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’s Mountain Region is looking for a Staff Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist for our Environmental Services Group. The role as a Staff Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist is to perform field and tasks management duties associated with environmental permitting, hydrologic and hydrogeological studies, subsurface investigations, remediation, and monitoring projects; sampling of soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater; oversight of subcontractors; production of maps; data interpretation/evaluation and deliverable preparation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Experience with UST and contaminated land investigations and remediation, environmental due diligence with Phase I ESA and Phase II ESA experience, RCRA, CERCLA regulations, borehole logging experience using USCS protocol.

• Experience with soil and groundwater sampling protocol.

• Experience with operation and maintenance of various field sampling and monitoring equipment.

• Experience leading field investigation teams.

Communicate daily with the project team and clients as needed.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Excellent verbal and written communication skill are required.

• Experience in routine groundwater and soil sampling procedures

• Position requires strict adherence to health and safety procedures, attention to detail, good work ethic, and a passion for high quality workmanship

• Excellent organizational skills, combined with the ability and flexibility to work in a dynamic, challenging and fast paced environment

• Holds a current Utah soil & groundwater sampling certification.

• Current UST consultant certification, preferred.

• The ability to travel occasionally throughout the Intermountain West is required.

• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in physical or biologic science, geology or engineering

2 to 5 years of experience in remediation consulting is preferred

OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER and/or associated yearly 8-hour refresher course required

Professional Engineer or Registered Geologist/Professional Geologist is preferred

State UST sampling and various consultant certifications, as appropriate

This position will be in an office environment working with computers and working at a stationary desk for long periods of time. Our Salt Lake City Environmental Services team generally works remotely and meets frequently; however, an office desk is available if preferred. Because of this, the successful candidate will be expected to reside within a reasonable commuting distance to Salt Lake City, Utah, and our Cottonwood Heights office location.

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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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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. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

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 | UT | Salt Lake City
Organization: 2037 EnvSvcs-US Mountain-Salt Lake City UT
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 27/01/2026 11:01:56
Req ID: 1003882

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