Senior Process Engineer – Water Treatment

Stantec; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working Arrangements

Learning and Talent Development

Leave benefits

Registration and Memberships

Salary Packaging

Employee Resource Groups

Wellbeing Programs

Service Recognition Awards

Job summary

Stantec in Sydney is seeking a Senior Process Engineer - Water Treatment to lead delivery of water and wastewater projects and mentor junior engineers. The role offers technical leadership across NSW with potential growth into management responsibilities.

You will coordinate with project teams, lead design activities from feasibility through detailed design, engage clients and contribute to business development while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Chemical, Process, environmental or related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status (or progress toward it).
• Demonstrated water treatment design capability.
• Experience delivering design solutions in an engineering consultancy.
• Strong understanding of water and wastewater assets and processes.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage subcontractors.
• Advanced problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Strong report-writing and technical communication ability.

Responsibilities

• Project coordination with the Project Manager to ensure on-time delivery and quality.
• Lead and support process and technical engineering activities from planning to detailed design.
• Prepare proposals and maintain client relationships through clear communication.
• Coordinate inputs with colleagues across disciplines and business units.
• Ensure outputs meet safety requirements and project scope.
• Contribute to growth of water and wastewater design capability and client relationships.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Graduate and Intermediate engineers.
• Support business development activities and bid/proposal work as required.

Skills

Engineering qualifications

Chartered Engineer status

Water treatment expertise

Leadership capability

Technical communication

Problem-solving

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Chemical/Process/Environmental engineering

Job description

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. 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.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

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