Senior Environmental Engineer, Geoscientist

Stantec

Senior Environmental Engineer or Geoscientist involved in environmental site investigations and remediation across multiple Canadian locations. Leading projects and mentoring staff within a collaborative team.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeMarkham • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$106,700 - CA$156,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide training, guidance, and mentorship to junior, intermediate and senior staff on environmental projects and project deliverables.
Lead Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and remediation projects, from proposal development to project completion, including driving deliverables for multi-disciplinary projects.
Oversee project budgets and timelines, maintain effective coordination and communication with clients and stakeholders regarding project progress and status.
Promote and maintain overall project quality and health and safety requirements and procedures throughout a project's life cycle.
Author and/or review technical reports and prepare client presentations summarizing project work, findings, and recommendations.
Coordinate with clients, stakeholders, and internal project staff to develop new opportunities and execute technical work.
Demonstrate sound application of established practices, standards and guidelines.
Apply technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Qualified Person for Environmental Site Assessment (QPESA)
A proven history of leading successful projects in the federal and/or infrastructure sectors
A robust working knowledge of Ontario Regulations 153/04 and 406/19 and Canadian federal guidelines
A strong aptitude for client management
Excellent communication skills
A strong affinity for teamwork, training, and mentoring junior staff
Ability to work under little supervision and work well with others to achieve group success
Ability to work on several projects or tasks during any given day on a consistent basis
Skilled in communication and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public
Recognized for your elevated level of technical skill and practical ability to solve problems in various settings
Application of a variety of methodologies to successfully remediate soil and groundwater

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, and vision plans
Wellness program
Health care spending account
Wellness spending account
Group registered retirement savings plan
Employee stock purchase program
Group tax-free savings account
Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
Short-term/long-term disability plans
Emergency travel benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Professional membership fee coverage
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)remediation projectsproject managementtechnical report writingclient presentationsproblem-solvingmethodologies for soil remediationmethodologies for groundwater remediation

Soft Skills

mentorshipclient managementcommunication skillsteamworktrainingability to work under little supervisioncollaborationtechnical information exchange

Certifications

Qualified Person for Environmental Site Assessment (QPESA)