Principal Fluvial Geomorphologist - ( 23000224 )

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 we support.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is one of the largest employers of professionals in the United States and globally. We partner with clients and communities throughout the nation and world to improve built and natural environments, and foster sustainability and resiliency. We support flexible work schedules and environments, support mentoring relationships and focus on employee goals to achieve career development.

Stantec’s Environmental Services team is seeking a Principal Geomorphologist to manage and lead geomorphic and hydrologic/hydraulic studies for a variety of water resources, hydroelectric, major transportation and restoration projects. Join our integrated team of multidisciplinary experts to create change in the environment through nature-based solutions. Our teams are dedicated to helping communities solve pressing issues in the water environment. We focus on hiring exceptionally talented, enthusiastic, and hard-working individuals that have a keen interest in the natural sciences and a commitment to working in a team-based environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead fluvial geomorphic assessments, technical studies, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling and restoration designs.
• Help develop mitigation sites and ecological restoration projects,
• Coordinate with clients, regulatory/resource agencies, and local governments.
• Account management, client management, and business development.
• Mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Ability to successfully work within and lead teams as well as professional-level verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage scopes, schedules, and budgets for multidiscipline planning/design projects.
• Strong business development, proposal writing and client champion skills.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly write technical reports.
• Demonstrated capability to execute assigned tasks and clearly communicate with a multi-discipline team of engineers, planners, scientists, and GIS specialists to develop permits, design documents, and specifications.
• Demonstrated ability to design, lead, and implement geomorphic studies.
• Knowledge of environmental planning and regulations, fluvial geomorphology, and fish biology in Northern California.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 20 years progressive experience in geomorphology, watershed science, civil engineering, water resources, environmental engineering or other related field. Must have strong scientific background with experience applying analytical and quantitative skills for fluvial process understanding.
• Strong technical background, including designing, implementing, and managing geomorphic field assessments; stream and river hydrologic, hydraulic, and sediment transport analyses and modeling; watershed studies; flood hazard mapping; channel stability analyses; channel flow design; and stream and river restoration designs.
• Experience with habitat feature and stream bed gravel design.
• Experience with hydroelectric relicensing and compliance geomorphology and hydrology studies and technical reports.
• Experience supporting water resources engineers and biologists in designing stream restoration/enhancement projects, fish passage, flood plain management, and other related projects.

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.

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Salary Range(s):

• $56.01 Per Hour - $86.78 (CA, CO locations only)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: 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. 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 employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

Primary Location : United States-California-Sacramento

Organization : BC-1857 EnvSvcs-US West N California

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : May 11, 2023, 2:57:00 PM

Req ID: 23000224

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