximum overtime permitted by the organization's procedures during peak periods.
• Be able and willing to travel to plant locations as required when performing assigned tasks and, as necessary, and temporarily assigned to a field location.

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.

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 | TN | Chattanooga

Organization: 1755 Water-US South-Chattanooga TN

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 01/08/2025 12:08:17

Req ID: 1001767