Environmental Planner / Visual Resources Specialist (Remote) – ( 240003BI )
Description
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts are leaders in 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. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking a Visual Resources Specialist to support our growing visual impact assessment and visualization services in the eastern United States. You will be an integral part of our team, with responsibility for project planning, impact assessment / technical analysis, and task coordination, with opportunities to support Stantec’s broad portfolio of clients who operate within the North American infrastructural landscape, including power generation, electrical transmission, and energy storage, among other markets.
Location: Remote/flexible location
Your Key Responsibilities
+ As a Visual Resources Specialist, you will work under the direction of Stantec’s Visual Resources Practice Lead for the eastern U.S., applying your experience in technical writing and any of the following to production of visual impact assessments (VIA): site photography, task coordination, and / or creation of photo realistic simulations. You must have experience producing technical writing for assessments in support of permit applications or the like; experience in all of the areas listed above is not required but is highly beneficial.
+ This position requires a strong writer. It anticipates an organized task manager who can coordinate contributions from a technically diverse team (e.g., GIS and simulations specialists, unless these are part of your primary skillset). Stantec’s Visual Resources Specialists work with project managers, have direct contact with clients, and are expected to solve problems.
+ An ability to travel (typically no more than 10-20% annually but potentially for durations of up to a week) for project site visits is required of this role.
+ Your work as a Visual Resources Specialist may be supplemented with assignments providing general planning and permitting support for power generation and trans