Simon Bluestone is a Vice President, Account Manager and Growth Leader for Stantec’s Environmental Services business in the Western US.  He collaborates with Stantec’s business leaders in the Water, Buildings, Infrastructure, Energy and Resources business lines to help clients create sustainable, resilient, and equitable communities, while achieving their project objectives.  Simon has over 3 decades of experience delivering large scale, multi-disciplinary projects, and major programs for clients across sectors and geographies. Simon’s expertise is in delivering solutions throughout the project lifecycle, from acquisition due diligence, to integration, permitting/planning, design, construction, and operational excellence. He’s an American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists Board Certified Environmental Scientist, a Coro Executive Fellow and a California Professional Geologist with dual bachelor’s degrees from UCSB in Aquatic Biology and Geology and a master’s degree in environmental management from the University of San Francisco.

Simon has practiced as a consulting environmental scientist, hydrogeologist and engineering geologist and held increasingly complex project program management, and operational leadership roles.  He spent almost a decade practicing in Europe, Africa the Middle East and India, in project delivery, regional client service management and then corporate strategy and operational leadership functions, before repatriating to California in 2005, where he led the energy and industry business operations in the Western US.  Simon also serves as an inaugural Director and Treasurer for the non-profit Infrastructure Funding Alliance.  Simon is committed to growing Stantec’s professional services business by delivering outcomes for his clients that make them successful and developing an inspired workforce with shared values and a commitment to excellence.  He believes in building partnerships and alliances across sectors to advance and benefit equitable communities.

Simon resides in Pasadena, California with his wife and is the proud father of two college aged daughters.