Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment

Stantec; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training programs

Additional leave

Registration support

Salary packaging

ERGs

Wellbeing program

Service awards

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment in Sydney, Australia. You will lead process engineering for water treatment projects, mentor junior staff, and drive technical solutions across planning to detailed design, while engaging clients and supporting bids.

A Chartered status or progress toward it is preferred. You will oversee project coordination, ensure safety and quality, and contribute to growth of water/wastewater capability within a collaborative multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Chemical, Process, environmental or related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or progress toward it.
• Water treatment experience and design capability.
• Consultancy design experience.
• Understanding of water/wastewater assets and delivery context.
• Leadership to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Strong technical communication and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project activities with the Project Manager to deliver on time, on budget and to quality standards.
• Lead and support process and technical engineering from planning to detailed design for water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Prepare components of engineering proposals and maintain strong client relationships.
• Coordinate inputs and design activities with colleagues across other disciplines.
• Ensure technical outputs align with scope, safety requirements and quality standards.
• Contribute to growth of water and wastewater design capability and client relationships.
• Provide mentoring and technical support to graduate and intermediate engineers.
• Support bid development and business opportunities as required.

Skills

Project coordination

Technical leadership

Water treatment

Client engagement

Mentoring

Cross-discipline

Education

Chemical/Process Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment - ( 260000FM )

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.

Stantec offerings:

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 us:

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 is built on a nearly 200-year history. So, when we take on a project, we see the opportunity to make a lasting connection with the people and places where we live and work.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Chemical, Process, environmental or a related engineering discipline, with minimum of 4 years’ experience.

Primary Location: Australia-New South Wales-Sydney

Organization: BC-3002 Water-AU Australia

Employee Status: Regular

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: No

Schedule: Full-time

Job Posting: Aug 27, 2026, 5:32:27 PM

Req ID: 260000FM

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