What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wetland Scientist/Lead Delineator position at IBE Consulting Engineers, now Stantec?
Wetland Scientist/Lead Delineator - ( 250000H5 )
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 an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talent 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
This is an opportunity to join Stantec in one of our Minnesota Twin-Cities offices (Plymouth, Woodbury, or Minneapolis) as a Wetland Scientist/Lead Delineator where you will perform wetland delineations, wetland reports and permit applications, soil characterizations, habitat assessments, bird and wildlife studies, wetland mitigation and restoration plans, and natural resources inventories. Additional tasks include support of our environmental review team preparing Environmental Impact Statements/Environmental Assessments/Biological Assessments, and state Environmental Assessment Worksheets under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA).
Your Key Responsibilities
Your Capabilities and Credentials
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Other duties, obligations, 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.
Pay transparency laws require employers to provide the following information for positions that may be in the following jurisdiction(s):
Salary Range(s)
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees 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-Minnesota-Minneapolis
Other Locations : United States-Minnesota-Woodbury
Organization : BC-2277 EnvSvcs-US Great Lakes West
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Feb 11, 2025, 8:09:56 AM
Req ID: 250000H5
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
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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 an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talent 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
This is an opportunity to join Stantec in one of our Minnesota Twin-Cities offices (Plymouth, Woodbury, or Minneapolis) as a Wetland Scientist/Lead Delineator where you will perform wetland delineations, wetland reports and permit applications, soil characterizations, habitat assessments, bird and wildlife studies, wetland mitigation and restoration plans, and natural resources inventories. Additional tasks include support of our environmental review team preparing Environmental Impact Statements/Environmental Assessments/Biological Assessments, and state Environmental Assessment Worksheets under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA).
Your Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and perform wetland delineations pursuant to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) guidance (e.g. 1987 Manual, Regional Supplements)
- Develop wetland delineation reports including off-site precipitation and hydrological analyses
- Prepare USACE and state permit applications for Section 404 and state regulatory compliance including Pre-Construction Notifications, Jurisdictional Determinations, Regional General permits, Individual Permits, etc.
- Perform wetland mitigation monitoring field work and annual reports
- Map and assess vegetation communities and habitat quality
- Assist Project Managers with MEPA and/or NEPA compliance for actions requiring Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAWs), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Alternative Urban Areawide Review, Categorical Exclusion review, Environmental Assessment, and Biological Assessment documentation and process.
- Preparation of Critical Issues Analyses (CIA/Site Characterization Studies)
- Conduct or assist in rare species surveys and habitat assessments
- Write technical reports
- Work in a variety of sectors including renewable energy, electrical transmission, agriculture, wetland/habitat restoration, civil engineering, transportation, real estate development, city planning, mining, and oil & gas
- Work closely with a team of Project Managers and natural resource scientists
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Must be comfortable with computers, technical report writing, and sub-meter GPS units and software (ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey 123, WildNote, etc.)
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Communicate effectively and function as part of a team
- Proven and demonstrated high quality technical writing skills
- An interest in ecosystems, natural resources, and the outdoors is essential
- The ability to solve problems using critical thinking and practical problem solving, complete field work with consideration to your own and the team's safety
- A sense of humor and positive attitude in all working conditions is key
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team
- Able and willing to travel regionally with overnight stays as needed
- Good driving record and valid driver’s license required
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, ecology, wetland science, soil science, or related field with demonstrated experience with plant, soil, hydrology, and wetland identification and characterization in the Great Lakes region.
- Must have 2 years of field experience delineating wetlands according to USACE 1987 Manual and the corresponding Regional Supplements.
- Preferred qualifications for this position include Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification, Professional Soil Scientist (PSS), Minnesota Certified Wetland Professional (MCWP) certification (or in-training), or North Dakota Professional Soil Classifier (PSC).
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Other duties, obligations, 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.
Pay transparency laws require employers to provide the following information for positions that may be in the following jurisdiction(s):
Salary Range(s)
- $55,200 for locations in MN - $80,100 for locations in MN Min/Max Pay Range(s) for postings located in MN, NYC/NY
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees 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-Minnesota-Minneapolis
Other Locations : United States-Minnesota-Woodbury
Organization : BC-2277 EnvSvcs-US Great Lakes West
Employee Status : Regular
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Feb 11, 2025, 8:09:56 AM
Req ID: 250000H5
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
Apply Now
Salary : $55,200
