Junior Soil Scientist

Junior Soil Scientist - ( 250000DI )

**Description**

**Your Opportunity**

We are growing our Environmental Services team in Saskatchewan. As a Junior Soil Scientist, you will work on all phases of resource projects, including environmental assessments, permitting, and compliance. You will collaborate with reclamation, vegetation, and geotechnical professionals and provide sound advice related to soil management.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Design and implement baseline soil surveys using the Canadian System of Soil Classification and following CANSIS
- Determine and calculate land capabilities (reclamation suitability, agricultural capability)
- Contribute to environmental plans related to soil salvage and sediment and erosion control
- Provide soil expertise for construction and reclamation monitoring for compliance with environmental and regulatory guidelines and/ or commitments
- Write technical reports presenting results of baseline studies, assessing potential effects, and describing suitable management and mitigation measures
- Provide technical support to supervisor and other ecosystem team members accordingly

**Qualifications**

**Your Capabilities and Credentials**
- Strong understanding and experience in environmental assessment process and/or environmental permitting in SK, and demonstrated knowledge of relevant provincial and federal regulations and guidelines
- Knowledge of geomorphologic and pedogenic processes
- Technical field knowledge of soils in western and northern Canada, which includes knowledge of the Canadian System of Soil Classification
- Strong technical writing and communication skills
- Demonstrated project management/coordination skills including adhering to budgets and schedules including a disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence
- Proficient in and consistently demonstrate and promote policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (if/as applicable)
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment under pressing deadlines
- Drive collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality, and appropriately scoped technical work
- Able to endure long days of physically and mentally challenging fieldwork while maintaining a positive, solutions-focused attitude
- Valid driver’s license and good driving record required

**Education and Experience**
- A Bachelor’s degree in Soil Science, Environmental Science, Physical Geography, Agriculture, Ecology or a technical soils related field
- A minimum of two years’ related experience is required
- You are or working to become (and have the ability to become) a qualified professional (e.g. Registered Professional Agrologist or Geoscientist)

Typical office environment working with computers. Field work may include travel for work in remote environments, challenging terrain, and exposure to the elements including inclement weather. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

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 will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, 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 time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

**Primary Location** : Canada-Saskatchewan-Saskatoon

**Other Locations** : Canada-Saskatchewan-Regina

**Organization** : BC-1114 EnvSvcs-CA Prairies & Territories

**Employee Status** : Regular

**Job Level** : Entry Level

**Travel** : Yes, 50 % of the Time

**Schedule** : Full-time

**Job Posting** : Jan 31, 2025, 2:43:19 PM

**Req ID**: 250000DI

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