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- BC-1609 Environmental Services-CA Ontario West
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- Mar 31, 2022 Post Date
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 focused on growing our mining sector team in central Canada. We currently provide a comprehensive suite of services to mining clients through all stages of project assessment and resource development, project approvals, operations support and closure/reclamation. Our highly professional team focusses on providing tailored, innovative approaches to development and operation of successful projects based on listening carefully to our clients and integrating our mining sector knowledge and the expertise of our team. We are currently seeking a Hydrologist to join our Environmental Services team. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and ready to engage in providing our clients high-quality solutions while learning and growing both as an individual and as part of a team.
As a Hydrologist, you will play a key role in a wide variety of mining projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the delivery of permitting and regulatory compliance solutions as well as detailed engineering design and construction support. The role will involve managing a multi-discipline scope of work within a team of hydrogeologists, hydrologists, and geochemists and interacting directly with clients.
Why Choose Stantec?
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our team of geologists, hydrogeologists and geochemists lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We 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.
Our people are at the core of everything we do. Driven by a culture of inclusion, we offer employee resource groups, growth opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. We understand that the tools for success look different for everyone, and we’re committed to providing each employee with the support and flexibility they need to thrive.
Stantec supports your career growth with:
- Flexible and remote or in-office work arrangements. Our geologists, hydrogeologists and geochemists supporting mining sit in multiple offices and are not tied solely to locations in large cities. This position can accommodate your preference for at-home or in-office work arrangements or a combination of both.
- Excellent and comprehensive benefits for healthcare and dental.
- Wellness plans to support mental, physical, social and financial well-being.
- Registered retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan, both with employer contributions.
- Formalized career planning and development process.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Prepare proposals, develop work plans and budgets and management of projects/tasks
- Perform engineering calculations and develop hydrologic and hydraulic models for mining applications using GoldSim and other modelling applications
- Design of hydraulic structures related to mine water management
- Conduct field investigations
- Support development of contaminant transport models to support environmental impact assessments, remedial evaluations and risk assessments
- Work with multi-disciplinary teams on baseline and impact assessment projects, feasibility studies, groundwater and surface water assessments and contaminant investigations, and rehabilitation projects
- Prepare technical reports and client presentations summarizing project work, findings and recommendations
- Follow safe work practices and adhere to company and client guidelines and policies for planning and executing work in a safe manner
- Travel as required to various field sites with overnight travel sometimes required
- Demonstrate sound understanding and application of established practices, standards and guidelines
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Ability to meet a strong demand for high-quality, organized and consistent results
- Confident individual who demonstrates strong initiative and is capable of independent action with the ability to make informed decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and advanced technical report writing skills
- Time management – balancing immediate and long-term work with varying priorities and deadlines
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Possess strong problem-solving skills and ability to make timely decisions
- Possess a working knowledge of various software for undertaking hydrological assessments (e.g. HEC products, GoldSim, MIKE SHE or equivalent)
- Possess a strong knowledge of Ontario and federal mining-related water resources acts, regulations, policies and guidance
- Valid G driver’s license is required for business travel
Education and Experience
Minimum Requirements
- Undergraduate degree from a Geoscience or Engineering program, with an emphasis on hydrology
- 5 years of relevant working experience in consulting or regulatory environment, regularly using and analyzing geochemistry data
- Existing professional registration or ability to work towards a professional registration (P.Geo. or P.Eng.)
Preferred Requirements
- Masters degree specializing in hydrology from a Geoscience or Engineering program
- 10 years of relevant working experience in consulting or regulatory environment, regularly using and analyzing geochemistry data
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.