Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment

Stantec Talenthub; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Arrangements – Part‑/

Learning and Talent Development

Purchasing up to four weeks’ leave

Professional Registration and/or Ment

Salary Continuance Insurance andSalary

Employee Resource Groups (Women@St계)

Developing Professionals Group

Mental Health & Wellbeing Programs

Service Recognition Awards

Job summary

Stantec’s NSW Water Group in Sydney is seeking a Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment to lead technical delivery of water and wastewater solutions across New South Wales. This role provides a pathway toward management responsibilities and leadership capabilities.

You will coordinate projects, guide design activities, engage clients, mentor team members and ensure safety, quality and performance. Stantec offers flexible working arrangements, professional development, and a collaborative

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Chemical, Process, environmental or related engineering discipline (min 4 years’ experience).
• Chartered Engineer status or progress toward it.
• Demonstrated water treatment process engineering capability.
• Experience delivering design solutions in an engineering consultancy.
• Strong asset knowledge of water and wastewater systems.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage subcontractors.
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Clear technical report writing and communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities with Project Manager to meet time, budget and quality.
• Lead and support process and technical engineering across planning, feasibility, concept & detailed design.
• Prepare engineering proposals and maintain client relationships with clear communication.
• Coordinate inputs with colleagues across disciplines and business units.
• Ensure outputs align with scope, safety requirements and high-quality standards.
• Contribute to growth of water and wastewater design capability and client relationships.
• Provide mentoring and technical support to graduates and engineers.
• Support business development through proposal and bid activities.

Skills

Project coordination

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Cross‑discipline collaboration

Quality and safety assurance

Leadership capability

Advanced problem solving

Technical communication

Education

Tertiary engineering qualifications (Chemical/Process/Environmental)

Chartered Engineer status or in progress

Water treatment expertise

Job description

Stantec’s Water team in Australia has an impressive portfolio of successful major projects that are already positively impacting our communities across the country.We know that finding solutions to our water issues is critical, and so our diverse network of 400+ water specialists in Australia collaborate across business lines and geographies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved.With exciting projects in the pipeline, we are looking to expand our teams and seek the change-makers, innovators, leaders and collaborators to join us. How will you impact Australia’s water solutions? Grow with us, H2O+U.

Our NSW Water Group continues to experience strong growth, creating an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment to join our Sydney team. This role provides a key technical leadership presence within our process engineering capability, contributing to the successful delivery of high‑quality water and wastewater treatment solutions across New South Wales. With time this role extends to management type functions and leadership capabilities.

A day in the life of a Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment includes

• Project coordination – Plan, program and coordinate project activities with the Project Manager to ensure delivery on time, on budget and to the required quality standards.
• Technical leadership – Lead and support process and technical engineering activities across planning, feasibility, concept design and detailed design for water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Client engagement – Prepare components of engineering proposals and maintain strong client relationships through proactive, clear and timely communication.
• Cross‑discipline collaboration – Coordinate technical inputs and design activities with colleagues across other disciplines and business units.
• Quality and safety assurance – Ensure all technical outputs align with project scope, meet safety requirements and reflect high standards of engineering quality.
• Business and capability development – Contribute to the growth of our water and wastewater design capability, including supporting new and existing client relationships.
• Mentoring and team development – Provide guidance, mentoring and technical support to team members, helping to build capability across Graduate and Intermediate engineers.
• Bid and proposal support – Support business development activities by contributing to proposal preparation and bid development as required.

To be successful for this role you'll present

• Relevant engineering qualifications – Tertiary qualifications in Chemical, Process, environmental or a related engineering discipline, with minimum of 4 years’ experience.
• Professional accreditation – Chartered Engineer status (or clear progress toward achieving it).
• Water treatment expertise – Demonstrated experience and technical and design capability in water treatment process engineering.
• Consultancy design experience – Proven background delivering design solutions within an engineering consultancy environment.
• Asset and delivery knowledge – Strong understanding of water and wastewater assets, treatment processes and the broader delivery environment.
• Leadership capability – Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage subcontractors to achieve high‑quality project outcomes.
• Advanced problem‑solving – Highly developed problem‑solving and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate and resolve technical or commercial challenges.
• Technical communication – Strong report‑writing skills with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear, compelling narratives.

What we offer

Along with an attractive salary, healthy and vibrant culture, we offer many benefits to ensure your professional development and wellbeing.

• Flexible Working Arrangements – Including options to work part time and flexibility to work from home
• Learning and Talent Development Programs and Training
• Purchasing up to four weeks’ additional leave
• Professional Registration and Memberships
• Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI) and Salary Packaging
• Employee Resource Groups such as Women@Stantec and Pride@Stantec
• Connecting employees across Stantec through our Developing Professionals Group
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs including Employee Assistance Program
• Service Recognition Awards

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450+ locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring water, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

Culture

Stantec is serious about healthy work-life balance, diversity, inclusion & equity, indigenous relations, innovation, community engagement, corporate sustainability, and social wellbeing. We have employee groups for women, LGBTQI+, neurodiversity, and more! Our employees play sport, fundraise, volunteer, learn, and have fun together.

We are committed to reconciliation and to building respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We’re better together when different perspectives are welcomed and valued, and we’re committed to a workplace where everyone can belong and thrive. If you need any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know.