Water Quality Expert

6 days ago


Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Stantec Full time
About the Role

Stantec is seeking a highly skilled Environmental Scientist/Chemist/Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team in Honolulu, HI. The SME will utilize their expertise in water quality to fulfill a range of responsibilities related to water resources, including environmental monitoring, assessment, compliance, permit management, water sampling, laboratory results analysis, and interpretation of results.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collecting surface water, groundwater, stormwater, wastewater, soil, sediment, and drinking water samples.
  • Reviewing and updating National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Management Plans (SWMP's) and other environmental permits.
  • Operating and maintaining environmental monitoring equipment such as flow meters, automated samplers, turbidity meters, and YSI sondes.
  • Participating with project teams collecting, processing, and analyzing environmental samples from various media for laboratory analysis of chemistry, pathogens, and physical properties, as well as other biological and water quality index criteria, while following established calibration and sampling procedures and requirements.
  • Evaluating, interpreting, qualifying, statistically analyzing, and QA/QC sample laboratory results of bacteria, nutrients, metals, organic chemicals, petroleum, and conventional parameters relative to data quality objectives for presentation in technical reports as well as database archiving.
  • Providing management, technical, and regulatory guidance to municipal and industrial clients regarding storm water permits and plans (e.g., NPDES, UIC), industrial wastewater permits (e.g., IWDP, IWS), and pollution prevention (e.g., SWPCP).
  • Installing and maintaining advanced field monitoring stations in natural streams, wetlands, and constructed drainage systems for continuous hydraulic/hydrologic, atmospheric, as well as sediment and water quality measurements.
  • Assisting with monitoring site surveys and design, as well as installation planning and logistics.
  • Managing and processing physically measured and remotely accessed (telemetered) stream flow data for establishing and updating flow rating curves, identifying runoff coefficients, estimating runoff volumes and flow/time pacing for storm water composite samples, as well as producing storm event reports with hydrographs and charts.
  • Conducting surface water, stormwater, wastewater, and pollution prevention compliance audits throughout industrial facilities ensuring environmental plan and permit developed monitoring requirements, records, procedures, equipment condition and operations, education/training, as well as operational and structural BMPs are in order.
  • Reviewing water sampling and laboratory results.
  • Discussing technical water quality elements with the project team and providing guidance as needed.
  • Developing written materials such as reports, educational materials, and communication materials regarding permits and laboratory results.
  • Receiving project team and client comments on review of materials and addressing comments and edits.
Requirements
  • Strong knowledge of water sampling techniques, water quality analysis, and environmental regulations.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Experience working with diverse teams and collaborating effectively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to pass background screening.
  • Excellent grammatical skills, excellent written and spoken English.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of risk communication principles.
  • Ability to work independently or as a team, with strong attention to detail and critical thinking skills.
  • Excellent MS Office skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe.
  • Must possess a valid driver's license with a good record.
  • Must be located on Oahu, Hawaii.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills with mechanical aptitude.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision.
  • Ability to conduct field work in the environment under storm conditions.
  • Ability to operate a vehicle during storm conditions, may require weekend and after business hours work.
  • Drug screen is required for position.
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations and procedures is preferred but not required.
Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Hydrology, Water Quality Management, Engineering, or related field.
  • Minimum of 5 years professional experience in water quality management or related roles with proven abilities to work on a variety of demanding projects with multi-disciplinary teams.
  • 40 Hour HAZWOPER, adhering to OSHA 29 CFR § e) is preferred but not required.


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