Stantec

Data Scientist - Environmental Services

Stantec  •  Burnaby, CA (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. Our Environmental Services Group is a significant part of Stantec’s success and employs over 3,000 staff across North America. Our dedicated group of professionals provide a wide variety of environmental services and are recognized as leaders in the industry. Stantec is 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.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

We have an immediate part-time opportunity for a Data Scientist to join our dynamic Environmental Services team in British Columbia. This position is responsible for developing and implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered solutions, including Copilot agents and automation tools, that enhance operational efficiency, improve knowledge sharing, and support data-driven decision-making. Working closely with technical and business leaders, the role identifies opportunities to streamline workflows, optimize the use of environmental data, and drives the adoption of emerging technologies that improve project delivery and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement AI solutions that improve efficiency, quality, and consistency across Environmental Services business processes and project delivery.
  • Design, build, and maintain Copilot agents and automation tools that support environmental professionals with knowledge retrieval, document generation, data analysis, and routine workflows.
  • Collaborate with technical experts and operational leaders to identify opportunities for process improvements, translate business needs into AI solutions, and support adoption of new technologies.
  • Analyze existing environmental assessment workflows and identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains.
  • Manage and optimize environmental data and knowledge resources to enable effective AI-driven insights, decision-making, and information sharing across projects and regions.
  • Ensure AI solutions are reliable, secure, and aligned with business objectives, while promoting responsible AI practices, continuous improvement, and innovation within the Environmental Services team.

Capabilities and Credentials

  • Strong understanding of data governance, cybersecurity, and AI risk management.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and organizational change.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.

Education and Experience

  • 10+ years of professional experience in consulting, digital transformation, business systems, or technology.
  • Advanced expertise with Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365.

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.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Stantec

About Stantec

Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.

We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.

Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Edmonton, CA
Year Founded
Unknown
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