Entry Level Environmental Engineer

Entry Level Environmental Engineer - ( 240001FZ )

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 looking for an Environmental Engineer/Designer/Env. Scientists to work on a variety of water resources projects including, but not limited to stream restoration, ecosystem restoration, floodplain studies, and stormwater projects utilizing green infrastructure. An Environmental Engineer/Designer will assist more senior engineers/designers by performing the routine aspects of restoration engineering assignments and may assist in the analysis of proposed projects. You should be able to evaluate, select, specify, and engineer systems for a project, and perform a variety of tasks which may include calculations and field work.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for projects involving stream restoration, ecosystem restoration, floodplain studies, permitting, soil and erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, and environmental compliance.

• Works with other engineering disciplines and professionals in the coordination of the project under the direction of a senior engineer/ designer.

• Performs field work as directed by a senior engineer/ designer. This may include subcontractor oversight, erosion & sediment control inspections, field surveying, geomorphic surveys, material sampling, etc.

• Performs basic calculations to analyze and design environmental system components using specialty software packages such as HEC-RAS, MODflow, RIVERMorph, AutoCAD/civil 3D, etc.

• Prepare design documents, permit packages, work plans, reports, tables, and figures.

• Assist with development of erosion and sediment control plans, NPDES permits, and associated post-construction stormwater management plans.

• Assist in basic interpretation and verifying compliance with applicable codes and engineering standards and practices.

• Perform a variety of tasks which may include analyzing proposed project solutions to ensure reliability, resource efficiently and cost effectiveness.

• This position is part of a larger environmental services team and will likely require support to multiple Stantec offices. Travel will be required.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Be willing to learn new skills while conducting field work, work independently for long hours in potentially inclement weather conditions, and be flexible in undertaking work assignments.

• Have excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.

• Understand environmental engineering concepts and effectively communicate ideas to others.

• Be proficient in interpreting sketches, drawings, and other similar material.

• Be conscientious, detail-oriented, organized, and disciplined.

• Build and maintain productive professional and personal networking relationships within your technical team.

• Good driving record and valid driver's license are required.

• Typical field work environments require the ability to stand for extended periods of time on uneven terrain, lift and move items and equipment up to 50 pounds, ad climb a ladder. Field work will include exposure to inclement weather conditions. Work assignments will be both field and office based.

• Working understanding of policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (as required).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Environmental, Agricultural, or Civil Engineering, and/or geology with an emphasize in geomorphology.

• Minimum of 0-2 years of experience.

• Co-op/Internship experience preferred.

• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) is preferred, but not required.

• OSHA 1910.120 (40-hour HAZWOPER) training is desired, but not required.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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-Tennessee-Nashville

Other Locations : United States-Kentucky-Louisville

Organization : BC-1726 EnvSvcs-US Gulf East

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 29, 2024, 12:57:16 PM

Req ID: 240001FZ

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 tra.