Remediation Project Manager

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

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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 worldwide 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

Stantec’s thriving Great Lakes environmental services practices are looking for an experienced Environmental Scientist, Geologist, or Engineer to join us. Our team is growing, and we have a need for a project manager with at least 8 years of relevant experience in the environmental field and a strong interest in environmental assessment and remediation. This team will be primarily focused on project management and technical report writing for complex assessment and remediation projects. Well-qualified candidates will have experience/familiarity in implementing and managing environmental site investigations and remediation projects. Strong writing and communication skills are critical, as is an understanding of effective project management concepts and approaches. This position will be mainly office-based in Illinois but includes project opportunities in other Great Lakes states.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage environmental assessment, cleanup, and remediation projects with attention to safety, quality, detail, budget, and deadlines

• Oversee staff completing Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, projects providing guidance on scope, schedule, and budget, and providing senior review of deliverables.

• Review draft and final reports, design drawings and computations prepared by environmental specialists, staff scientists and technicians for completeness and accuracy prior to every submittal.

• Development of conceptual site models

• Prepare proposals and other marketing materials

• Scoping and scheduling field investigations

• Writing and reviewing technical work plans, reports, and health and safety plans

• Field support including but not limited to:- Work planning, scheduling, health and safety planning

• Supervising junior staff on projects.

• Overseeing environmental sampling projects including soil, groundwater, soil gas, and indoor air

• Overseeing field contractors (drillers, etc.) and field staff

• Managing sampling documents and coordinating with laboratories

• Overseeing environmental cleanup activities

• Mentor and provide direct hands-on assistance when teaching new environmental analyses, oral and writing skills to environmental specialists and staff scientists.

• Stay current with environmental procedures, statutes, rules, guidance and policies.

• Directing communications with clients and regulators.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• 8-12 years of progressively responsible experience in environmental remediation, and project management

• Self-starting, team-oriented problem solver

• Strong research, analysis, and writing skills

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite

• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required

Education and Experience

• At least eight years of experience in the environmental consulting field with an educational background that includes a bachelor’s degree or higher in geology, environmental science, engineering or related field.

• A strong understanding of Illinois Site Remediation Program and Tiered Approach to Corrective Action Objectives (TACO) Program is required.

• Experience managing Phase I and Phase II ESA due-diligence projects is required.

• Experience managing Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Program projects is desired.

• Experience managing federal or state funded brownfield/redevelopment projects desired.

• Experience managing environmental remediation projects is desired.

• Professional licensure required (i.e. PG or PE).

Majority of time spent in office environment with prolonged sitting and computer work, or combination of office and field. Ability to lift and move items and equipment up to 50 lbs.

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: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) 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 | IL | Lombard Organization: BC-1937 EnvSvcs-US Great Lakes East Employee Status: Regular Management Level: Individual contributor Business Justification: New Position Travel: Yes Schedule: Full time Job Posting: 06/11/2026 08:11:33 Req ID: 1008791

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