Mid-level Restoration Ecologist

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

Your role as a mid-level Ecologist will be to lead delivery and project management of ecological planning and ecosystem restoration projects. In this role, you will provide project management for ecological consulting and restoration contracting projects, assist with staff training and development, and support business development opportunities. You will also write reports, develop plans, and implement steps to successfully complete projects. This position can be located in any of Stantec’s offices located throughout Kentucky, Tennessee , Alabama or Georgia.

Stantec offers competitive pay, full-benefits, and see our employees as our greatest strength. In this role you can grow alongside the best in the industry to enrich your career path by making a positive impact.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Conduct ecological evaluation field work to support development of natural resources management planning documents
• Conduct functional wetland and/or stream assessments and jurisdictional determinations
• Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work, and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget
• Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with existing and prospective clients
• Interact and interface with clients, agencies and other project stakeholders
• Develop work plans and cost estimates with colleagues as well as contract document preparation
• Participate in Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work
• Successfully complete work as part of a multi-disciplined team that may include a broad range of technical disciplines such as civil/water resources engineers, landscape architects, biologists, planners, GIS specialists and others
• Assists in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues
• Assist with supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff
• Conduct peer reviews of routine and moderately complex work products developed by colleagues

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Skilled 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
• Strong knowledge of the ecology and natural communities of the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys
• Disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence
• Ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery
• Shows leadership in striving to continuously improve technical performance
• Proficient in and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (if applicable)
• Advanced skills in technical writing
• Builds and maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships
• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required
• At least four years of experience successfully executing technical aspects of medium to complex projects

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, or related field
• Minimum 5 years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education (e.g., advanced degree) and experience
• Professional Wetland Scientist Certification ideal

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. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

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-Kentucky-Louisville

Other Locations : United States-Alabama, United States-Kentucky, United States-Tennessee, United States-Georgia

Work Locations :

Louisville Shelbyville Rd KY

Organization : BC-1726 EnvSvcs-US Gulf East

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 25 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jan 5, 2024, 6:54:58 AM

Req ID: 2300055C

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