What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Services Intern- Summer 2025 position at Stantec?
Environmental Services Intern- Summer 2025 - ( 250000OO )
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 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
An opportunity exists for a highly motivated, personable, and organized undergraduate student majoring in Wildlife Ecology, Ecology, Wetland Science, Soil Science, Botany, Environmental Science or a related major. As an emerging professional, you will be working with a multi-disciplinary team in the office and at project site locations. Main responsibilities include shadowing or assisting field staff with a variety of environmental surveys (i.e. wetland delineations, rare plant surveys, bat acoustic surveys, bird surveys, aquatic surveys). This position will be based out of our Topsham, Maine office and will require some overnight travel and working at remote field sites. You will work directly with Stantec’s scientists, field team leads, and technicians, in addition to being assigned a mentor who will work one-on-one with you. This position will be four days a week from May 30 to August 15, 2025.
Your Key Responsibilities
Your Capabilities and Credentials
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.
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-Maine-Topsham
Organization : BC-1956 EnvSvcs-US East Northeast
Employee Status : Temporary
Job Level : Entry Level
Travel : Yes, 75 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Feb 24, 2025, 11:10:53 AM
Req ID: 250000OO
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
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 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
An opportunity exists for a highly motivated, personable, and organized undergraduate student majoring in Wildlife Ecology, Ecology, Wetland Science, Soil Science, Botany, Environmental Science or a related major. As an emerging professional, you will be working with a multi-disciplinary team in the office and at project site locations. Main responsibilities include shadowing or assisting field staff with a variety of environmental surveys (i.e. wetland delineations, rare plant surveys, bat acoustic surveys, bird surveys, aquatic surveys). This position will be based out of our Topsham, Maine office and will require some overnight travel and working at remote field sites. You will work directly with Stantec’s scientists, field team leads, and technicians, in addition to being assigned a mentor who will work one-on-one with you. This position will be four days a week from May 30 to August 15, 2025.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Conduct field data collection, entry, report preparation and production, and quality review
- Execute field work independently and safely
- Communicate regularly with your assigned mentor and field team lead(s)
- Comply with field safety and security protocols
- Assist with office administration tasks for field staff
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Proven technical, communication, and organizational skills
- Proficient in MS Office applications
- Ability to endure long days of physically and mentally challenging field work
- Ability to walk long distances on flat, uneven ground
- Ability to work safely in poor weather conditions
- Possess a positive solutions-oriented attitude
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with a team
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment
- Strong work ethics and integrity
- Sense of humor and desire for team success
- Good driving record and valid driver’s license
- Ability to navigate on the road and in the field in remote areas
- Enrolled in an accredited University or College and perusing a degree in Wildlife Ecology, Ecology, Wetland Science, Soil Science, Botany, or Environmental Science (or related field)
- A minimum of 4 undergraduate semesters in one of the above majors
- Demonstrated experience in applied field ecology
- Experience with MS office applications (Outlook, Excel, Access, and Word)
- Northeast plant identification skills preferred
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.
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-Maine-Topsham
Organization : BC-1956 EnvSvcs-US East Northeast
Employee Status : Temporary
Job Level : Entry Level
Travel : Yes, 75 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Feb 24, 2025, 11:10:53 AM
Req ID: 250000OO
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
