Senior EHS Compliance Specialist

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. 

Your Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior-Level Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer/Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will primarily manage and complete projects related to EHS compliance and permitting solutions through each stage of our client’s asset life cycle - including business and property acquisition due diligence, facility expansions, operational compliance, auditing, environmental, health and safety assessment/evaluation, and facility decommissioning and divestiture. Categories Stantec serves include power & utilities, renewable energy, oil & gas, food & agriculture, higher education, manufacturing, metals & mining, real estate, and transportation. This role requires collaboration with Stantec’s regional and national sector leaders, business leaders, key account managers, technical leaders, and staff. 

Your Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain existing client relationships. 
• Manage projects and project teams to meet client’s scope, schedule, budget, and profit expectations.
• Manage and assist with the preparation of project deliverables.
• Use engineering principles to provide and lead development of permitting solutions for various industrial and commercial equipment at facilities. 
• Perform marketing activities as needed to identify and respond to project opportunities.
• Prepare proposals describing scope, schedule, and estimated budget for executing projects.
• Organize and direct project teams for a wide variety of clients and EHS compliance media.
• Provide quality assurance/quality control of project deliverables.
• Lead development of compliance strategies on projects.
• Assist clients in identifying appropriate monitoring, planning, training, testing, record-keeping, and reporting protocols.
• Mentor and assist with training team members.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proven demonstration of applying principles of engineering to evaluate industrial and commercial equipment designs at facilities for permitting and compliance solutions.
• Able to develop proposals and manage changes related to scope, schedule, and budget for projects.
• Strong demonstrated knowledge of air quality environmental regulations and requirements, including Title V and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting under New Source Review (NSR).
• Experience with program assistance for environmental, heath & safety laws and regulations associated with, but not limited to, Clean Water Act (CWA), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Oil Pollution Act (OPA) spill planning, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail with the ability to recognize discrepancies.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with both clients and project team members.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office software platform, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Able to meet deadlines and put in the time needed to get the job done.
• Able to travel regionally and as needed, have overnight trips.
• Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record. 

Education and Experience

• An undergraduate degree in engineering, environmental science, or related field. 
• Approximately 10 or more years of multimedia EHS compliance experience and 2 or more years of project management experience. 
• At least 2 years of EHS consulting experience.
• PE, CHMM, CPEA, or other registrations a plus.

Position will primarily work in an office setting with occasional work in the field. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

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 discover what you can accomplish with a team that truly supports your success.