Overview
Senior Geochemist/Water Quality Specialist Jobs in St. John’s at Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
Title: Senior Geochemist/Water Quality Specialist
Company: Stantec Consulting International Ltd.
Location: St. John’s
Category: Science, Engineering
Location: St. John’s
Senior Geochemist / Water Quality Specialist – ( 230001BW )
Description
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 aninclusivecommunity ofdiversetalents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place toapply your passionand 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 has an opportunity for an intermediate to senior level Geochemist / Water Quality Specialist to join our Environmental Services team in Canada. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to geochemistry water quality and hydro geology field programs, data analysis, geochemical modeling, technical reporting and other activities for a variety of projects, with a focus on mining. 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.
This position can work remotely from anywhere in Canada, but have a preference for Saskatchewan, Manitoba or Ontario offices.
Your Key Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities will be related to performing key tasks to support geochemical and water quality components of projects. Responsibilities are anticipated to include but are not limited to the following:
Promote a strong health and safety culture and actively participate in Stantec’s Health, Safety, Security and Environment Program.
Preparing proposals, developing work plans and budgets and management of projects/tasks.
Developing conceptual and analytical geochemical, water balance and water quality models.
Review field information from investigations, preparation of reports including the interpretation of geological/geochemical conditions.
Interpret geochemical test results including static (acid base accounting, metal leaching) and kinetic (humidity cells and field bins) data.
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.
Demonstrate sound application of established practices, standards and guidelines.
Travel as required to various field sites with overnight travel sometimes required.
Qualifications
Your Experience and Capabilities
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 verbalcommunication skillsand 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 strongproblem-solving skillsand ability to make timely decisions.
Valid driver’s licence is required for business travel.
Possess a working kn…
