Stantec

Environmental Compliance Monitoring Team Lead

Stantec

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Minneapolis • Minnesota • Wisconsin • United States

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Salary

💰 $102,000 - $153,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead and mentor a team of professionals with responsibility for staff development, performance management, and engagement.
  • Promote Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Safer Together culture, including implementation of HSSE policies and support of stop work authority.
  • Set, manage, and monitor performance and career development goals for direct reports, including safety, utilization, project delivery, and professional growth objectives.
  • Serve as the Resource Team Leader for environmental compliance monitoring services, with responsibility for staffing logistics, scheduling, and utilization across active projects.
  • Coordinate staffing needs with project managers, sector resource team leaders, and other compliance leads to ensure appropriate coverage and efficient use of resources across projects and regions.
  • Maintain awareness of trained environmental compliance resources and support cross team and cross region work sharing to meet project demands and utilization targets.
  • Address personnel, staffing, or project delivery issues as they arise and facilitate engagement with regional leadership and HR as appropriate.
  • Provide supervisory management, including recruiting support, onboarding, training coordination, and integration of new staff into compliance programs.
  • Meet regularly with other team leaders to review and address current and forecasted workload, utilization, hiring needs, and operational priorities for the overall group.
  • Contribute technical oversight and guidance related to environmental compliance requirements applicable to construction activities, including stormwater, wetlands, waterways, species protection, and other regulated resources.
  • Support coordination with permitting and compliance managers to ensure construction teams understand permit conditions, compliance obligations, and documentation requirements.
  • Assist with identifying and mitigating environmental compliance risks during construction in coordination with internal teams, contractors, and external consultants.
  • Support client facing environmental compliance programs, including staff augmentation and third party compliance monitoring efforts, as a trusted internal and external liaison.
  • Contribute to technical project work within your area of expertise, including project delivery support, compliance program development, and operational process improvement.
  • Assist leadership with forecasting and achievement of key financial targets, including reviewing and approving timecards and expense reports as assigned.
  • Identify and pursue new opportunities for growth and business development within the environmental compliance sector. Assist with proposal development and strategic pursuits.
  • Travel to project sites and other offices as required to support field teams, onboarding, and project delivery needs.

Requirements

  • Strong people leadership and supervisory management capabilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multidisciplinary, field-based teams across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Strong practical knowledge of environmental regulations and permits applicable to construction activities.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across internal teams, clients, contractors, and regulators.
  • Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, field-oriented environment with variable project demands.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to meet motor vehicle record requirements.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Biology, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 8 years of experience supporting environmental permitting and/or construction phase environmental compliance on infrastructure projects.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Prior experience in staff leadership, program coordination, or operational management roles preferred.
Benefits
  • Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.
  • Field work may include exposure to the elements and active construction environments.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
environmental complianceenvironmental regulationspermittingproject deliverystaff augmentationcompliance program developmentoperational process improvementrisk mitigationstaff developmentperformance management
Soft Skills
people leadershipsupervisory managementcommunicationorganizationproblem-solvingteam coordinationengagementstaff integrationforecastingbusiness development
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental ScienceBachelor’s degree in Natural ResourcesBachelor’s degree in BiologyBachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering